Chinese Medicine Diagnosis of Dull and Yellowish Face

According to the 10th edition of the Internal Medicine of Chinese Medicine, a dull yellow face should be identified as atrophic yellow, which is mostly caused by the weakness of the spleen and stomach, and the inability of qi and blood to glorify. 1. Symptoms: The main symptoms of yellowish face are yellowish eyes, yellowish skin, dryness and lack of luster, often accompanied by fatigue (lack of spirit), tiredness, low speech, coldness and loose stools (loose stools are thin and not shaped). 2. Etiology and Pathogenesis: This disease is due to the accumulation of insects and food stagnation or overwork and injury, resulting in the weakness of the spleen and soil, transport and transformation of the duties, water and grain can not be transformed into essence and blood, qi and blood failure, skin loss of nourishment, so that the skin is atrophied and yellowish, no luster. In addition, excessive blood loss, or after a serious illness, blood loss and gas depletion, skin loss of nourishment and the development of this disease, clinical is also common. 3. Treatment: The Essentials of Evidence and Treatment – Five Jaundice Theory: “After blood loss, the face will be yellow. Cover the blood for the glory, the face of the red, the blood of the glory, the blood is gone, the face see yellow.” Therefore, atrophy and yellow in the treatment of the main is to regulate the spleen and stomach, qi and blood, can choose astragalus Jianzhong soup or ginseng nourishing soup and so on. Specific prescriptions should be based on the TCM physician to the patient’s condition and personal constitution after the identification of flexible additions and subtractions, do not blindly use personal medication.