Guest guest Posted July 6, 2000 Report Share Posted July 6, 2000 >http://216.33.236.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang= & lah=6fb8a9e35599691d8c5834f8b03efe3\ 0 & lat=962893673 & hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2erchm%2eco%2euk%2f Here is a link to a TCM article on ME/ CFIDS. There's more than one person on this list who has CFIDS. I want to bring attention to the emphasis on Dampness in this article. When Dampness is a significant component of CFIDS, it explains why a person may do better in a place like Phoenix than in a wetter part of the country. However, changing the outside environment (attack of the Exterior part of the body by Exterior Dampness) is not enough. For maximum improvement, Internal Dampness and the Roots which allowed the Internal Dampness to accumulate have to be addressed as well. Both Exterior and Interior Dampness have the symptom of fatigue. All Deficiency states also have fatigue as a symptom. One of the ways to differentiate between Dampness fatigue and Deficiency fatigue is that Dampness fatigue will have a component of " heaviness " . The limbs, body, head will feel heavy, weighed down. It's also possible for a person to have both Dampness and Deficiency. In fact, Internal Dampness frequently goes hand in hand with Spleen Qi Deficiency. Because the Spleen Qi is Deficient, the Spleen can't do its job of transporting fluids and maintaining proper fluid levels. This is a mixed Excess (Dampness) and Deficiency (Spleen Qi) pattern. If you're diagnosing according to the 8 Principal Patterns, the diagnosis is Deficiency with Excess. Victoria ______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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