Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndromes

Reader asks if being told by an acupuncturist she has kidney yang deficiency mean she should get her kidneys checked out by her medical doctor.

Symptoms of blood stagnation, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine.

Symptoms of kidney yang deficiency, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine.

Symptoms of liver qi stagnation, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine.

Symptoms of spleen yang deficiency, a pattern of illness inChinese medicine.

Symptoms of stomach heat, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine.

Symptoms of kidney yin deficiency, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine.

Symptoms of lung yin deficiency, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine.

Symptoms of liver fire, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine.

Symptoms of spleen qi descending, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine.

Symptoms of spleen qi deficiency, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine linked to such symptoms as bloating, gas, and indigestion.

Symptoms of lung qi deficiency, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine.

Symptoms of cold damp obstructing the lungs, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine.

Symptoms of heart yin, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine.

Symptoms of heart fire, a pattern of illness in Chinese medicine linked to such symptoms as anxiety, palpitations, and insomnia.

Symptoms of blood deficiency, a pattern of illness is Chinese medicine linked to such symptoms as headache, anxiety, fatigue, and anemia.