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QI Deficiency Patterns
Qi Deficiency
fatigue, loose stools, poor appetite, dizziness, pale
Symptoms
face, weak voice/reluctance to speak, sweating with
little/no exertion
Tongue pale
Pulse empty
Meridians Spleen, Kidney, Lung, & Heart
Points ST 36, SP 6, KD 3, LU 9
Factors poor diet, over work, psychological stress, old age
Yang Deficiency
Symptoms chills, cold limbs, inability to get warm, loose tools,
profuse clear urine, spontaneous sweating, lassitude
Tongue pale w/white coat
Pulse slow, deep, weak
Meridians Spleen, Kidney, & Heart
Points ST 36, SP 3, KD 3, CV 4, CV 6, GV 4, UB 23
poor diet, over work, psychological stress, old age
Factors
Yin Deficiency
Symptoms heat in the hands, feet a/or chest, malor flush, night
sweats, anxiety, hot flashes
Tongue red w/little or no coat
Pulse thin, rapid
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Meridians Stomach, Kidney, Liver, Heart, & Lung
Points SP 6, KD 6, CV 4, PC 7
psychological stress, over thinking, alcohol, spicy
Factors
foods
Blood Deficiency
Symptoms dizziness, palpitations, insomnia, dry skin a/or hair,
poor memory, paleness, fatigue, scanty periods
Tongue pale, thin, dry
Pulse thin, choppy
Meridians Spleen, Liver, & Heart
Points ST 36, SP 6, LV 3, UB 11, UB 17
excessive menstruation, blood loss due to internal
Factors
medical issues, spleen deficiency, emotional strain
Excess Patterns
Cold (Excess Yin)
Symptoms chills w/no sweating, lack of thirst, clear urine,
aversion to cold, loose stools, fatigue
Tongue pale w/white coat
Pulse slow, deep, tight
Meridians Stomach, & Large Intestine
Points ST 36, GV 4, CV 4, CV 6
arises when cold enters the body and consumes the
Factors yang, can arise from internal or external factors
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Heat (Excess Yang)
Symptoms agitation, anger, insomnia w/nightmares, fever, red
face/head, constipation, desire for cold drinks
Tongue red, dry, w/yellow coat
Pulse rapid, full
Meridians Liver, & Stomach
Points LV 3, ST 41, SP 10, KD 6
excessive diet w/fried foods a/or alcohol,
Factors
psychological stress
Mixed Patterns
Qi Stagnation
Symptoms distention, pains that move around, depression,
irritability
Tongue purple
Pulse wiry
Meridians Liver
Points LI 4, LV 3, ST 36, GB 20
physical trauma, poor diet, depression, opportunistic
Factors infections
Blood Stagnation
Symptoms pain that is fixed, stabbing a/or severe, dark
complexion, fixed masses, bleeding w/clots, purple
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lips/nails
Tongue purple
Pulse wiry, choppy
Meridians Liver, Stomach, Large Intestine, & Heart
Points ST 36, SP 6, SP 10, UB 40, UB 17
physical trauma, longer term qi and blood
Factors
deficiencies, or excesses of hot or cold
Dampness
Symptoms heaviness of the head/body, dizziness, poor appetite,
stuffy chest, excessive mucus, poor health
Tongue sticky coating
Pulse slippery, slow
Meridians Spleen, Stomach, & Lung
Points ST 36, ST 40, SP 6, SP 9, ST 8
poor diet particularly with cold/raw foods, over work,
Factors
damp living/working conditions
Sinking Qi
Symptoms
sensations of bearing down, any prolepses, fatigue
Tongue pale
Pulse empty
Meridians Stomach, Urinary Bladder, & Governing Vessel
GV 20, CV 6, ST 21 (Stomach prolapsed), GV 1
Points
(Anal prolapsed)
longer term qi deficiency
Factors
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Qi Perversion
Symptoms belching, cough/asthma, diziness/headache, vertigo
(depends on primary meridian)
Tongue pale w/white coat
Pulse wiry, choppy
Meridians Spleen, Stomach, Lung, & Liver
Points LU 7, LV 3, ST 36, GB 20
Factors can be caused by excess, deficiencies, a/or dampness
