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| Pattern Names |
| Heart Blood and Spleen Qi Deficiency • 心脾两虚 • Xīn Pí Liǎng Xū |
| Classification |
| Category: Zang Fu |
Syndrome: Complex |
| Symptoms |
| Tongue: pale, tender |
Pulse: weak, thready, thin, intermittent, choppy |
| Indications: Pale complexion, Pale lips, Dizziness, Numbness, Palpitations, Insomnia, Dream-disturbed sleep, Poor memory, Weak muscles & limbs, Atrophy, Fatigue, Poor appetite, Anxiety, Scanty periods, Loose stool, Easily startled [Maciocia] • Palpitation, poor
memory, insomnia, dream disturbs sleep; poor
appetite, abdominal bloating and loose stool,
fatigue; dizziness, subcutaneous bleeding, light
and scanty menstruation bleeding, spotting or
prolong menstruation bleeding, pale tender
tongue, and a thready and weak pulse [Qiao]
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| Keywords |
| Weakness, Pale complexion, Palpitations, Poor memory, Poor appetite, Loose stool [Maciocia] • coexistence of palpitations, insomnia, poor appetite and the bleeding or bruising [Qiao]
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| Treatment |
| Tonify Spleen Qi, Nourish Heart Blood |
| Acupuncture |
| BL 15, BL 17, BL 20, ST 36, PC 6, SP 6, AnMian, HT 7, RN 14 |
| Herb |
| Gui Pi Tang, Ba Zhen Tang, Shi Quan Da Bu Wan |
| Etiology |
| 1. overthinking 2. anxiety 3. chronic diseases 4. irregular diet 5. blood loss [Maciocia] • The pattern is the combination of heart blood deficiency and spleen qi deficiency, manifests heart spirit lost nourishment, spleen failed to transporting and transforming, and blood lost controlling. Chronic bleeding, improper diet, or long term excessive worry and pensiveness – Heart blood deficient, cause Heart spirit lost nourishment – Spleen qi deficient, failed to transport and transform, failed to control inside vessels. – Qi and blood deficient lead lack of power and energy, loose the nourishment [Qiao] |
| Notes |
| AKA: Heart and Spleen Deficiency, Heart and Spleen Blood Deficiency |
