Spleen

Spleen-Yin Deficiency in Chinese Medicine

When we study the pathology of the Internal Organs, for the Spleen, we generally emphasize Spleen-Qi deficiency and Spleen-Yang deficiency. This is understandable as these two patterns are indeed extremely common. By contrast, when it comes to the Stomach, we do mention Stomach-Yin deficiency. In fact, some people say that this is a well-known contradiction: … Read More

Spleen-Yin Deficiency in Chinese Medicine

Spleen

It is often said that the Spleen can suffer only from Yang deficiency: it is true that this is a very common pathology of the Spleen but not the only one. Indeed, the Spleen can suffer from Yin deficiency. A deficiency of Spleen-Yin does not usually occur on its own but it is associated with … Read More

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