Facial Analysis and smell Flashcards
1
Q
Strong Red
A
Excess heat
2
Q
Pale red or Malar flush
A
Yin deficiency, SLE, rosacea (linked to H pylori), B3 deficiency.
3
Q
Pallor
A
Q1 deficiency, anaemia
4
Q
Yellow
A
Liver / biliary disease, spleen Qi deficiency (if sallow yellow / pasty).
5
Q
Puffy
A
Yang deficiency
6
Q
Dry
A
Yin deficiency, dehydration
7
Q
Lines across the forehead
A
- Many:Poor intestinal health.
- One: Small intestine issues (decreased absorption, etc.).
8
Q
Lines between eyebrows
A
- One: Stomach insufficiency (e.g. HCl, pepsin).
- Two: Liver imbalances (alcoholic, suppressed anger)
9
Q
Lines above lips
A
- ‘Purse strings’ on upper lip (reproductive organ weakness / blood deficiency / smoker).
10
Q
Brown shadows under eye area
A
liver ‘stagnation’.
11
Q
Blue/black shadows under eyes / ‘bags’
A
adrenal exhaustion / kidneys
12
Q
Strong smell (body odour)
A
Heat.
13
Q
Absence of smell
A
Cold.
14
Q
Bad breath
A
Stomach heat
