Adequate rest, especially making a point of lying down for a short time in the afternoon, is
essential to restore Liver-Blood. When lying down, the Blood flows back to the Liver and this
regenerates both Blood and Qi.
Treatment Principle
Nourish Blood, tonify the Liver.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
BL-18 Ganshu, BL-20 Pishu, BL-17 Geshu, LIV-8 Ququan, ST-36 Zusanli, SP-6 Sanyinjiao and
Ren-4 Guanyuan. All with reinforcing method. Moxa can be used.
Explanation
- BL-18, BL-20 and BL-17 nourish Liver-Blood.
- LIV-8 nourishes Liver-Blood.
- ST-36 and SP-6 tonify the Spleen to produce Blood.
- Ren-4 nourishes Blood and tonifies the uterus.
Herbal Treatment
Prescription
Ba Zhen Tang
(Eight Precious Decoction)
Dang Gui Radix Angelicae sinensis 10 g
Chuan Xiong Radix Ligustici wallichii 5 g
Bai Shao Radix Paeoniae albae 8 g
Shu Di Huang Radix Rehmanniae glutinosae praeparata 15 g
Ren Shen Radix Ginseng 3 g
Bai Zhu Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae 10 g
Fu Ling Sclerotium Poriae cocos 8 g
Zhi Gan Cao Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis praeparata 5 gExplanation