TCM Syndrome Differentiation of Blood Deficiency

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "blood nourishment is the foundation for women". Women's menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding are four dangerous areas that test the balance of blood and qi. When the blood and qi are sufficient, all "parts" of the body will function normally. Once the blood and qi are depleted too much, they will not be able to function normally. Just think about it, how can a pale face be called beautiful?

"Blood deficiency is different from anemia. Blood deficiency is a pathological phenomenon of blood disorder caused by insufficient blood production or excessive blood loss. In traditional Chinese medicine, it refers to the deficiency of yin blood in the body, which is caused by excessive blood loss, spleen and stomach dysfunction, and the inability of water and grain essence to produce blood."

Take a test! Are you suffering from blood deficiency?

□Pale and sallow complexion;

□The lips are pale red and bloodless;

□ The nails are pale white, without half-moons, and may even gradually become thinner, brittle, and easily break;

□ Poor hair quality, dry and prone to split ends;

□ Prone to dizziness, blurred vision, palpitations, and irritability;

□The menstrual volume is significantly reduced, the menstrual period is less than 4 days, and the menstrual cycle is delayed by more than 7 days;

□Hands, feet and limbs are often cold;

□Difficulty falling asleep, difficulty falling asleep again after waking up, and poor sleep quality due to frequent dreams.

If you have 2 to 3 of the above conditions, you should take it seriously; if you have 3 or more, you need to make long-term adjustments in your lifestyle and be alert to symptoms of blood deficiency.

5 major causes and treatments of blood deficiency

1. Excessive blood loss

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver stores blood and the kidneys store essence. Excessive blood loss caused by heavy menstrual flow and multiple miscarriages due to endocrine disorders in women can damage the liver and kidneys. When the body's essence and blood are insufficient, you need to see a doctor promptly so that you can receive menstruation regulating and bleeding-stopping treatment as soon as possible, otherwise it will cause massive blood loss and lead to a state of blood deficiency.

Symptomatic treatment:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "tangible blood is difficult to produce quickly, and intangible Qi should be consolidated quickly." In the state of severe anemia, blood supplementation should focus on replenishing Qi. Multiple miscarriages will deplete the kidney's essence. Women should use effective contraception and use emergency contraceptive pills as little as possible. After miscarriage, the patient is often weak and has a lot of blood stasis, so it is advisable to add blood-tonifying and blood-removing products. At this time, Angelica sinensis can be used, which can both tonify blood and remove blood stasis. If it is combined with Chuanxiong and peach kernel to strengthen blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and add roasted ginger to warm the meridians and stop bleeding, it will form the famous postpartum prescription Shenghua Tang.

2. Weak spleen and stomach

Traditional Chinese medicine has a saying: "With a stomach you live, without a stomach you die." This means that the spleen and stomach are the foundation of acquired constitution and the source of Qi and blood production. Therefore, the strength of the spleen and stomach is an important factor in determining a person's Qi and blood. If the diet is moderate and the spleen and stomach function normally, blood production will naturally continue.

Symptomatic treatment:

To replenish blood, you must first strengthen the spleen and stomach. A strong spleen and stomach will provide an endless source of biochemical energy. However, blood-replenishing medicines are rather greasy and can harm the stomach, so while replenishing the blood, you can also add spleen-strengthening and stomach-stimulating products, such as using tangerine peel to make soup. Do not eat or eat less foods that cause weak spleen and stomach, and add some foods that aid digestion and reduce the burden on the spleen and stomach, such as hawthorn, aged vinegar, grapefruit, etc. People with weak spleen and stomach can drink porridge for one meal every day. If some yam, jujube, etc. are added to the porridge, the effect of nourishing the spleen and stomach will be better.

3. Excessive consumption

Long thought:

Excessive thinking can also cause blood deficiency. Traditional Chinese medicine says that worrying hurts the spleen, and the spleen and stomach are the source of Qi and blood production. Therefore, excessive thinking can damage the spleen and stomach, and the Qi and blood production will be depleted, which in turn causes blood deficiency.

Symptomatic treatment:

As the saying goes, "All diseases originate from the mind, so to nourish the body you must first nourish the mind." During treatment, you should nourish the spleen and blood, and maintain a calm mind, such as stewing sheep heart with red dates, or taking Guipi Pills internally for treatment. The important thing is self-regulation, and you can always prepare some convenient and blood-enriching foods to balance it out. Such as Codonopsis pilosula and Lycium barbarum. When chewed, Codonopsis pilosula has a light taste of milk candy. It is the least irritating of all tonics and will not cause internal heat if taken for a long time. It can also replenish Qi and blood. Wolfberry is the best food for replenishing essence and blood.

Long-term viewing:

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that "long-term viewing will damage the blood." Although small in size, eyes are major consumers of blood in the human body, equivalent to taking tens of thousands of photos every day. Some electrical screens consume much more eye energy than books, newspapers, flowers and plants. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the eyes need sufficient blood to be nourished, and frequent use of the eyes will cause excessive blood consumption.

Symptomatic treatment:

Do eye exercises. By stimulating the meridians at the acupoints, you can dredge the meridians, harmonize qi and blood, and dredge the meridians, which is beneficial to enhancing blood circulation and eliminating eye fatigue. From now on, take 5 minutes every afternoon to do eye exercises, giving your eyes and brain some time to rest and adjust.

Close your eyes and write the word “米” with your eyes. The specific method is: close your eyes, and write the character "米" repeatedly in the order of strokes by moving your eyeballs; you can also write it in sequence and then write back from the last stroke of "米".

4. Improper weight loss

The wrong way to lose weight will cause great harm to your body. Although you can indeed lose weight by taking drugs or stimulating certain acupoints to force excretion, most of the weight lost is water in the body, not fat. These body fluids are also an important part of the formation of blood. If they decrease, the blood will also decrease.

Symptomatic treatment:

Exercise more. Chinese medicine says that "sitting for a long time will damage the flesh, and lying for a long time will damage the qi". If your physical condition allows, you should maintain a certain amount of exercise every day, such as jogging or walking, which can promote blood circulation. Chinese medicine believes that "excessive phlegm and dampness" will cause fat to accumulate in the body, and the best way to prevent and treat this condition is to strengthen the spleen and stomach through various methods. How to strengthen the spleen: Eat 7 to 14 red dates every day. Dates can strengthen the spleen and stomach, and can also be used as a blood tonic. At the same time, the date peel, which is not easily digested, can help intestinal movement and prevent constipation.

5. Drug Abuse

If you still like to use some bitter, cold, heat-clearing and fire-purging medicines to get rid of the heat, you can use some acne-removing medicines containing hormone ingredients when you have acne, and use laxatives when you are constipated... Over time, it will not only cause yellowing of the skin and loss of body fluids, but also lead to blood deficiency.

Symptomatic treatment:

Pharmaceutical health care. There are many traditional Chinese medicines that have the effect of nourishing blood. Commonly used blood-enriching traditional Chinese medicines include angelica, donkey-hide gelatin, Polygonum multiflorum, wolfberry, white peony, Rehmannia glutinosa, placenta, etc. For some people with acne, you can soak Radix Trichosanthis, Angelica dahurica, Fritillaria cirrhosa, and Forsythia suspensa in water or boil them before taking. They have a certain effect on all kinds of acne and will not cause you to lose body fluids and lead to anemia.

Regulate blood deficiency by massaging four acupoints

Regularly massaging the four acupoints can also regulate blood deficiency. They are Guanyuan point about 1.5 inches below the navel in the abdomen, Qihai point about 3 inches below the navel, Zusanli point 3 inches below the outer kneecap and 1 horizontal finger on the outer side of the tibia, and Sanyinjiao point 3 inches above the inner ankle and at the posterior edge of the tibia.