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The terms “deficiency” and “cold” in relation to the spleen and stomach represent varying degrees of decline in the qi of these organs.
We all know that qi has the functions of warming and promoting. When the promoting force of the spleen and stomach qi is insufficient, it is termed “deficiency”; when its warming effect diminishes, it is termed “cold”. The weakness of the yang qi of the spleen and stomach, combined with the internal generation of yin cold, results in spleen and stomach deficiency cold.
Deficiency and cold often arise together. The symptoms of spleen and stomach deficiency cold are relatively easy to identify. If one experiences the aforementioned symptoms of vomiting thin white phlegm or frequently encounters the following issues, it can generally be determined as spleen and stomach deficiency cold:
Physical Appearance: Frequently feeling very tired, lacking energy, having a dull yellow complexion, pale lips, a weak physique, soft and flabby muscles, and a distended abdomen with excess fat;
Tongue Appearance: Pale white tongue body, enlarged with tooth marks on the edges, and a white coating;
Other Manifestations: Always lacking appetite, sensitive to cold in the abdomen, prone to bloating, preferring warm foods, experiencing diarrhea after consuming cold or raw foods, having vague pain in the stomach area, and frequently cold hands and feet.
Spleen and stomach deficiency cold is related to factors such as congenital endowment, diet, and lifestyle.
For children, adults, and the elderly, the factors leading to spleen and stomach deficiency cold vary, and attention should be paid to avoid these in daily care.