More severe than Liver-Qi deficiency, a worsening condition where Yang has been damaged and symptoms of cold appear.
Symptoms
- Physical and mental lassitude, tires easily
- Lack of courage, cowardice, easily frightened, fearful spirit
- Green complexion
- Blurred vision
- Aversion to cold
- Cold limbs
- Numbness of hands and feet
- Numbness of head and body
- Dull pain in the hypochondrium
- Withered nails
- Low libido
- Sexual impotence
- Spermatorrhea
- Pain and cold in the lower abdomen in women
- Delayed menstruation, amenorrhea
- Infertility
- Clear leukorrhea
- Pale tongue
- Deep, slow and weak pulse
Causes
- Injury from seven affects (repression, prolonged vexation)
- Long-term Liver-Qi deficiency