Liver Blood Deficiency   肝血虚证

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Pattern Names
Liver Blood Deficiency肝血虚证 • Gān Xuè Xū Zhèng
Classification
Category: Zang Fu Syndrome: Liver
Symptoms
Tongue: pale, maybe orange sides Pulse: thready
Indications: Scanty menses, Blurred vision, Night blindness, Eye floaters, Muscular weakness, Palpitations, Insomnia, Dry hair, Dry skin, Pale complexion, Pale lips, Numbness, Dizziness, Amenorrhea, Blurring vision, Night blindness, Depression, Petechiae, Painful menses, Impotence, Roughness of genital tissue [Maciocia] • Dizziness, tinnitus; blurry vision, dry eyes, or night blind, or floaters; pale, brittle or withered nails, numbness of limbs, muscle twitching, joints stiffness, trembling of hand and feet. In women, scanty menses with light color bleeding, or amenorrhea; pale lips and tongue, wiry and thready pulse [Qiao] • For numbness and tingling - both sides is Blood Xu, one sided is Blood Yu
Keywords
pale complexion, numbness, dizziness, night blindness, blurry vision. [Maciocia] • Malnourishment of tendons, eyes, and nails, plus blood deficiency symptoms and signs   
Treatment 
nourish Liver blood
Acupuncture 
BL17, BL18, BL20, REN4, SP6, SP10, ST36
Herb
Si Wu Tang, Bu Gan Tang
Etiology
Due to blood insufficient lead liver and other organs lack of nourishment [QIao]
Notes
Use Case 1
Use Case 2