Body Psychology Symptoms

Symptom	Organ	TCM Body Psychology
Headaches: Frontal headaches - intense	Stomach St	Damp
Headaches: Frontal headaches- dull	Stomach St	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Headaches: Occipital headaches - dull	Bladder Bl	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Headaches: Occipital headaches - intense	Bladder Bl	Stagnation
Headaches: Parietal/vertex headaches - dull	Liver Lv Gall Bladder GB	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Headaches: Parietal/vertex headaches - intense	Liver Lv Gall Bladder GB	Stagnation
Teeth: Clenched or grinding	Liver Lv Gall Bladder GB	Stagnation
Teeth: Decay	Kidney Ki	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Skin: Dermatitis	Lung Lu Large Intestine LI	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Skin: Dry	Lung Lu	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Skin: Oily, pimples		Damp
Digestion/ Energy: Appetite higher than normal + don’t feel like eating	Stomach St	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Digestion/ Energy: Appetite higher than normal + eat a lot	Stomach St Liver Lv	Stagnation
Digestion/ Energy: Bloated, diarrhoea, undigested food in stool	Spleen Sp Stomach St	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Digestion/ Energy: Bloated, heavy	Spleen Sp Stomach St	Damp
Digestion/ Energy: Bloated, regurgitation, reflux, intermittent constipation & diarrhoea	Liver Lv Spleen Sp	Stagnation
Digestion/ Energy: Constipation	Large Intestine LI	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Digestion/ Energy: Energy low first thing then improves	Liver Lv	Stagnation
Digestion/ Energy: Energy lower in afternoon or generally low or low after exertion	Spleen Sp Stomach St	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Digestion/ Energy: No appetite	Stomach St	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Sex drive: Low	Kidney Ki	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Menstruation: Absence, or lack of blood	Liver Lv Spleen Sp	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Menstruation: Dull pain particularly at end of period	Kidney Ki Liver Lv	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Menstruation: Early menopause	Liver Lv Spleen Sp	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Menstruation: Endometriosis, polycystic ovaries, uterine cancer	Liver Lv	Stagnation Damp
Menstruation: Heavy dull pain during	Spleen Sp	Damp
Menstruation: In wk before period - pain, distension of breasts, moodiness	Liver Lv	Stagnation
Menstruation: Intense pain and pin prick clots or dull pain during	Kidney Ki Spleen Sp	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Menstruation: Intense pain with clots up to 2cm, irregular periods	Liver Lv	Stagnation
Menstruation: Stabbing pain with very large clots		Stagnation
Sleep: Hard to go to sleep	Liver Lv Heart Ht	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Sleep: Hot at night and night sweats	Kidney Ki	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Sleep: Wake up during night & can’t go back to sleep	Heart Ht Kidney Ki	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Sleep: Wake up to go to toilet	Kidney Ki Bladder Bl	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Ears: Tinnitus – loud	Liver Lv Gall Bladder GB	Stagnation
Ears: Tinnitus – soft, poor hearing	Kidney Ki	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Eyes: Spots or blurred vision, red eyes, dry eyes	Liver Lv	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Heart: Angina, problems with the pump	Heart Ht	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Heart: Chest pain - dull		Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Heart: Chest pain – stabbing, exploding	Heart Ht	Stagnation
Heart: Palpitations, dysrhythmia	Heart Ht	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)Stagnation Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)Damp
Cough: Dry	Lung Lu	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Cough: Wet	Lung Lu	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)Damp
Blood signs: Brittle nails, dry eyes, dry lips, hair falling out	Liver Lv	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Dizziness: General	Heart Ht	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Urination: Frequent, difficulty controlling	Kidney Ki Bladder Bl	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Nose: Sinus or blocked	Spleen Sp Lung Lu	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)Damp
Bones: Frequent fractures, osteoporosis, osteopenia	Kidney Ki	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)
Pain: Dull, worse with fatigue	Spleen Sp Stomach St	Blood deficiency Yin (deficiency)Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)
Pain: Wandering, intense, distended, worse with stress	Liver Lv	Stagnation
Breathing: Difficulty breathing out, asthma, bronchitis	Lung Lu	Qi deficiency Yang (deficiency)