
Itchy Skin – Skin Itching
Itchy skin may not be serious but still! – it can drive you mad: which is serious! Discover the four main causes in Chinese medicine.
The background to Heart and Gallbladder deficiency is usually a lack of courage or decisiveness in life.
This can also occur, however, when someone, usually incisive in their decision-making, becomes overcome by events, or overtired from constant challenges. He cannot see his way forward!
In terms of Chinese medicine, the Heart, governor of the Shen, doesn’t have the means to let the Shen rest in the Blood, so the Shen emerges and cannot be put to bed again.
What does that mean?
This Heart and Gallbladder deficiency syndrome characterises some people from birth. It seems to be in the genes they inherit.
However, it can be imposed on an otherwise fit individual from exhaustion or chronic or long-lasting disease.
For example, I treated a care-worker with this syndrome. She had, by all accounts, been a cheerful team-member until she was given a very difficult client to deal with. Because only she was good with him, they left him with her. He wore her down and ‘drained her soul’, as she put it. She really benefited from acupuncture. But I also listened to her, did some counselling and told her silly stories. After about six treatments she returned to work, though not full-time with the difficult client. |
Typically, however, it develops from a weak Gallbladder energy.
When growing up, this Heart and Gallbladder deficiency type of person needs a protective environment that allows him gradually to grow in self-confidence. Family life with good communications and time to play enhances the right strengths.
Because this kind of person is not strong intellectually, they tend to make quite big mistakes in life, and are easily led, to their disadvantage.
We need to teach them to ask questions! Not any old questions, of course, but questions pertinent to the matter in hand.
Chinese medicine has some good treatments for it, but even so, in my experience, results don’t come overnight.
As they improve, from treatment, they should learn how to be more assertive.
Stay in Touch!
No spam, only notifications about new articles and updates.
Book a Video consultation if you want to know more about your symptoms
Itchy skin may not be serious but still! – it can drive you mad: which is serious! Discover the four main causes in Chinese medicine.
Red cabbage braised takes a few minutes to prepare and benefits Blood and digestion – your microbiome. Helps clear Damp-Heat too.
Oatcakes are a great Scottish snack, though we allow other nations to eat them too. Also they nourish Stomach yin!
Preeclampsia leads to stroke or heart disease in some children and teenagers. How does Chinese medicine explain this?
Aggressive Energy (AE) is a diagnosis and treatment used in Five Element acupuncture. It can obstruct success of otherwise good treatments.
Subscribe to the Newsletter
If you are interested in understanding how Traditional Chinese Medicine can improve your life sign up to my newsletter for the latest updates.
Subscribe to the Newsletter
If you are interested in understanding how Traditional Chinese Medicine can improve your life sign up to my newsletter for the latest updates.