Treatment Of Excessive Emotions

Shock

Easily startled, easily scared, have a general fear, dislike of wood sounds, dislikes fire, not sociable, shortness of breath, spontaneous sweat, irritability and strange dreams.  Usually accompanied by palpitations due to an external stimuli.  Shock effects the liver Gallbladder, heart and traditionally the stomach.  This emotions is easily combined with fear.

Shock – Jing Ze – Qi scattered (Qi Luan)

Qi becomes disordered and scattered especially in the lung, liver and heart

Huan Pei Fei San – ‘control of Qi is lost’

This will impair the heart spirit and mind making the patient confused with palpitations, insomnia, mental disorders, epilepsy and possibly loss of consciousness

Heart and Gall Bladder Qi Deficiency

Hard to push people to do things, afraid to do things, easily feel irritable and are easily scared. (small gallbladder person) insomnia, excessive dreams

 T -Pale, thin coat

P -weak pulse

Rx-Wen Dan Tang

Rx-Si Jun Zi Tang

Rx-Gui Zhi Long Gu Mu Li Gan Cao Tang

Phlegm Fire Attack Heart

Easily experiences shock during sleep waking themselves, irritability, dry mouth, red complexion, red eyes, bitter taste

T -red with yellow greasy coat

P -slippery rapid

Rx-Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang

Heart Fire

Usually happens in children and sometimes will not show other symptoms,  canker sores, more irritable than phlegm fire, scanty urine

T –red, yellow coat

P –rapid

Rx-Xie Xing Tang

Rx-Xie Xing Dao Chi San (canker sores)

Yin And Blood Deficiency

General yin deficiency symptoms with blood deficiency symptoms.  Insomnia, irritable

T –red, scanty coat

P –thin

Rx-Gui Shao Di Huang Tang

Liver Qi Stagnation With Blood Deficiency

Blood deficient symptoms, liver Qi stagnation symptoms, emotional, easily angered

T –pale purple

P –thin, wiry

Rx-Dan Zhi Xiao Yao San

Shock can be controlled by worry and regulated/harmonized by fear

Joy

People who laugh excessively without reasons or to sudden stress, easily turning to anger.  This is due to a scattered mind and relates mainly to the heart and can be caused by liver Qi stagnation causing heat or by heart deficiency.

Joy – Xi Ze – Sluggish Qi (Qi Huan)

Heart Qi will disperse causing the body to be sluggish

Over joy or sudden joy can cause poor concentration, unstable emotions, fatigue, palpitations, insomnia, manic psychosis

Heart Fire

Canker sores, irritable, thirst, scanty dark urine with odour,

T-red, scanty coat

P-rapid

Rx-Xie Xin Tang

Rx-Huang Lian Du Tang

Imbalance Of Water and Fire

Heart fire symptoms with kidney essence deficiency symptoms.

T-red, scanty coat

P-weak, rapid

Rx-Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Phlegm Fire Attacks Heart

Manic laugh with phlegm symptoms, cloudy mind, usually attacks at night.

T-red, greasy yellow coat

P-slippery rapid

Rx-Huang Lian Wen Dan Tang

Rx-Jin Wei Wen Dan Tang

Liver Stagnation with Hyperactive Fire

Alternating joy and anger, very tempermental and aggressive, chest/hypochondriac fullness,

T-red, purple, yellow coat

P-wiry, rapid

Rx-Xie Qing Wan

Rx-Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Joy can be controlled by  fear and relieved by anger

Sadness

Sadness relates with lung, heart and liver (nei jing pericardium).  This disorder will present itself as a patient who cry’s a lot and has excessive sadness.  They will have little or no reason to be sad and it will be combined with bouts of dysphoria.  They will also have a dull and pale complexion.  It can start with excessive worry or a major external factor (death in the family) which is never rectified.

Sadness – Bei Ze – Consumption of Qi (Qi Xiao)

Sadness and depression will create weak Lung and heart Qi

Depression will lead to a lack of desire and motivation.  A patient will have a pale complexion, easily cry, shortness of breath, numbness of limbs, muscle aching

Zang Zao (organ irritable) 

crying with no reason, cloudy mind, lack of concentration, heat signs, irritable, insomnia, constipation, easily loose temper

Rx-Gan Mai Da Zao Tang

Heart and Lung Deficiency

Crying with small reasons, over minute details.

T-pale, thin coat

P-deep, slow

Rx-Si Jun Zi Tang

Rx-Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang

Sadness is controlled by fear and relieved by anger

Fear

A patient who always has fear for no particular reason.  Their mind is not calm and they will probably have a fear of the outdoors and have an anxiety disorder.

Fear – Kong Ze – Qi collapse (Qi Xia)

The spirit and Qi will not consolidate causing Qi to sink

Excessive sadness can represent it self  as a grey complexion, sudden paralysis, patient to be ‘scared stiff’ (mu Ji – ‘wood chicken’), loose control of lower gates (incontinence, un controlled bowel movement), irritability, introversion, palpitations, impotence, lower back weakness and/or ache

Kidney Essence Deficiency

Lower back and knee weakness/ache, fatigue, mental and physical weakness, anxiety, palpitations, insomnia, dysforia, night sweats

T-red, thin coat

P-thin, rapid

Rx-Liu Wei Di huang Wan + Yuan Zhi + Gou Qi Zi (yin)

Rx-Shen Qi Wan (yang)

Qi and Blood Deficiency

Outside factors induce great fear, spontaneous sweat, palpitations, shortness of breath, fatigue

T-pale, thin coat

P-weak

Rx-Gui Pi Tang

Rx-Ba Zheng Tang + Yuan Zhi Wan

Liver and Gall Bladder Deficiency

Dificulty making a decision, hypochondriac discomfort or tenderness

T-pale

P-weak

Rx-Bu Dan Fang Feng Tang

Fear is controlled by over thinking and relieved by worry

Anger

Uncontrollable anger, emotional, extremely irritable, sudden bouts of dysphoria usually caused by liver and gall bladder stagnation of phlegm/blood or Qi.  During anger attacks patient may have a red complexion, big eyes, hair standing on end, vomiting of blood and loss of consciousness.  They will usually be stubborn, rude, rough people with spleen and stomach weakness and have liver yin deficiency symptoms.

Anger – Nu Ze – Qi Rising (Qi Shang)

Qi up surging with blood rising, this emotion relates closely with the liver.

Anger will represent these symptoms: dizziness, headache, fainting, nosebleed, stomach ulcer, poor vision, sore eyes, poor hearing, sudden loss of hair, sudden greying of hair

Liver Qi Stagnation

Moving pain, sighing, figiting, pms, dysmenorrhea, irregular menses, heavy menses

T-purple, yellow coat

P-wiry, strong

Rx-

Liver and Gallbladder Fire

Bitter taste, thirsty, nightmares, moving pain, sighing, figiting, pms, dysmenorrhea, irregular menses, heavy menses, alcoholics, damp heat in lower jiao

T-red

P-wiry, rapid

Rx-Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Rx-Xie Qing Tang

Liver Attacking Spleen Causing Deficiency

Weak digestion, bloating, chrones disease, fatigue, poor appetite, loose stools

T – P-thin, wiry

Rx-Tong Xie Yao Fang

Rx-Xiang Xie Liu Jun Zi Tang

Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency

Tidal fever, night sweats, insomnia, lower back ache, knee weakness

T- red, thin/scanty coat

P – thin, rapid

Rx-Qi Du Di Huang Wan

Rx-Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan

Sadness controls anger and fear relieves it

Over Thinking And Worry

Over thinking and worry results in general Qi deficiency symptoms.  It usually starts with emotional stress about ones doubts and questioning themselves.  When these emotions are not handled appropriately Xing Jie will come (knot in the heart).

Worry – You Ze – Qi accumulation (Qi Ju)

Spleen, liver and heart will be unable to carry out their governing functions

This emotion will have closely related symptoms as sadness

The lung will be unable to govern qi properly, Qi will not circulate to all parts of the body impairing decision making and causing possible sadness and anxiety

Over Thinking – Si Ze – Qi stagnation (Qi Jie)

Qi of the heart and mind will not circulate properly causing the stagnation of Qi.

There will be symptoms of bloating, soft stools, fatigue, no appetite, possible liver Qi stagnation symptoms can also be present

Heart and Spleen Qi Stagnation With Deficiency

Weak digestion with insomnia and fatigue

T-slight pale, purple, white coat

P-wiry, thin

Rx-Gui Pi Tang + Yu Jin  + Xiang Fu

Lung Qi Deficiency

Shortness of breath upon worrying with a distended chest, fatigue, usually quiet people

T-pale thin coat

P-weak

Rx-Bu Fei Tang + Chen Pi + Bai Zhu

Joy controls worrying and thinking relieves worry

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