Xue Deficiency

Xue deficiency or emptiness of Blood usually occurs mainly with the Spleen and Stomach.

Xue does not nourish, warm or moisten the body sufficiently.

It can be due to insufficiency of quantity or quality of Xue.

Whenever there is Xue emptiness there is Yin emptiness, but not always when there is Yin emptiness is there Xue emptiness.

Causes

Haemorrhage
Burn
Excessive menstruation
Consumes excessive blood: sweating and lactation
Inadequate diet: the body cannot obtain material to form quality blood.
Spleen-Qi deficiency does not absorb or transform nutrients. In the long term it leads to a Kidney-Qi deficiency.

Lack of body nourishment: asthenia, weakness, weight loss
Interior Cold
Depending on the organ most affected, it will be seen in the eyes, shen, sinews...
Pale face without lustre. Pale lips and tongue
Pale nails
Hair loss
Dryness of skin and mucous membranes
Liver: dry, irritated eyes, floaters, blurred vision
Heart: Palpitations, dizziness
Muscle cramps
Numbness, tingling of hands and feet (Qi arrives but Xue does not). Ma Mu.
Menstrual disorders: amenorrhoea, delayed cycles with scanty bleeding
Fine, choppy, soft pulse
Tongue: pale, dry, thin, soft, without coating and possibly with cracks