Five major symptoms of liver qi stagnation

Liver Qi Stagnation is a disease term explained from the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It mainly refers to the damage of Qi to the liver. The liver is the largest digestive organ in the body. If there is a problem with the liver, it will often show a variety of symptoms. First, it will cause some symptoms of the digestive tract, such as bloating, nausea, etc. In addition, it often causes abdominal pain, sore throat, patients often feel depressed, prone to irritability, etc.

Five major symptoms of liver qi stagnation : 1. Digestive system diseases. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver and spleen are closely connected in both physiology and pathology. Prolonged stagnation of liver qi can affect the spleen and stomach, leading to abnormal digestive function, decreased appetite, belching, abdominal distension, unformed stools and even diarrhea. 2. Female breast and menstrual lesions. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "women's liver is their innate factor", so women are more prone to liver qi stagnation. In addition to the above symptoms, there may also be breast tenderness, lumps, dysmenorrhea or menstrual disorders.

3. Lesions in the neck and throat. The liver meridian runs through the throat. When liver qi stagnates there, people will feel a foreign body in the throat and be unable to swallow or cough out. Chinese medicine calls this "plum pit qi." If Qi stagnation lasts for a long time, it will further affect the normal circulation of blood and body fluids, causing phlegm and blood stasis in the neck and the appearance of neck lumps, etc. 4. Bloating, pain, etc. along the liver meridian. The liver meridian runs through the lower abdomen, chest, flanks, laryngopharynx, top of the head and other parts. Liver qi stagnation may cause symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, breast tenderness, flank pain, and headache. 5. Feeling depressed or irritable. This symptom is the most common, manifested as low mood, constant sighing, or irritability, affecting daily life and work.

The hazards of liver qi stagnation 1. Dark spots and dark circles: The liver governs qi, which is responsible for smooth flow and hates depression. When qi stops, it will affect blood circulation. Liver qi stagnation will affect microcirculation and cause skin pigmentation. The blood circulation around the eyes will show dark circles as long as there is qi stagnation and blood stasis. The ones related to the liver are bluish-brown. 2. Yellow-faced women and gastric ulcers: Yellow-faced women are generally related to the spleen. Poor liver function can lead to poor liver-spleen function or liver-stomach disharmony. If one organ is diseased, it will affect another organ. 3. Breast hyperplasia, irregular menstruation, and distension and pain in the flanks: The three are integrated and are all on the liver meridian. The liver meridian runs along the flanks, and the mammary glands are also on the liver meridian. Menstruation mainly relies on blood, and the liver stores blood, so the functions of these three are closely related to the liver. 4. Gastric ulcer: The liver belongs to wood, the spleen and stomach belong to earth. If the liver is strong, it will affect the spleen and earth, and the stomach. If the liver and stomach are not in harmony, the liver and spleen are not in harmony, the liver qi is stagnant, and the qi movement is not smooth, it will lead to stomach diseases. 5. Hypertension: There is a type of hypertension called liver yang hyperactivity type, which requires soothing the liver, lowering blood pressure, calming the liver and suppressing yang, then the blood pressure will drop.