Pathology of the Liver


Liver Blood Deficiency

Liver Blood Deficiency can be considered as an initial stage of the Liver Yin Deficiency.


Cardinal symptoms
Vertigo with gradual onset, scanty menstrual bleeding with pale-reddish blood, dryness of the eyes, blurred vision, night blindness, tremors, feeling of numbness or tingling

TCM Information
Symptoms, causes, treatment tips, root and branch, point-combination


Pathogenesis of selected symptoms:

Vertigo
Vertigo originates because the brain is not nourished sufficiently due to Liver Blood Deficiency.

Scanty menstrual bleeding
Scanty menstrual bleeding originates because Blood is deficient.

Pale colored, brittle fingernails
Pale colored, or brittle fingernails originates because the Liver manifests in the nails. The nails are not nourished sufficiently due to Liver Blood Deficiency.

Quivering
Quivering originates because insufficient nourishment, due to Liver Blood Deficiency, brings on hypertonicity of the muscles.

Muscle cramps
Muscle cramps originate because insufficient nourishment, due to Liver Blood Deficiency, brings on hypertonicity of the muscles.

Tremor
Tremors originate because insufficient nourishment, due to Liver Blood Deficiency, brings on hypertonicity of the muscles.

Muscle weakness
Weakness in the muscles originates because there is not enough Blood to supply the musculature.

Feeling of numbness and tingling in the extremities
Feeling of numbness and tingling in the extremities originates because there is not enough Blood to supply the extremities sufficiently.

Blurred vision
Blurred vision originates because the eyes are not nourished sufficiently due to Liver Blood Deficiency.

Dryness of the eyes
Dryness of the eyes originates because the eyes are not nourished sufficiently and become dry, due to Liver Blood Deficiency.

Night blindness
Night blindness originates because the eyes are not nourished sufficiently due to Liver Blood Deficiency.

Floaters
Floaters originate because the eyes are not nourished sufficiently due to Liver Blood Deficiency.