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Pin Yin:
wei xu han
Symptoms:
aversion to cold; spontaneous sweating .
shallow respiration; dyspnea.
thirst, diminished; prefers hot drinks.
pale urine.
Pain:
discomfort, persistent; of epigastrium;
relieved by heat; relieved by pressure or touch.
Activity and movement:
slow; weak.
speech:
slow; quiet voice.
Affect:
passive; withdrawn.
Signs:
Tongue Body:
pale
Tongue Coat:
thin; white.
Pulse:
weak; slow; sinking.
Pattern derived from:
Interior-Cold-Vacuity (Vacuity of
Yang).
Herbs:
-Supplement Qi
--Warm Interior
-Supplement Yang; especially those herbs that enter the Spleen.
--Drain Dampness, Promote Urination; especially herbs like Poria that drain Dampness from Spleen Qi Vacuity.
-Transform Cold Phlegm; especially herbs like Rz Pinelliae that resolve Cold Phlegm that can be a secondary result of Spleen Qi Vacuity.
--Aromatic-transform Dampness; especially herbs like Fr seu S Amomi that activate the Spleen.
--Regulate Qi; especially acrid warm herbs like Pc Citri Reticulatae.
Formulas:
-- Warm Middle and dispel Cold
-- Warm and Transform Water and Dampness (True Warrior Decoction; Bolster the Spleen Decoction)
-Supplement Qi
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