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Stomach Yin Xu  - (deficiency)

From "Zang Fu Syndromes," by McDonald and Penner

• Etiology
• Clinical Manifestations
• Complications
• Associated Western Conditions
• Differential Diagnosis
• Treatment Principle
• Common Acupuncture Points
• Common Herbal Formulae

External Perverse Heat that has not been cleared from ST damages ST Yin.

Chronic disease damages ST Yin. Excessive or prolonged vomiting damages ST Yin.

SP and ST Damp-Heat damage ST Yin.

Symptoms especially evident upon waking:

Symptoms evident at any time:

T: Red
C: Little and dry
P: Thready and rapid

ST Yin Xu frequently occurs with SP Yin Xu, especially after prolonged vomiting with diarrhea, because vomiting depletes ST Fluids while diarrhea drains SP Fluids.

ST Yin Xu and SP Yin Xu are very similar. When SP Yin Xu occurs together with ST Yin Xu there is:

• Famished but with no desire to eat
• Emaciation
• Fatigue and physical weakness

These symptoms occur because SP rules the flesh (emaciation), the four limbs (fatigue and weakness) and appetite (no desire to eat).

If SP Yin Xu occurs with no involvement of ST Yin Xu, there is no dry retching, hiccoughs (ST Qi Contravention) or epigastric pain (ST pain).

ST Yin Xu may be differentiated from ST Fire Blazing by the following:

Nourish Yin and Nourish ST.

UB-21 / Weishu Back-Shu point for ST.

REN-12 / Zhongwan Front-Mu point for ST.

KI-3 / Taixi Yuan-Source point of the KI channel: reinforces KI Yin which is the source of all Yin of the body - for dry mouth.

SP-6 / Sanyinjiao Meeting point of the Three Leg Yin channels.

ST-36 / Zusanli He-Sea point of the ST channel: regulates SP / ST.

Sha Shen Mai Men Dong Tang / Decoction of Glehnia / Adenophora and Ophiopogonis

Yi Wei Tang plus or minus / Benefit the Stomach Decoction with variations

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