What are the symptoms of a weak liver?

Some people find that their complexion is not very good when looking in the mirror. A blue or yellow face is often a sign of liver deficiency. Some people have many spots on their faces and think they are caused by sun exposure. In fact, this may also be a symptom of weak liver. People with liver deficiency are also prone to dizziness, dry mouth, night sweats, white tongue coating, abdominal distension, and fatigue. They need to pay attention to their daily eating habits, avoid greasy food, stay up late, and also abstain from alcohol and smoking.

1. What is Liver Deficiency?

The liver belongs to the wood element in the five elements. It is the yang within the yin and is connected to the spring energy. In the body, it combines the tendons and opens the eyes. Its beauty is in the nails and its fluid is tears. The liver stores the soul and its will is anger. Its meridian is the foot Jueyin liver meridian, which is interconnected with the foot Shaoyang gallbladder meridian and serves as the exterior and interior of each other. The liver is yin in nature but functions as yang. The liver stores blood, and blood is yin, so it is said to be yin in nature. The liver's function is to regulate the flow of qi, and its use is qi. Its nature is to be smooth and ascending, and it contains the corresponding fire, so it is said to use yang. The body's yin and its functional yang both serve and influence each other, revealing the intrinsic connection between the liver's storage of blood and the liver's control of the flow of qi, that is, storing blood is the material basis of the flow of qi, and the flow of qi is the functional manifestation of storing blood. Liver deficiency is mainly manifested in liver yin deficiency, liver blood deficiency and liver qi deficiency.

2. Clinical manifestations of liver deficiency

1. Liver Yin Deficiency

Symptoms include dizziness, tinnitus, dry eyes, decreased vision, hot face or red cheeks, dry mouth and throat, fever in the five parts of the body, hot flashes and night sweats, or dull burning pain in the ribs, or wriggling of hands and feet.

2. Liver blood deficiency

The clinical manifestations are loss of blood nourishment to the tendons, nails, eyes, skin, etc., resulting in numbness of the limbs, stiffness of the joints, tremors in the hands and feet; dry and brittle nails; blurred vision, dizziness, decreased vision, and even nystagmus, vertigo and tinnitus; pale face and tongue, white fur, thin pulse and other symptoms of blood deficiency. There are also symptoms such as restlessness, frequent dreams, easy fright and fear, and irregular menstruation.

3. Liver Qi Deficiency

The liver governs the tendons and is the root of exhaustion. When the liver qi is deficient, the tendons cannot move, and symptoms such as fatigue, easy fatigue, etc. can be seen. When the liver qi is deficient, the tendons cannot be released, and it is difficult to bend and stretch, resulting in discomfort in the parts where the liver meridian passes, with symptoms such as fullness and stuffiness in the chest and flanks, heaviness in the lower abdomen, and sighing. When the liver qi is deficient, the release of qi is abnormal, and the failure to regulate emotions can result in depression or irritability, and the failure to regulate menstrual fluid can result in irregular menstruation, etc.

2. Precautions for people with liver deficiency

People with liver deficiency must pay attention to maintenance in daily life. Get enough sleep. Avoid eating greasy food. First of all, we need to take a comprehensive approach to nutrition, make reasonable combinations, and prevent picky eating. You need to consume adequate amounts of vitamins, fats, carbohydrates and proteins every day. At the same time, you should abstain from alcohol and smoking. It is advisable to eat some acidic vegetables and fruits in the diet. In addition, edible fungi such as shiitake mushrooms and black fungus contain relatively rich polysaccharides, which are very beneficial for enhancing the immune function of patients with liver disease. There is also a detail that is easily overlooked. Try not to stay up late at night and go to bed before 11 o'clock. This is very important for maintaining the liver.