Vertical lines on nails may be caused by deficiency of qi and blood, deficiency of spleen and stomach yang, stagnation of liver qi, etc. Generally, Chinese medicines such as Astragalus Essence Granules, Jade Screen Granules, Colla Corii Asini Granules, Xiangsha Liujunzi Pill, Shuji Liver and Stomach Pill, and Morodan can be used. Specifics should follow the doctor’s prescription.
Vertical nail lines caused by deficiency of qi and blood are due to deficiency of qi and blood caused by insufficient nutrition in daily diet, poor sleep and imbalance of stomach and intestines. Deficiency of qi and blood will cause yellowish hair, lack of luster of nails and easy breaking of nails. You can use Chinese patent medicine Astragalus Essence Granules, Jade Screen Granules, Colla Corii Asini Granules, etc. as appropriate. You can also properly consume some ginseng, astragalus, chicken soup and so on.
Spleen and stomach yang deficiency will affect the vertical lines of nails. Spleen and stomach yang deficiency is the weakness of yang qi in the spleen and stomach, and yin and cold within. And hand yangming large intestine meridian and hand sun small intestine meridian start from fingers, spleen and stomach yang deficiency will affect large intestine and small intestine and cause nail vertical lines. You can use medicines such as Astragalus Jianzhong Pill, Xiangsha Liujunzi Pill and Xiao Jianzhong Capsule.
Liver qi stagnation causes vertical lines on nails. Liver qi stagnation will affect qi and blood transportation, causing qi and blood not to flow smoothly. Medicines such as Shu Liver Pill, Shu Liver and Stomach Pill and Moro Dan can be used appropriately.
Nails with vertical lines need to be combined with other symptoms of reasonable identification, positive diagnosis, and follow the doctor’s instructions for symptomatic use of drugs.