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 in the throat. Vomiting blood, nosebleeds, painful periods, irregular periods, dark and clotted menstrual blood, periods which linger, and painful breast swelling.