Iron deficiency anemia belongs to the category of “blood deficiency” in traditional Chinese medicine, which can be divided into heart blood deficiency, liver blood deficiency and other types of symptoms according to the patient’s symptoms, and can be treated with Nourishing Heart Soup or Four Substances Soup under the guidance of the doctor, but there is no preferred drug.
Heart-blood deficiency: palpitations (intense heartbeat, panic attacks), forgetfulness, insomnia, dreams, and lack of color; pale tongue, thin pulse or nodding. Use Nourishing Heart Soup plus subtractions.
Liver blood deficiency: dizziness, dizziness, dizziness, dystocia (pain in the area of coercion and ribs), numbness of the limbs, tense tendons and veins (spasms and convulsions due to wind-cold sensation), or muscle twitching, irregular menstruation or even amenorrhea in women, and lack of bluish complexion; with a pale tongue and a thin or fine pulse, add or subtract Four Substances Tang.
It is recommended that patients seek medical treatment in a timely manner under the guidance of a doctor, do not take medication on their own, so as not to delay the condition.