Kidney and Heart not Harmonised

The heart and kidneys depend upon each other for support, but they also control each other. The heart descends to the kidneys to provide warmth (kidneys are the fire for all physiological processes) and the kidneys ascend to the heart to prevent it from becoming hyperactive (the heart stores the mind). When kidney yin becomes […]

Kidney and Lung Yin Deficiency

This pattern is caused by irregular eating habits and chronic overwork combined with longterm worry which injures the lung energy. It is a chronic pattern characterised by the exhaustion of the body’s chi. Symptoms: Dry cough (worse in the evening), dry mouth, blood-tinged sputum, insomnia, thin body, breathlessness from exertion, weak breathing, weak voice, sore […]

Kidney and Spleen Yang Deficiency

A chronic condition involving spleen and kidney. Your spleen controls transportation and transformation, and kidney yang warms the spleen to support its functions. Yang deficiency in the spleen or kidneys will cause dysfunction of transportation and transformation, leading to loose stools, diarrhoea, stomach rumbling, chronic diarrhoea, and a cold abdomen. Kidney yang can’t transform fluids, […]

Kidney Chi not Firm

This pattern is affiliated with the Western diseases of depression, sexually transmitted diseases, yeast infection, urinary dysfunction and is characterised by urinary and sexual manifestations. The kidneys can’t provide enough chi to the bladder causing incontinence, frequent urination, weak-stream urination and dribbling after urination. The chi is too weak to hold sperm or vaginal secretion […]

Damp Heat in the Gallbladder

This pattern is affiliated with gallstones and is caused by longterm stress generating anger, and excessive consumption of greasy and fatty foods. The dampness formed by the greasy food combines with the heat caused by strong emotions. The gallstones form over a long period of time from dampness under the ‘steaming and brewing’ action of […]

Gallbladder Deficient

This is a constitutional pattern (you can be born with it) characterised by a lack of courage, timidity and poor decision making, that can then affect the way you live. It can also develop as a result of malnourishment, in particular from a protein deficient diet, or from diets that make you emotionally and physically […]

Liver Chi Stagnation

The liver is responsible for a smooth flow of chi around your body. It ensures that your muscles and organs have a constant supply of chi for movement, digestion, blood flow, and the flow of the emotions. If liver chi stagnates, due to emotional tension, ongoing stress and inappropriate diet, it creates symptoms. Symptoms: Abdominal […]

Stagnation of Liver Blood

Longstanding liver chi stagnation (from emotional tension and ongoing stress and inappropriate diet) is the cause of liver blood stagnation. Chi moves blood so when chi stops flowing, so does blood. When liver blood stagnates it creates the following symptoms: Symptoms: Depression, irritability, abdominal pain, abdominal masses and feeling as if there is a lump […]

Liver Fire Blazing Upwards

The inability to manage stress and anger; a hectic lifestyle, and excessive use of drugs or alcohol causes heat in the liver, makes the chi and blood move upwards and everything becomes a trigger to act urgently and behave reactively. Symptoms: Irritability, outbursts of anger, red face and eyes, tinnitus, deafness, temporary headaches, migraine, muscle […]

Damp Cold in the Urinary Bladder

Dampness is heavy, it obstructs the water passages in the lower body and interferes with the urinary bladder function of chi transformation causing urgent and difficult urination and the feeling of heaviness which is typical for dampness. Excessive exposure to exterior dampness and cold contributes to the development. Symptoms: Frequent and urgent urination, difficult urination […]