Verscienta

Heart and Spleen Deficiency

Star

心脾两虚 (Xīn Pí Liǎng Xū)

Not yet clinically reviewed

Combined

Tongue

Pale

Pulse

Thin, weak

Key Symptoms

PalpitationsInsomniaPoor appetiteFatiguePale face; scanty or heavy pale mensesPoor memory; easy bruisingLoose stoolsEasy bleeding

Overview

The Spleen fails to make Blood; the Heart is left unnourished. Thinking and digesting are both tired.

Differentiate from

  • Heart and Kidney not Communicating (red peeled tongue, night sweats, low-back ache)
  • Heart Fire (ulcers, agitation, yellow coat)

Etiology

Worry and overthinking, irregular meals, blood loss, chronic illness.

Pathomechanism

Spleen deficiency fails to produce Blood, depriving the Heart and Shen.

Treatment Principle

Tonify Spleen Qi; nourish Heart Blood; calm the spirit.

Representative formulas. Gui Pi Tang.

Representative points. HT-7, P-6, ST-36, SP-6, BL-15, BL-20, REN-12, REN-6.

Representative Formulas

Gui Pi Tang

Acupuncture Points

HT7 Shenmen SP6 Sanyinjiao BL20 Pishu ST36 Zusanli

Relationships

Explain its connection to another record → Full-screen graph →

Click a node for details · double-click to expand it · Ctrl/⌘ + scroll or two fingers to zoom and pan.

Loading graph…

Similar Patterns

Ranked by shared formulas, herbs, points and conditions

Heart Qi Deficiency how are these connected? (Heart Qi Deficiency) Spleen not Holding Blood how are these connected? (Spleen not Holding Blood) Blood Deficiency how are these connected? (Blood Deficiency) Heart Blood Deficiency how are these connected? (Heart Blood Deficiency) Qi Deficiency how are these connected? (Qi Deficiency) Qi and Blood Deficiency how are these connected? (Qi and Blood Deficiency)

📝 Notes

Public notes from the community and your own private notes on Heart and Spleen Deficiency.

No notes yet.

Log in or register to add your own notes.

Back to Patterns