Often ascribed to Liver Qi stagnation classically In clinical practice, though pulse diagnosis irregular menses has been found to be blood stasis 90% of the time. There are two main subpatterns Blood stasis with heat Blood stasis with cold The…...
Pulse is usually thin, weak and in the middle. You will need to tonify Always look at the liver first If their liver pulse is extremely tight, you need to address the liver while giving tonics Typical formula Tonic formula…...
Compressed pulses Small seeds that represent masses, growths, cysts, or other abnormal structures in the body. What they are depends on what the seeds feel like, and what positions they are found in. The key to finding compressed pulses Don’t…...
Dx pounding – nasal drip Left Chi/ Proximal: Ren Mai (deep, thin, wiry pulse) with compressed pulses – endometriosis with cysts Left Guan: normal – good liver function Left Cun: normal – good heart function —- Right Chi/ Proximal: Du…...
I don’t start from the disease and back-track, but I start from the pulse instead Generally there are two main categories with irregular menses: Blood stasis (in combination with trapped heat) Blood deficiency (and systemic weakness) Rx blood stasis: Ge…...
Period Pain at the lower abdomen Most superficial muscle group on the abdomen are the external obliques which belongs to the Foot Shao Yang Jing Jin (GB) Period Pain sits deeper, so that is a Stomach problem or a Liver…...
Herbs & Notes MPD Special – Infertility Dx: Ren pulse with birds-beak pulses Side-note: Birds-beaks (mustard seed) pulses are in the fascia surrounding the radial artery Rx: 6 month plan: 2 cycles to clean them out (blood-stasis): Ge Xia Zhu…...
Herbs & Notes MPD – How To Treat Hot Flashes Rx: Zhu Ye Shi Gao Tang Alternative: Bezwecken PhytoB http://www.bezwecken.com/ Do not keep the patient on it continuously (hot-flashes period + 2-3 weeks) and watch out for side-effects… Membership Required...
Herbs & Notes – Pulses Proximal To Left Chi: Represents Chinese kidney (endocrine system) and lower back/ knees If Mustard-seed pulse is in the center of left chi: soft tissue damage in the knee If Mustard-seed pulse is on the…...