Spleen Qi deficiency and Dampness

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Hi Everyone,

 

I'm new to the list and I'm excited to learn more

about Chinese medicine. I have a few questions that I

hope someone can help me with(I have to give you a

little background info!) Last year a went through a

long lay off and wore myself out with worrying,

drinking coffee and alcohol, and smoking. Not good,

right? I went to see an acupuncturist and she said I

had the following:

 

1. Spleen Qi deficiency

2. Damp heat

3. Liver Qi stagnation

4. Kidney Yang deficiency

 

It made sense to me- I had bad nerves, I was stressed

and angry, I had loose stools, poor digestion, and

anxiety. I felt constantly tired and my libido was

low. My tongue is slightly white with scalloped teeth

marks on the sides (malabsorption?) I made some

changes to my lifestyle, but got caught in a vicious

cycle. The Qi deficiency kept me craving stimulants

even though I went cold turkey for long periods of

time, took herbs (a bupleurum formula by Seven

Forests), and made dietary changes. I know that coffee

depletes Yang and wears out the adrenals and kidneys.

Anger and alcohol are not good for the liver and

create dampness in the stomach. Smoking weakens the

lungs, liver, etc.

 

Anyway, over the winter the heat signs seemed to

become more cold. Without coffee or alcohol, the heat

seemed to go away.(I also got and job and most of my

worry and anger diminished.) The swollen tongue, loose

stools, and fatigue continued. My acupuncturist now

surmised that I had the Spleen Qi deficiency with

damp-cold (cold hands and feet) and might even have

parasites or bacterial overgrowth (candida).

She gave me two herbal formulas by Health Concerns:

1. Quiet Digestion

2. Artestatin

(The second formaula contains Qing Hao (wormwood) and

is meant to tone the Spleen and Stomach and expel

parasites). She also said to drink ginger tea everyday

and follow an anti-candida diet (no dairy, sugar, or

alcohol). This was in March of this year.

 

It seemed to help somewhat, but not completely. I

don't really think I have parasites, so I'm wondering

how to proceed. Should I try to deal with the dampness

first? The Spleen Qi deficiency? The low energy keeps

me feeling tired or dabbling in stimulants for relief.

That's the vicious cycle I can't break.

 

I read that raising the Qi should be the first

priority, since the dampness will go away once the

stomach and lungs are stonger and creating fresh

energy/Qi (and hopefully, the craving for stimulants).

Eliminating coffee has reduced but not eliminated the

loose stools. I also take acidolphilus everyday and do

yoga and pranayama in the mornings.

I'm reading a lot of books but now feel confused about

how to proceed- any suggestions?

 

Xie Xie! Thanks!

Rich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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