Neurological

P.L., male 42, wants help to quit smoking. Main Signs and symptoms: Wants to smoke now and then (usually after experiencing some stressful time), no cough. Other signs and symptoms: Stomach is not comfortable, wants to eat but feels that he is not digesting the food properly, sleep is fine, energy is not enough. Tongue: Light red with some tooth marks, thin white coat Pulse: A little thin and wiry TCM Diagnosis: Disharmony between Liver and Stomach, deficiency of Spleen Qi Treatment: Harmonize the Liver and Stomach, tonify the Spleen Qi Acupuncture: Zhong Wan …

Initially the episodes began with the onset of menstruation and stopped after the bleeding had ceased, and she thought that it was just part of her PMS. Over the past few months she has experienced severe dizziness with nausea for two to three days each week and the severity is increasing to the point that she is now unable to work. Sometimes the dizziness is so severe she feels like she is spinning around (i.e. vertigo). Pulse: deep and slippery Tongue: thin white and greasy coat TCM Diagnosis: Phlegm blocking …

There appears to be no cause (i.e. no worries, no stress). She generally wakes around midnight to urinate and is then unable to go back to sleep, ‘tossing and turning until morning’. As a result, she feels she has no energy and is very lethargic during the day. On examination she had pale complexion, eyes lacking spirit, slim build and poor muscle development. Pulse: deep, thready and choppy Tongue: pale with purple spots TCM Diagnosis: Insomnia due to Blood stasis; insufficient Qi and Blood to fill the …