Stomach Yin Deficiency

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" Clinical manifestations

 

" No appetite, fever or feeling of heat in the afternoon, constipation

(dry stools), epigastric " (upper middle abdomen, area of

stomach) " pain, dry mouth and throat especially in the afternoon,

thirst but with no desire to drink or desire to drink in small sips,

feeling of fullness after eating.

 

" Tongue: Peeled in the centre, or with coating " without root. Red in

the centre in Empty Heat. " (Empty Heat = Deficiency Heat = Yin

Deficiency. A " peeled " tongue is one without a coat. If there is a

coat, it is without root. (It can be scraped off easily.) Different

parts of the tongue point to specific problem areas. The tip points

to the Upper Burner (Heart and Lungs). The center of the tongue

points to Stomach imbalance. When the center of the tongue is

without coat (peeled), this points very strongly to Stomach Yin

Deficiency.)

 

" Pulse: Floating-Empty on the right Middle position.

 

" Key symptoms: epigastric pain, dry mouth, tongue Peeled in the

centre or with rootless coating in the centre.

 

" Pathology

 

" The Stomach is the origin of fluids and when its Yin is deficient

there will be dryness, causing dry stools, dry mouth and throat and

thirst. The feeling of thirst in Stomach-Yin deficiency is peculiar

in so far as there is " thirst but no desire to drink " , as Chinese

books usually put it. This apparently contradictory statement

indicates that there is a thirst (or, rather than thirst, a dry

mouth), but because it is not due to Heat " (due to the Dryness

instead of the Heat), " there is no desire to drink large amounts of

cold water. Because the thirst is due to deficiency of Yin, the

person likes to drink in small sips or sometimes even likes to drink

warm liquids.

 

" The fever or feeling of heat in the afternoon is due to deficiency

of Yin.

 

" The most significant sign of deficiency of Stomach-Yin is a tongue

that is either Peeled or has a rootless coating in the centre

(Stomach area). A coating without root is formed when the Stomach is

weak and ceases to send its " dirty dampness " (which is normal by-

product of its activity of rotting and ripening " (of food)) " up to

the tongue: no new coating is being formed and the old coating

therefore loses its root. A coating without root looks patchy, as if

it had been sprinkled on top of the tongue, rather than arising out

of the tongue surface, as the normal coating does. A coating with

root cannot be scraped away while a coating without root can.

 

" Aetiology

 

" The most common cause of Stomach-Yin deficiency is an irregular diet

and eating habits, mostly due to eating late at night, skipping

meals, " grabbing a quick bite " during a short and hectic lunch-hour,

worrying about work while eating, going straight back to work

immediately after a meal. All these habits seriously deplete Stomach-

Qi and, if they persist over a long period of time, they will begin

to weaken Stomach-Yin. In particular, eating late at night depletes

Stomach-Yin. " (Note: Since the Kidneys supply the Yin to the rest

of the body, Kidney Yin Deficiency also can give rise to Stomach Yin

Deficiency. And Liver Yin Deficiency.)

 

" Treatment

 

" Principle of treatment: nourish Stomach-Yin. " He then lists the

points Ren-12 for tonifying Stomach-Yin, Stomach 36 to tonify Stomach

Qi and Stomach Yin, Spleen 6 to tonify Stomach Yin and nourish

fluids, Spleen 3 to nourish fluids, and Stomach 44 to clear Stomach

Deficiency Heat. (These are not the only points which can be used,

but some Maciocia recommends.) (Giovanni Maciocia, The Foundations of

, pp. 268-269.)

 

One of the key symptoms of Stomach Qi Deficiency is waking up tired

in the morning. (p. 267.)

 

Victoria

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> " victoria_dragon " <victoria_dragon

> " Clinical manifestations

> " No appetite, fever or feeling of heat in the afternoon, constipation

> (dry stools), epigastric " (upper middle abdomen, area of

> stomach) " pain, dry mouth and throat especially in the afternoon,

> thirst but with no desire to drink or desire to drink in small sips,

> feeling of fullness after eating.

 

I'd like to present 6 element perspectives on this information. It's another

view.These functions above are all controled by the hypothalamus; thirst,

satiety after eating, body temp control, sweating, resetting the body's

thermostat for fevers (prostaglandins), and regulating digestion. The

hypothalamus is governed by San Jiao and Pericardium. So there is a big gray

area between Stomach and SJ/Pc, where no clear distinctions are being made by

modern acupuncture.

 

> " Aetiology

> " The most common cause of Stomach-Yin deficiency is an irregular diet

> and eating habits,

 

Irregular eating habits disrupt the homeostasis of the body. This is basic. The

body sets up and maintains specific rhythms.When we have irregular patterns,

this stresses the homeostatic patterns of the body. Homeostasis is governed by

SJ/Pc through the hypothalamus. I say this to broaden the view of what is

happening physiologically. But then again the center for emotional control,

anger and fear, is also the hypothalamus.

 

> " victoria_dragon " <victoria_dragon

> " Clinical manifestations

> " Swallow complexion, dull occipital or vertical headache, insomnia,

> dream-disturbed sleep, numbness of limbs, malar flush, dizziness, dry

> eyes,

> blurred vision, propensity to outburst of anger, soreness of the

> lower back,

> dry throat, tinnitus, night sweating, feeling of heat of palms and

> soles,

> difficult-dry stools, nocturnal emissions, scanty menstruation or

> amenorrhoea, delayed cycle, in women infertility. "

 

Many of these are also controled by the hypothalamus. Most migraine headaches

arise from imbalances in the hypothalamus. I think the new issue of Time or

Newsweek mentions this in an article on migraines. Anger is controled by

hypothalamus. Body temp control as it relates to night-sweating and five palmar

heat.SJ/Pc are integrally connected to Kd and Lv. In the meridian theory I use,

the flow goes like this.

Pc nourishes Kd and Lv. Kd then nourishes SJ and Lv. SJ then nourishes Lv. So

they are intimately all tied together.

 

> " Pathology

> " The Kidneys correspond to Water and should nourish the Liver,

> which corresponds to Wood. Thus the Yin and Blood of the Liver are

> dependent on the nourishment of Kidney-Yin and Kidney-Essence. " (This

> is 5 Element theory.

 

It is also 6 element theory. These same relationships are there too. One

difference is how 6 element theory explains the mediating effect of SJ/Pc in

between Water and Wood.It's the Essence (Kd), Qi (SJ) and Blood (Lv) continuum.

Qi mediates between Essence and Blood.

Blood embodies Qi. Qi is rooted in Essence. Essence is the foundation of both.

As we live in adaptable harmony between Yin & Yang, Qi will flourish and Blood

will be healthy.

Ed