Tongue
Pale, teeth marks
Pulse
Empty
Key Symptoms
Overview
The Spleen cannot transform, transport, or raise the clear.
Differentiate from
- Spleen Yang Deficiency (added cold)
- Cold-Damp Encumbering the Spleen (thick greasy coat, heaviness)
- Liver-Spleen Disharmony (wiry pulse, irritability)
Etiology
Irregular diet, raw/cold food, overthinking, overwork, chronic illness.
Pathomechanism
The Spleen fails to transform food into Qi/Blood and to raise the clear Yang.
Treatment Principle
Tonify Spleen Qi; raise the clear if sinking has begun.
Representative formulas. Si Jun Zi Tang; Liu Jun Zi Tang if Damp is present; Shen Ling Bai Zhu San for loose stools.
Representative points. ST-36, SP-3, SP-6, REN-12, BL-20, BL-21.
Representative Formulas
Acupuncture Points
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