Gallbladder Deficiency

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胆虚 (Dǎn Xū)

Zang-Fu

Tongue

Pale or thin

Pulse

Weak or wiry-thin

Key Symptoms

Timidity; indecisionWaking earlySighingEasy startle

Overview

The Gallbladder cannot supply courage and decision. Often with Heart or Liver Blood xu.

Differentiate from

Phlegm-Heat disturbing GB (greasy yellow coat, bitter taste, restlessness)

Treatment Principle

Warm and tonify the Gallbladder; nourish Blood; calm the spirit.

Representative formulas. An Shen Ding Zhi Wan; Suan Zao Ren Tang when Blood is also xu; Gui Pi Tang when Heart-Spleen Blood is the root. Do not use Wen Dan Tang here — that formula is for Phlegm-Heat disturbing the Gallbladder, not Gallbladder Deficiency.

Representative points. GB-40, GB-34, HT-7, BL-19, REN-4.

Representative Formulas

An Shen Ding Zhi Wan Suan Zao Ren Tang Gui Pi Tang Wen Dan Tang

Acupuncture Points

GB40 Qiuxu GB34 Yanglingquan HT7 Shenmen BL19 Danshu CV4 Guanyuan

Related Conditions

Anxiety

Related Patterns

Heart Blood Deficiency Liver Blood Deficiency

Similar Patterns

Blood Deficiency Stomach Deficiency Cold Liver Wind from Blood Deficiency Kidney Essence Deficiency Bladder Deficient and Cold Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency

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