06/04/2022
Kiinalainen lääketiede tarkastelee kehon eri merkkejä. Esim. huulet viittaavat -> mahalaukku-pernaan.
Punainen on yleisesti -> kuumuutta
Kalpeus -> puuttuu lämpöä, Qitä, Yangia tai verta on liian vähän.
Halkeilevat huulet -> kehon nesteiden puute.
Diagnoosi ja hoito riippuu toki kaikista muistakin oireista. Ohessa Claran vinkkejä ruokavalioon.
⭐️TCM Diagnosis: Observation!
The digestive system (SP & ST in Chinese medicine) manifests on the lips, giving us clues of what is happening with each patient. Our observation skills play a great role in helping us make a diagnosis, and therefore form a treatment plan.
Treatment plan has to include diet recommendation as the digestive system is affected.
1) Pale/Purple lips or lavender colour indicates a blood stasis (Purple) & a deficiency (Pale = Qi, Yang or Blood depending on other symptoms/clues).
Diet: easy to digest foods such as Yams, salmon, eggs, cooked greens, and spicy foods such as cinnamon, turmeric or garlic.
2) Red and cracked lips: Red shows HEAT, (from excess or Yin deficiency), and cracked shows lack of Body fluids.
Diet: cooling foods & hydrating (high water content foods such as cucumber) & lubricating foods (such as avocado, seeds...).
3) Bluish tint/purple lips: Excess cold (blue) & Blood stasis (Purple).
Diet: warm foods such as soups & stews, and spicy foods such as garlic, turmeric & cinnamon which increase blood circulation.
4) Pale & very cracked: Pale shows Qi, Yang or Blood depending on other symptoms/clues, and cracked lips indicate a body fluids deficiency.
Diet: easy to digest foods such as Yams, salmon, eggs, squash, and hydrating (broth) & lubricating foods (such as flax oil, walnut oil, and chia seeds).
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