MENTAL DIFFICULTIES

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Chapter 80

MENTAL DIFFICULTIES

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POOR MEMORY

DIFFICULTY IN CONCENTRATION

LEARNING DIFFICULTY IN CHILDREN

HYPERACTIVITY

POOR MEMORY

DIFFICULTY IN CONCENTRATION

Spleen-Qi and Spleen-Blood deficiency

Poor concentration, difficulty in applying oneself to study, poor appetite, slight abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, pale complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, scanty menstruation, Pale tongue, Choppy pulse.

Heart-Blood deficiency

Poor concentration, poor memory, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, anxiety, tendency to be easily startled, palpitations, dizziness, dull-pale complexion, pale lips, Pale and Thin tongue, Choppy or Fine pulse.

Kidney deficiency

Poor concentration, poor memory, a feeling of emptiness of the head, dizziness, tinnitus, lower backache.

Other symptoms and signs depend on whether there is Kidney-Yang or Kidney-Yin deficiency.

Phlegm

Poor concentration that is worse in the morning, a feeling of heaviness and muzziness of the head, dizziness, blurred vision, sticky taste, dull frontal headache, a feeling of oppression of the chest, sputum in the throat, Swollen tongue with a sticky coating, Slippery pulse.

Dampness

Poor concentration that is worse in the morning, a feeling of heaviness of the head, sticky taste, dull frontal headache, sticky tongue coating, Slippery pulse.

Clinical note

• I use Du-20 Baihui to stimulate concentration.

LEARNING DIFFICULTY IN CHILDREN

Spleen- and Heart-Blood deficiency

Learning difficulty, difficulty in concentration, poor memory, mental dullness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, tendency to be easily startled, flaccid muscles, lassitude, apathy, palpitations, dizziness, dull-pale complexion, pale lips, tiredness, weak muscles, loose stools, poor appetite, Pale and Thin tongue, Choppy or Fine pulse.

Emptiness of the Sea of Marrow

Learning difficulty, childhood weakness, mental dullness, slow growth, slow development (in walking, speech, teeth, hair), dizziness, poor memory, deafness, a feeling of emptiness of the head, blurred vision.

HYPERACTIVITY

The discussion of hyperactivity below is centred on children, but it is applicable to adults as well.

Liver- and Kidney-Yin deficiency with Liver-Yang rising

Hyperactivity, insomnia, thin body, slow development, restlessness, propensity to outbursts of anger, clumsiness, dizziness, dull occipital or vertical headache, numbness/tingling of the limbs, dry eyes, blurred vision, dry throat in the evening, dry hair and skin, brittle nails, night sweating, dry stools, headache, normal-coloured tongue without coating, Floating-Empty and slightly Wiry pulse.

Qi deficiency of Spleen and Heart with floating Yang

Hyperactivity, fat body, slow development, poor memory, poor concentration, mental dullness, poor sleep, difficulty in speech, stuttering, lassitude, poor appetite, slight abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, pale complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, palpitations, shortness of breath on exertion, Pale tongue, Empty pulse.

Liver-Fire

Hyperactivity, thin body, insomnia, headache, red face, dizziness, tinnitus, irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, thirst, bitter taste, constipation, dark urine, Red tongue with redder sides and dry yellow coating, Wiry-Rapid pulse.

Phlegm-Fire

Hyperactivity, expectoration of sputum, catarrh, chronic ‘glue ear’, poor concentration, a feeling of heaviness, restlessness, difficulty in speaking, sputum in the throat, chronic catarrh, a feeling of heat, thirst without a desire to drink, Swollen tongue with sticky coating, Slippery-Rapid pulse.

Blood stasis leading to obstruction of the upper orifices

Hyperactivity, mental restlessness, agitation, poor sleep, dark complexion, history of difficult birth, propensity to outbursts of anger, Purple tongue, Wiry pulse.

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POOR MEMORY

Qi and Blood deficiency of the Heart and Spleen

Kidney deficiency

Heart- and Kidney-Yin deficiency with Empty-Heat

Turbid Phlegm in the Heart

Heart-Blood stasis

DIFFICULTY IN CONCENTRATION

Spleen-Qi and Spleen-Blood deficiency

Heart-Blood deficiency

Kidney deficiency

Phlegm

Dampness

LEARNING DIFFICULTY IN CHILDREN

Spleen- and Heart-Blood deficiency

Emptiness of the Sea of Marrow

HYPERACTIVITY

Liver- and Kidney-Yin deficiency with Liver-Yang rising

Qi deficiency of Spleen and Heart with floating Yang

Liver-Fire

Phlegm-Fire

Blood stasis leading to obstruction of the upper orifices

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