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TCM Diagnostics Charts - SP ST
TCM Diagnostics Charts - SP ST
Chart:
Diagnostics II
Spleen and Stomach
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Spleen Yang Xu
Sallow complexion
Lassitude
Dislike of speaking
Reduced appetite (often the first symptom of Spleen Qi Xu)
Gas and bloating
Abdominal distension, worse with eating
Loose stools
Tongue: pale with white coat
Pulse: weak and soft
Pale and sallow complexion
Lassitude
Dislike of speaking
Reduced appetite
Abdominal distension
Loose stools
Cold 4 limbs
Dull pain in abdomen, better with warmth and pressure
Tongue: pale and swollen with white and slippery coating
Pulse: deep, slow, weak
Cold limbs, dull ab pain, swollen slippery tongue, and deep/slow/weak pulse are the
primary differences between Spleen Yang Xu and Spleen Qi Xu
Spleen Qi Sinking
Sallow complexion
Lassitude
Dislike of speaking
Reduced appetite
Heavy and distending (bearing down) sensation in abdomen, worse after
meals
Loose stools
Frequent bowel movements, even longterm diarrhea
Heavy sensation in anus
Prolapse of rectum/uterus
Extreme fatigue, lassitude, low voice, dizziness
Tongue: Pale, thin white coat
Pulse: feeble
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Dysfunction of Spln
In controlling blood
Damp Cold
Accum in Spleen
Pale/sallow complexion
Lassitude
Dislike of speaking
Reduced appetite
Abdominal distension
Loose stools
Purpura
Bloody stools
Excessive menstrual flow
Uterine bleeding
Tongue: pale
Pulse: weak, thready
Fullness and cold in epigastria and abdomen
Poor appetite
Sticky saliva
Nausea
Heaviness of head and body
Edema
Loose stools
Tongue: pale with white and greasy coating
Pulse: slow and slippery
Stomach Syndromes
Excessive Fire in
Stomach
Bulemia
Cold Retention in
Stomach
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Food Retention
Stomach Yin Xu
anorexia
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