Liver Yin Deficiency - Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostic Patterns

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Conditions that may arise from Liver Yin Deficiency

Listed below are western medical conditions and/or general symptoms that may arise from this particular TCM pattern. The condition page that they link to will have the majority of commonly related patterns for this specific condition.

Pattern Related Conditions/Symptoms	Other Possible TCM Patterns
Addison's Disease (Adrenal Insufficiency)	Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Blood Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Anemia	Heat in the Blood, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Blood Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Arrhythmia (Palpitations)	Blood Stagnation, Heart Qi Deficiency, Heart Yang Deficiency, Heart Yin Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Asthma	Kidney Qi Deficiency, Liver Fire, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency, Lung Dampness - Phlegm Cold, Lung Dampness - Phlegm Heat, Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Cold, Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Colon Cancer	Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Large Intestine Damp Heat, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Coma	Blood Stagnation, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire, Liver Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency, Shen Disturbance
Convulsions	Blood Stagnation, Heart Blood Stagnation, Liver Fire, Liver Wind, Liver Yang Rising, Liver Yin Deficiency
Deafness (Hearing Loss)	Blood Stagnation, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency
Dementia	Blood Stagnation, Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Dermatitis	Heat in the Blood, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)	Blood Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency
Dysuria (Painful Urination)	Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Fire, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen and Stomach Damp Heat, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Eczema	Heat in the Blood, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Glaucoma	Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Blood Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency
Glomerulonephritis	Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen and Stomach Damp Heat, Spleen Qi Deficiency, Stomach Dampness
Hepatitis (B or C)	Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency
Hepato-Cirrhosis	Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Blood Stagnation, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency, Stomach Dampness
Hypercortisolism	Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Yin Deficiency
Hyperlipidemia	Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency, Phlegm Stagnation, Spleen Yang Deficiency, Stomach Blood Stagnation, Stomach Fire, Stomach Qi Deficiency
Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)	Blood Stagnation, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Fire, Liver Wind, Liver Yang Rising, Liver Yin Deficiency
Hyperthyroidism	Heart Yin Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Fire, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yang Rising, Liver Yin Deficiency, Phlegm Stagnation
Hypochondriac Pain	Blood Stagnation, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency
Leukemia	Large Intestine Damp Heat, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Blood Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency, Lung Dampness - Phlegm Heat, Spleen and Stomach Damp Heat
Leukorrhea	Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Liver Cancer - Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)	Heat in the Blood, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Blood Stagnation, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Nephrotic Syndrome	Blood Stagnation, Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Pancreatitis	Blood Stagnation, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen and Stomach Damp Heat, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Parkinson's Disease (PD)	Blood Stagnation, Kidney Jing Deficiency, Liver Wind, Liver Yang Rising, Liver Yin Deficiency
Pheochromocytoma	Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Yang Rising, Liver Yin Deficiency, Phlegm Stagnation
Renal Failure	Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)	Blood Stagnation, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire, Liver Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency
Stroke (CVA)	Blood Stagnation, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency
Tinnitus	Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Fire, Liver Yin Deficiency, Lung Qi Deficiency, Phlegm Stagnation, Spleen Qi Deficiency, Spleen Qi Sinking
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)	Blood Stagnation, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Yang Rising, Liver Yin Deficiency
Tremor	Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency
Trigeminal Neuralgia	Blood Stagnation, Liver and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire, Liver Yin Deficiency, Lung Dampness - Phlegm Cold, Lung Dampness - Phlegm Heat, Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Cold, Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat, Stomach Fire

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Related Formulas From Our Store for Liver Yin Deficiency

Below you will find Chinese Herbal Medicine formulas that we have available in our store that may be appropriate for this TCM diagnostic pattern.


An Shen Bu Xin Wan - Palpitations, Insomnia Herbal Formula	Uses: Palpitations, Insomnia, Dizziness, Tinnitus. An Shen Bu Xin Wan (An Shen Bu Xin Pian) calms the nerves and promotes natural heart rhythms.... Read More... Quantity:
Da Bu Yin Wan - Night Sweats, Tinnitus, Hyperthyroidism Herbal Formula	Uses: Night Sweats, Tinnitus, Hyperthyroidism. Da Bu Yin Wan (Da Bu Yin Pian), literally "Great Yin Nourishment Pills" in Chinese,... Read More... Quantity:
Er Long Zuo Ci Wan - Tinnitus, Deafness Herbal Formula	Uses: Tinnitus, Deafness. Er Long Zuo Ci Wan (Er Long Zuo Ci Pian) is a Chinese herbal medicine specially formulated for tinnitus and... Read More... Quantity:
Gan Mai Da Zao Pian - Insomnia, Nightsweats Herbal Formula	Uses: Insomnia, Nightsweats, Depression. Gan Mai Da Zao Wan (Gan Mai Da Zao Pian), literally "Licorice, Triticum & Jujube Pills... Read More... Quantity:
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan - Weakness, Dizziness, Sore Low Back Herbal Formula	Uses: Weakness, Dizziness, Sweating, Sore Low Back, Diabetes. Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Liu Wei Di Huang Pian, YinViveTM, Rehmannia six, Six Flavor... Read More... Quantity:
Ming Mu Di Huang Pian (Wan) - Vision Problems Herbal Formula	Uses: Vision Problems - Blurry Vision, Poor Vision. Ming Mu Di Huang Pian (Wan) is a Chinese herbal formula for vision issues. This formula is... Read More... Quantity:
Peony & Licorice Teapills - Muscle Cramps, Muscle Spasms, Pain Herbal Formula	Uses: Muscle Spasms, Muscle Cramps, Pain. Peony & Licorice Teapills (Shao Yao Gan Cao Wan)is a traditional Chinese formula that softens the Liver, benefits... Read More... Quantity:
Qi Ju Di Huang Wan - Hot Sensation, Sore Bones, Vision Problems Herbal Formula	Uses: Weakness, Dizziness, Sweating, Sore Low Back, Diabetes. Qi Ju Di Huang Wan (Qi Ju Di Huang Pian) is a variation of the classic formula,... Read More... Quantity:

Chinese Herbal Formulas for Liver Yin Deficiency

Below you will find practitioner level information regarding TCM Herbal Formulas that are applicable to this pattern.

Formula Name	General Usage	Functional Grouping	Combinations
An Shen Bu Xin Wan - Calm the Shen and Supplement the Heart Pills - TCM Herbal Formula	Coming Soon... Read Full Details...	Calm the Spirit, Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit	Xiao Yao Wan - Anxiety, Insomnia
Da Bu Yin Wan - Great Tonify the Yin Pill - TCM Herbal Formula	Yin deficiency leading to rising fire - mallor flush, heat in the afternoon/evenings, night sweats, irritability, anxiety, steaming bone disorder, spontaneous emissions. The Pulse will be rapid and forceful in the kidney positions and the... Read Full Details...	Tonify the Yin, Tonify	Bai He Gu Jin Wan - Hemoptysis Liu Wei Di Huang Wan or Zuo Gui Wan - Fever, Nightsweats Yunnan Baiyao - when bleeding is persistent or severe
Er Long Zuo Ci Wan - Deafness Left Supporting Pills - TCM Herbal Formula	Coming Soon... Read Full Details...	Tonify the Yin, Tonify	Tian Ma Gou Teng Wan - Significant Liver Yang Rising Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan - Sleep Issues due to Tinnitus
Gan Mai Da Zao Wan - Licorice, Wheat, and Jujube Formula - TCM Herbal Formula	Used for anxiety/depression/manic issues with a tendency towards losing self-control (crying fits, excessive yawning, etc.). This set of symptoms is known as restless organ disorder in TCM. General symptoms are disorientation, crying... Read Full Details...	Calm the Spirit, Nourish the Heart and Calm the Spirit	Gui Pi Wan - Severe Anxiety Er Xian Wan - Agitation, Insomnia, and Nightsweats
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan - Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia - TCM Herbal Formula	Classic formula for yin deficiency of the kidney and liver - vertigo, tinnitus, poor hearing, night sweats, heat in the five palms (hands, feet, a/or chest), spontaneous seminal emissions (a/or nocturnal), weak low back, light headedness. ... Read Full Details...	Tonify the Yin, Tonify	Yu Quan Wan - Diabetes
Ming Mu Di Huang Wan - Rehmannia Pills to Brighten the Eyes - TCM Herbal Formula	Coming Soon... Read Full Details...	Tonify the Yin, Tonify	Tian Ma Gou Teng Wan - Severe Dizziness, Vertigo, and Headaches Pearl Powder - Cataracts
Qi Ju Di Huang Wan - Lycii Chrysanthemum Teapills - TCM Herbal Formula	Coming Soon... Read Full Details...	Tonify the Yin, Tonify	Tian Ma Gou Teng Wan - Hypertension, Headaches, and Dizziness Pearl Powder - Eye Disorders
Qing Hao Bie Jia Wan - Artemisia Annua and Soft-Shelled Turtle Formula - TCM Herbal Formula	Heat at night (nightsweats, sensation of heat) with a sensation of coolness in the early morning/upon waking, no effect on appetite. Pulse will be fine and rapid and the Tongue will be red with little coating. Read Full Details...	Clear Heat From Deficiency, Clear Heat
Shao Yao Gan Cao Wan - Peony and Licorice Decoction - TCM Herbal Formula	Coming Soon... Read Full Details...	Regulate and Harmonize the Liver and Spleen, Harmonize	Chai Hu Shu Gan Wan - Abdominal Pain, Liver Disharmony Liu Wei Di Huang Wan - Nocturnal Calf Cramps, Restless Legs
Shou Wu Wan - Polygonum Multiflorum Pills - TCM Herbal Formula	Coming Soon... Read Full Details...	Tonify the Qi and Blood, Tonify	Xiao Feng Wan - Itchy Skin Diseases Zuo Gui Wan - Falling or Prematurely Graying Hair

Acupuncture Theory Information

Below you find acupuncture points and protocols that are commonly involved with the resolution of this particular TCM diagnosis.

Below you will find conditions for which we have related acupuncture protocols. The protocols listed are those that may match this particular TCM diagnosis.

Helpful/Empirical Acupuncture Points for Liver Yin Deficiency

Below you will find acupuncture points relevant to this tcm pattern. The points listed below are by no means the only relevant points, rather we list empirical or commonly used points as well as those applicable to use with acupressure as a self-help remedy.

¤ KD 5 Acupuncture Point - Shui Quan - Kidney Meridian