Symptoms of spleen deficiency

I often hear people talk about spleen deficiency. What does spleen deficiency mean? Spleen deficiency is a term in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The meaning of spleen in Traditional Chinese Medicine and that in Western Medicine are two completely different concepts. The spleen in Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to the entire digestive system, while the spleen in Western Medicine simply refers to the spleen. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, the spleen is the foundation of acquired constitution, and the kidney is the foundation of innate constitution. The innate foundation needs to be nourished by the acquired constitution, which means that if the digestive system is good, the human body will be healthy.

Spleen deficiency means a weak digestive system. There are many manifestations of spleen deficiency. Chinese medicine emphasizes observation, smell, questioning and palpation in diagnosis. People with spleen deficiency generally dare not eat cold or raw foods. People with spleen deficiency are generally malnourished. At first glance, they have a yellow complexion and a fat tongue.

The following are the symptoms of spleen deficiency :

1. Spleen deficiency: abdominal distension and poor appetite, worse distension after eating, limb fatigue, mental fatigue, shortness of breath and laziness to speak, weight loss, or obesity and edema, pale tongue coating.

2. Spleen Yang deficiency: loose stools, poor appetite and abdominal distension, persistent abdominal pain, likes warmth and pressure, is afraid of cold, has cold limbs, has a dull or swollen face, has scanty urine or has abundant and clear white leucorrhea, and has a slippery white tongue coating.

3. Sinking of Qi in the middle part of the body: such as chronic diarrhea, rectal prolapse, uterine prolapse, etc.

4. Spleen fails to regulate blood: This is common in chronic bleeding diseases, such as menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, bloody stools, epistaxis, subcutaneous hemorrhage, etc. In addition to bleeding, there will be some symptoms of spleen deficiency.

The spleen belongs to the earth in the five elements, and is the most yin among the yin and yang of the five internal organs. The spleen is responsible for transportation and transformation, regulating blood, raising the clear, and distributing the essence of water and grain. It is the "source of Qi and blood production." Improper diet, emotional factors, imbalance between work and rest, damage to the spleen by medicine or food, or long-term residence of dampness in patients with chronic kidney disease, which damages the spleen, can lead to spleen deficiency and insufficient biochemical sources. The spleen plays a very important role in the digestion and absorption of food, so almost all gastrointestinal diseases can occur or be accompanied by spleen deficiency.

There is a famous saying in Chinese medicine now, that is, to maintain health, one must rely on the spleen and stomach. Indeed, many diseases are caused by spleen deficiency, which is a chronic disease. Patients need to build up confidence to fight the disease in the long term. In terms of treatment, the Chinese patent medicine Xiangsha Liujun Pills can be taken for a long time, which has a very good effect. It can also be assisted by some dietary therapy methods.