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性冷淡 1. Overview and Causes 2. Symptoms 3. TCM Effectiveness and Evaluation 4. Common Syndromes and Treatments in TCM   a. Deficiency of the kidney-yang   b. Stagnation of the liver-qi 5. Healing by Other Therapies   a. Qigong and other   b. Medicated diet   c. Life style 　 1. Overview and Causes 　 Loss of sex desire is more accurately the diminishing of sexual desire by one of the several psychological or biologic mechanisms. A variety of factors can lead to loss of libido, including physical illness, hormonal abnormalities, depression, and interpersonal problems. Generally, very few women lose interest in sex as a result of disease, drugs, or hormonal imbalance. However, anger, conflict, stress, alcohol, fatigue, and some drugs can temporarily affect sexual desire. Drugs that can decrease sexual desire include narcotics and tranquilizers. 　 Return To Top 2. Symptoms 　 (a) A persistent and encompassing absence of sexual desire or appetite (b) Absence of sexual fantasies (c) Persistent lack of interest in sexual contact with a sexual partner or an avoidance of sexual contact with a sexual partner. Return To Top 3. TCM Effectiveness and Evaluation 　 TCM has some effects on this disease. Return To Top 4. Common Syndromes and Treatments in TCM 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 the kidney-yang Absence of sex desire, pale complexion, lassitude in the loins, legs and feet, listlessness, aversion to cold, especially cold feeling in the lower part of the body, swollen and pale tongue, feeble pulse or deep and faint pulse. To treat by Herbal medicine Therapeutic principle: Warming and tonifying the kidney-yang. Prescription/Formula: Bolus for tonifying the kidney-qi with additional ingredients. Dried rehmannia root (Di Huang)30g, Chinese yam (Shan Yao) 30g, dowgood fruit (Shan Zhu Yu)30g, oriental water plantain (Ze Xie)12g, poria (Fu Ling)12g, Moutan bark (Dan Pi)12g, cinnamon twig (Gui Zhi)6g, prepared aconite root (Pao Fu Zi)6g, epimedium (Xian Ling Pi)20g, curculigo rhizome (Xian Mao)20g, dodder seed (Tu Si Zi)15g. 　    To treat by Acupuncture and Moxibustion    Return to Top Syndrome (b) Stagnation of the liver-qi Lack of sex desire, emotional depression, doubting mania, anxiety, vertigo (a false sensation of imbalance and movement of the surrounding), blurred vision, anorexia, feeling of tightness in the chest, pain in abdomen, reddish tongue with whitish fur, taut and thready pulse. To treat by Herbal medicine Therapeutic principle: Dispersing depressed liver-qi to relieve emotional depression. Prescription/Formula: Modified bupleurum powder for relieving liver-qi. Bupleurum root (Chai Hu)10g, nutgrass flatsedge (Xiang Fu)10g, curcuma root (Yu Jin)10g, fruit of citron (Zhi Qiao)10g, white peony root (Bai Shao)10g, albizia flower (He Huan Hua)12g, red sage root (Dan Shen)10g.    To treat by Acupuncture and Moxibustion    Return to Top 5. Healing by Other Therapies (a) Qigong and other therapies For effect of Qigong on the Nervous System Function, click here. 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. The following types of Qigong may help: Static Qigong: Relaxation Qigong Inner-Nourishing Qigong Relaxing Quiescent Qigong 　 Dynamic Qigong: Fifteen Sets of Taiji-Qigong Exercise Baduanjing of Internal Exercise 　 For the information of different types of Qigong ,just click a link above. 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. Deficiency of kidney-yang: Gruel with desertliving cistanche and mutton. Desertliving cistanche (Rou Cong Rong)10-15g, chosen mutton (Jing Yang Rou) 60g, polished round-grained rice(Geng Mi) 60g, scallion stalks (Cong Bai)a bit, fresh ginger (Sheng Jiang) 3 slices, refined salt (Shi Yan) a bit. Have desertliving cistanche and chosen mutton washed clean and cut into slices; first, decoct the desertliving cistanche in an earthenware pot to obtain extract and remove the dregs; then put in the mutton and the rice; add salt, scallion stalks and fresh ginger into the pot to make thin gruel. Take such gruel once in the morning and once in the evening. (c) Life style 1. Remain entirely free from worry.. 2. Get rid of any factors which will bring about depression. Return to Top Acknowledgments: Healthphone.com greatly acknowledges the support and dedication of our Healing Centre Panel, without whom this section would not be possible. We also greatly acknowedge Ms. Najaf Munir, MBBS, for her editorial support. Ms. Munir simplified the highly technical medical documents into easy-to-read documents, for the enjoyment and education of our numerous visitors.