Fatigue & Tiredness Flashcards
Tiredness, slight breathlessness, weak voice, pale white complexion, slight spontaneous sweating, easy to catch colds, timidity.
P: weak or empty on left front. T: slightly pale
TX: Tonify Lung Qi
LU 9, BL 13, CV 12, ST 36, CV 6
Lily: GV 14, BL 13, BL 20, CV 17, CV 12, LU 9, ST 36
Bu Fei Tang Tonifying the Lungs Decoction
Yu Ping Feng San Jade Windscreen Powder
LU qi deficiency
Poor appetite, but sometimes constant picking; tiredness that is worse in AM, muscular weakness, slight uncomfortable feeling in abdomen after eating, loose stools, sallow complexion;
T: Pale, teeth marks
P: Empty, especially in right middle
TX: Strengthen Spleen, tonify Qi
ST 36, SP 3, CV 12, BL 20, BL 21; moxa. Lily: +ST 40, GV 20
Jia Wei Si Jun Zi Tang Four Gentlemen Decoction
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Ginseng Poria Atractylodes Pwd.
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang Tonifying the Center Decoction
SP qi deficiency
Tiredness, slight breathlessness upon exercise, palpitations, slight spontaneous sweating, pale complexion, mentally tired, depression
T: Pale, midline crack to tip
P: Empty, in left Front
TX: Strengthen Heart, Tonify Qi
HT 5, PC 6, BL 15, CV 17, CV 6; Lily: +HT 7, ST 36, CV 14
Si Jun Zi Tang Four Gentlemen Decoction
HT qi deficiency
Tiredness, weariness, SOB on exertion, slight sweating, feeling cold, bright-pale face, cold limbs (hands), slight sensation of stuffiness, palpitations, discomfort in the Heart region
T: Pale, wet, swollen P: Weak, deep, choppy, irr.
TX: Tonify Heart Qi, warm the Yang
HT 5, 7; PC 6, BL 15, CV 17, CV 6, 4; GV 14 with direct moxa; + ST 36, SP 6
Cheng Yang Li Lao Tang Assisting Yang, Regulate Exhaustion Decoction
Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang Cinnamon Ginseng Decoction
HT yang deficiency
Tiredness, muscular weakness, sallow complexion, poor appetite (anorexia), feeling cold, cold limbs, upper arms and thighs too; dislike of speaking, loose stools, slight abdominal pain, desire to lie down, sleepy after lunch, edema of fingers, eyelids and abdomen
T: Pale, teeth marks, wet P: weak, right mid
TX: Strengthen Spleen, warm the middle
ST 36, SP 3, CV 12, BL 20, BL 21, CV 6, 4; GV 20, BL 23,
GV 4
Li Zhong Wan Regulating the Center Pill
Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan Aconitum Regulating Center
SP yang deficiency
Extreme tiredness, exhaustion, listlessness, mental depression, lack of will power, no desire to go out, soreness of the lower back, dizziness, tinnitus, frequent pale urination, bright white complexion, feeling cold, cold limbs (legs), diarrhea, weak knees, impotence, lack of sexual desire
T: Pale, wet P: Deep, slow, weak
TX: Warm and tonify Yang, nourish Essence, tonify Spleen Yang
KD 3, KD 7, CV 4, BL 23, ST 36, BL 20; moxa.
Lily: SP 6, BL 52, GV 4
You Gui Wan Restore the Right Kidney Pill
KD Yang deficiency
Tiredness, worse in midday, palpitations, poor memory, insomnia or dream disturbed sleep, dull pale complexion, dizziness, pale lips
T: pale and thin; mid crack P: Choppy or fine
TX: Nourish Blood, strengthen Heart
HT 7, PC 6, CV 14, CV 15, CV 4, BL 17 + moxa, BL 20, ST 36, SP 6; Lily: CV 12, BL 15,
Yang Xin Tang Nourishing the Heart Decoction
Gui Pi Tang Tonifying the Spleen Decoction
HT Blood deficiency
Tiredness, feeling of weakness, cramps, blurred vision, dizziness, propensity to being easily startled, numbness or tingling of limbs, scanty periods, brittle nails, dry skin and hair, dull pale complexion, slight constipation, dull h/a
T: Pale and thin, slight dry P: Choppy, fine
TX: Nourish Blood, Tonify Liver
BL 18, BL 20, BL 17, LIV 8, ST 36, SP 6, CV 4;
Lily: +CV 12
Ba Zhen Tang Eight Precious Decoction
LV Blood deficiency
Dry throat, dry cough worse at night, exhaustion, breathlessness, hoarse voice, feeling of heat in the afternoon, night sweating, hemoptysis
T: no coat, cracks in Lung P: Floating empty
TX: Nourish Yin, tonify Lung, generate fluids
LU 9, CV 17, BL 43, BL 13, GV 12, CV 12, ST 36,
SP 6; Lily: +KD 6, LU 7, LU 5, BL 23, KD 3
Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Glehnia Ophiopogon Decoction
LU yin deficiency
Exhaustion, mental restlessness, palpitations, tachycardia, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, propensity to be startled, poor memory, anxiety, uneasiness, fidgetiness, heat in afternoon or evening, feeling hot and bothered, night sweats, dry mouth and throat, mouth and tongue ulcers
T: no coat, redder on tip, deep midline crack
P: Floating empty
TX: Nourish Yin, tonify Heart, calm Mind
HT 7, HT 6, PC 7, CV 14, CV 15, CV 4, SP 6, KD 6, 3;
Lily: BL 15, BL 23,
Bai Zi Yang Xin Tang Biota Nourishing the Heart Decoct.
HT yin deficiency
Dry mouth, no appetite, tiredness, dry stools, slight epigastric pain, thirst with desire to drink in small sips only
T: midline crack in center, no coat in center
P: floating empty, right middle
TX: Nourish Yin, tonify ST/SP
ST 36, SP 6, CV 12, ST 44
Yi Wei Tang Master Ye’s Nourishing ST Decoct.
SP/ST yin deficiency
H/a at vertex, tiredness worse in afternoon, dizziness, blurred vision, dry eyes, dry hair and skin, irritability, numbness of limbs, cramps, scanty periods
T: no coat, dry P: Floating empty
TX: Nourish Yin, strengthen Liver
CV 4, LIV 8, SP 6, ST 36; Lily: +BL 18, BL 23, LIV 13
Bu Gan Tang Tonifying the Liver Decoction
LV yin deficiency
Soreness of lower back, exhaustion, depression, lack of drive and will power, weak legs, knees, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, dry mouth and throat worse at night, desire to drink small sips, night sweats, disturbed sleep, thin body, increased sexual desire
T: no coat P: Floating empty
TX: Nourish Yin, tonify Kidneys, boost Will
KD 3, KD 6, LU 7, CV 4, SP 6, BL 23, BL 52
Zuo Gui Wan Restoring the Left Pill
KD yin deficiency
Tiredness worse in afternoon, depression, feeling of distention under rib cage, sighing, nausea, poor appetite, belching, abdominal distention, “feeling wound up”, PMS, breast distention
T: normal or slight red on sides P: wiry
TX: Soothe the Liver, regulate Qi
GB 34, LIV 3, LIV 14, LIV 13, PC 6, TW 6
Yue Ju Wan Gardenia Chuanxiong Pill
LV qi stagnation
Tiredness in the evening, irritability, abdominal pain, painful periods
T: Purple P: Wiry of choppy
TX: Invigorate Liver Blood, eliminate stasis
LIV 3, SP 10, KD 14, SP 4, PC 6
Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang Eliminating Stasis below the Diaphragm Decoction
LV Blood stasis
