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Iron-deficiency anemia is the most common anemia
caused by disorder of iron synthesis. It is caused by
iron deficiency. TCM puts it under the category
𡞫eficiency of blood? 𦽳hallowness?and 孄eneral edema with
yellowish tinge of skin? This disease is usually caused
by any prolonged illness, or poor nutrition, from
parasites or from repeated bleeding or weak function of
digestion and absorption.
(a) low level of iron in the blood;
(b) sallow or pale complexion;
(c) very dizzy, blurred vision;
(d) palpitation (noticeable and irregular
heartbeat), drowsiness, fatigue, poor appetite,
sallow hair; or
(e) edema (swelling) of the face and feet, even
bleeding and fevers.
This ailment,
according to TCM, has different syndromes. The treatment for
these syndromes using herbal medicine and acupuncture is shown
below.
Syndrome (a)
Deficiency of Spleen Qi
Sallow or pale complexion, low energy, listlessness,
tiredness, no appetite, loose stools, pale and swollen
tongue with thin white coating, deep weak pulse etc.
To treat byHerbal
medicine Therapeutic principle: Boosting the spleen qi.
Prescription/Formula: Decoction of Six Noble
Herbs with Astraglus (Modified Huangqi Liujunzi Tang)
Astraglus (huang qi) 30g, Codonopsis (dang shen) 15g,
Poria (fu ling), White atractylodes (bai zhu), Prepared
licorice (zhi gan cao), Tangerine peel (chen pi) 9g,
etc.
If loose stool, larger dose of Poria and White
atractylodes may be used. If patient has cold
extremities prepare aconite 9g. Fresh ginger 9g may also
be added.
Pale complexion, fatigue, palpitation, shortness of
breath, insomnia, dizzy, blurred vision, pale and
fragile nails, pale tongue with a thin white coating,
weak rapid pulse.
To treat by Herbal
medicine Therapeutic principle: By using herbal medicines
you can restore your Yin
and keep your Spleen strong, while also leading the Qi
to improve your eye condition.
Prescription/Formula: Decoction of Eight-Gem
(Modified Ba Zhen Tang) Ginseng (ren shen) 9g, astraglus
(huang qi) 30g, poria (fu ling) 12g, white atractylodes
(bai zhu) 12g, prepared licorice (zhi gan cao) 6g,
tangkuei (dang gui) 12g, prepared rehmannia (shu di)
15g, white peony (bai shao) 12g, longan flesh (long yan
rou) 9g, jujube (da zhao) 6g, etc.
In case of heavy bleeding or continuous uterus bleeding,
use ass hide glue (e jiao) 12g (dissolved in hot water)
and carbonized artemisia (ai ye tan) may be added;
To treat by Acupuncture and
Moxibustion View end of the page.
Sallow face and skin, pain in the abdomen or discomfort,
polyphagia (increased hunger), or appetite for non-food
things (like mud, clay etc.), loose stools or
constipation, spots in the sclera and face, pale tongue
with thin greasy coating, weak pulse, etc.
To treat by Herbal
medicine Therapeutic principle: Kill parasites to
invigorate Qi and nourish blood.
To treat by Acupuncture and
Moxibustion Therapeutic principle: Invigorate Qi and
nourish blood by using points from three yin meridians,
back-Shu points. Reinforcing method and moxibustion
should be used for deficiency type, reducing and
reinforcing methods used together for complicated case.
Generally speaking, Qigong is good for healing effect of
this specific ailment, however individual results may
vary. It improves the flow of the qi and the circulation
of the blood, so you'll experience more energy, but, you
won't see/ feel any immediate effects, as with many
exercises and therapies, it takes a few weeks or even
months of practice before you'll see any significant
improvements.
For the information of different types of Qigong ,just
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This information is for education purpose only. We
strongly advise you seek a licensed Qigong master to
learn the correct ways to conduct these exercises before
attempting them.
(b) Medicated diet
1) Put Fresh Cherry 30g into the pot with water, add
white sugar to it, and cook it until it boils. Drink the
soup and eat the cherries.
Cherry is rich in iron content (100g of cherry contains
5.9mg of iron).
2) 10 dates, Tangshen (Dangshen) 20g, Chinese Angelica
(Danggui) 9g.
Put them into water to cook and let it boil for 30
minutes, then add appropriate quantity of rice and
millet, continue to cook it into gruel. Take the gruel
once a day. No limitation on the quantity. Take it
continuously for a week, then continue to take it if
necessary.
3) In daily life eat more eggs, liver, spinach, bean,
and other food which is rich in iron content.
(c) Life style
1) Diversify the food. Don't be very choosy about the
the food.
2) Avoid parasitic disease.
3) Breast-feeding women should take enough iron, average
2mg everyday.
4) If you have losing-blood or stomach disease, must
treat it in early period and avoid losing iron.
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