Is anemia also graded? Anemia should be treated promptly

Patients with anemia will experience symptoms such as dizziness, anorexia, malnutrition, and pale complexion. Anemia can be mild, moderate, or severe. They should be treated with medication in a timely manner. Traditional Chinese medicine has a good effect on treatment. They should also eat more iron-rich foods.

1. Anemia classification

According to the degree of hemoglobin reduction, anemia can be classified into three levels: mild anemia, hemoglobin (Hb)>90 g/L; moderate anemia, Hb60

90 g/L; for severe anemia, Hb<60 g/L.

2. Medication

1. Spleen deficiency and blood deficiency syndrome

Symptoms: fatigue, sallow complexion, poor appetite, abdominal distension, loose stools, dizziness, scanty menstruation in women, pale tongue, thin white fur, and weak pulse.

Treatment method: Nourish the spleen and blood.

Main prescription: Guishao Liujunzi Decoction (Angelica, White Peony Root, Ginseng, Atractylodes, Poria, Licorice, Tangerine Peel, and Processed Pinellia).

Additions and subtractions: Astragalus, placenta, and donkey-hide gelatin can be added; for abdominal distension and loose stools, add Magnolia officinalis, Chinese yam, and Coix seed.

2. Qi and blood deficiency syndrome

Symptoms: dizziness, palpitations, insomnia, fatigue, shortness of breath, laziness to speak, numbness of limbs or twitching pupils, pale or sallow complexion, pale lips and nails, pale tongue, scanty coating, and weak pulse.

Treatment method: Nourish Qi and blood.

Main recipe: Bazhen Decoction (ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, licorice, Angelica sinensis, white peony root, Rehmannia glutinosa, and Ligusticum chuanxiong).

Add or subtract: Astragalus, placenta, and donkey-hide gelatin can be added; if there is bleeding, add palm charcoal.

3. Heart and liver blood deficiency syndrome

Symptoms: palpitations, dizziness, dull complexion, numbness of limbs, or frequent dreams and forgetfulness, scanty and light-colored menstruation or even amenorrhea in women, pale tongue, and weak pulse.

Treatment method: Nourish the heart, liver, qi and blood.

Main prescription: Siwu Decoction (Danggui, Rehmannia, White Peony Root, Chuanxiong), or Guipi Decoction (Codonopsis, Astragalus, Atractylodes, Angelica, Poria, Longan, Ziziphus jujuba, Costusroot, roasted Licorice, Polygala, Ginger, and Jujube).

Additions and subtractions: Papaya, mulberry, and donkey-hide gelatin can be added.

4. Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency

Symptoms: dizziness, tinnitus, forgetfulness, dry mouth and throat, numbness or paralysis of limbs, fever in the five parts of the body, red tongue with little coating, and weak and rapid pulse.

Treatment method: Nourish the liver and kidneys.

Main recipe: Yi Guan Jian (Adenophora, Ophiopogon, Angelica, Rehmannia, Lycium barbarum, and Toosendan fruit).

Add or subtract: For fatigue and shortness of breath, add Codonopsis pilosula and Astragalus membranaceus; for dizziness and limb numbness, add Placenta and donkey-hide gelatin; for fever in the five parts of the body, add Cortex Moutan, Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Carapax tricolor.