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Spleen Cold Damp

From "Zang Fu Syndromes," by McDonald and Penner

• Etiology
• Clinical Manifestations
• Complications
• Associated Western Conditions
• Differential Diagnosis
• Treatment Principle
• Common Acupuncture Points
• Common Herbal Formulae

Overindulgence in cold, raw food and drinks, and fruit and tea damages SP Yang, reducing SP's ability to transform and transport Fluids, which leads to Damp Stagnation. Further, the SP Yang Xu condition is Cold.

Environmental Dampness such as wearing drenched clothes and shoes after walking in the rain, perspiring heavily or otherwise getting wet.

External Dampness due to living in damp places damages SP.

T: Pink
C:Thick, white and greasy or sticky
P: Deep and slow

Only when Dampness ascends to the head do symptoms of heavy head, reduced sensation of taste, sticky sensation in mouth and no thirst or preference for hot drinks occur. In such cases the tongue coating is sticky.

Cold-Damp Distresses SP may be differentiated from Damp-Heat in SP / ST by the differences between Cold-Damp and Damp-Heat such as:

Warm Cold, Transform Dampness, Harmonize ST and Strengthen SP.

To Strengthen SP and Disperse Dampness:

SP-9 / Yinlingquan Used more often for Damp Heat.

ST-36 / Zusanli

SP-6 / Sanyinjiao

UB-20 / Pishu

REN-12 / Zhongwan

To Regulate Qi and Disperse Dampness:

REN-6 / Qihai
To warm, use moxibustion either as warm needle or moxa cones on a ginger slice. The moxa box is also good for abdominal use. Moxibustion can be used on any of the above points. Other points are selected according to signs and symptoms. For instance:

*Points which have specific actions on Dampness.

SP-3 / Taibai and SP-5 / Shangqiu are also sometimes used to Strengthen SP and disperse Dampness, but are less frequently used than the above points.

Wei Ling Tang / Decoction to Dispel Dampness in the Spleen and Stomach

Yin Chen Si Ni Tang / Artemisia Yinchenhao Decoction for Frigid Extremities

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