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Spleen encompasses the entire digestive system of the body and is responsible for the fundamental transformation and transportation of food into energy in the body. Possible causes for spleen deficiency include poor nourishment and diet, excessive consumption of cold raw foods or over consumption of refined highly processed foods. Irregular eating habits, eating on the run and excessive eating also injure the spleen. Excessive over thinking, mental strain, prolonged exposure to dampness or chronic disease can also cause spleen deficiency. SYMPTOMS. No appetite or poor appetite. Bloating after meals, abdominal pain, vomiting, tiredness, lassitude, general weakness, bouts of fatigue and lethargy, somnolence, sallow complexion, fainting spells, lethargic voice, emaciation. Weakness if the limbs, edema, diarrhea or constipation, excessive bleeding, excess menstrual flow or amenorrhea, wheezing feeling of heaviness, easily bruised, difficulty acclimating to new ideas. CONDITIONS. Chronic fatigue, Chronic gastritis, hepatitis, enteritis, prolapse of uterus or stomach, peptic or duodenal ulcers, menorrhegia, nervous dyspepsia, dysentery, anemia. BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN Beef Chicken Halibut Ham Lamb Mackerel Tuna Turkey FRUITS VEGETABLES GRAINS,LEGUMES NUTS,SEEDS Cherry Carrot Corn Chestnut Date Garlic Oat Filbert Mango Potato Millet Pistachio Papaya Pumpkin Rice Walnut Persimmon Rutabaga Quinoa Pineapple String bean Spelt Sweet yam Sweet rice Winter squash Garbanzo Pea MISC
NOTES: Incorporate more animal protein into diet Chew foods well and eat regularly small more frequent meals Avoid raw fruits and vegetables, eat well cooked foods Avoid cold chilled foods beverages and high fiber foods and dairy Eat in a calm comfortable environment
Well cooked rice, spelt, barley, sweet rice, mocha, winter squash, carrot, rutabaga, parsnip, turnip, garbanzo beans, black beans, sweet potato, yam, pumpkin, onion. Leek, black pepper, ginger, cinnamon,
fennel, garlic, nutmeg, small amounts of cooked fruit, rice syrup, barley malt, molasses, cherry and date. If deficiency is severe small amounts of animal product is suggested in soup or stew. Mackerel, tuna, halibut, anchovy, beef, beef liver or kidney, chicken, turkey or lamb. Butter is the only recommended dairy product.
VEGETABLES Beet Celery Chard Chive Eggplant Garlic Green onion Kohlrabi Leek Lotus root
GRAINS,LEGUMES Adzuki bean Black soybean Buckwheat Chestnut Lentil Rye Soybean
MISC Black wood ear Rice vinegar Rice wine White pepper
NOTES: Many of the foods are warm in nature caution if there are heat signs present damp and phlegm are also present avid cold and raw foods sweets and dairy. Avoid eggs, red meat
SYMPTOMS. Chills, aversion to cold, attraction to warmth. General lack of thirst but desire for warm drinks, clear watery discharges, dull pains, pale complexion, loose or watery stool, excess clear urination, abdominal pain cold extremities. CONDITIONS. Dysmenorrheal, infertility, stomachache, diarrhea BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN FRUITS Anchovy Cherry Beef Coconut Chicken Dried Fish papaya Lamb Grape Mussel Hawthorn Salmon berries Shrimp Peach Trout Pineapple turkey Raspberry Tangerine
VEGETABLES Bell pepper Chive Garlic Green bean Kale Leek Mustard green Onion Parsnip Scallion Sweet yam Turnip
GRAINS,LEGUMES Black bean Lentil Oat Quinoa Spelt Sweet rice Wheat germ
MISC Basil Black pepper Cayenne Coriander Dill Fennel Ginger Nutmeg Parsley Rosemary
NOTES: Avoid raw and cooling foods Avoid cold foods and drinks Incorporate animal protein in diet Bake foods when possible Dress warmly
CONDITIONS. Bronchial asthma, allergic rhinitis, chronic allergies, vitiligo, psoriasis, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, urinary incontinence, headaches, enuresis, hypothyroidism, depression, prostate disorders, sexual dysfunction, premenstrual syndromes (PMS) chronic nephritis. BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN Lamb Beef Eel Kidney Lobster Oxtail Oyster Salmon Sardine Shrimp Trout FRUITS Cherry Crab apple Date Raspberry VEGETABLES Cabbage Garlic Kale Leek Mustard green Onion Parsley Parsnip Scallion GRAINS,LEGUMES NUTS,SEEDS Black bean Buckwheat Oat Quinoa Rye Spelt Sweet rice Chestnut Pistachio Walnut MISC. Peppercorn Chive Cinnamon Clove Dill seed Fennel seed Fenugreek Ginger pepper
mellitus, hypoglycemia, asthma, headaches, chronic urogenital infections, febrile diseases, viral bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections. BENEFICIAL FOODS PROTEIN Cheese Chicken egg Clam Cows milk Crab Duck Mussel Oyster Pork Sardines Shrimp Yogurt FRUITS Apple Blackberry Blueberry Cantaloupe Date Fig Lemon Pear Pineapple Pomegranate Tomato Watermelon VEGETABLES Asparagus Beet Carrot Cucumber Pea Potato Shitake Spinach String bean Water chestnut White fungus Yam GRAINS,LEGUMES NUTS,SEEDS Barley Black bean Black soybean Corn Kidney bean Millet Mung bean Oat Soybean Tofu Wheat Wheat germ Almond Black sesame Chestnut Peanut Pine nut Walnut MISC. Aloe Vera Brown sugar Chlorella Fish liver oil Flaxseed oil Honey Malt Olive oil Royal jelly Seaweed Sesame oil spirulina
NOTES: Avoid Coffee, alcohol, and tobacco Avoid refined foods, sugars, fried foods, lamb, cinnamon, ginger, and hot spices Incorporate stress relieving activities like exercise and meditation
Beef Beef Liver Chicken Chicken Egg Fish Gelating Ham Lamb Mussels Oyster Salmon Sardines Shrimp Turkey
Sesame Seeds Flaxseed Oil Nutritional Yeast Royal Jelly Seaweed Spirulina
Swiss chard Turnip Water cress Water chestnut Winter melon Winter squash zucchini
White rice
NOTES: Avoid garlic, onion, scallion, lamb, red meat, alcohol, tobacco and coffee Eat less food and drink lots of room temperature fluids Eat foods raw or slightly steamed Damp Heat Reducing Foods ETIOLOGY. When the Spleen and digestive systems ability to transform and transport is impaired, dampness accumulates and congeals into phlegm. This dampness often combines with internal heat to produce damp heat. It often results from over eating hot, acrid, peppery, greasy, fatty foods (fast foods) over consumption of alcohol, overeating sugars and sweets, Unchecked emotions such as jealousy, suspicion, and resentment. Anger, anxiety, over worry, and eating unclean, contaminated foods. SYMPTOMS. Fever, thirst without desire to drink, dry mouth with sticky taste, slight sweating, feeling of heat, jaundice, tiredness and sleepiness, foul smelling discharges, heaviness in the body head and limbs. Oppression and stuffiness in chest, and epigastrium. No appetite, nausea, vomiting, headaches, joint pains, muscle aches, fatigue after slight exertion, lack of concentration. Poor short term memory, abdominal distention, bloating, frequent loose foul smelling stools, burning sensation in anus, pain before and during cycle. Sticky menstrual cycle with mid cycle bleeding, yellow brownish discharge before menstruation. Genital swelling and itching. Odoriferous discharge. Frequent urgent urination with burning and dark yellow foul smelling urine. Impotence and infertility. CONDITIONS. Infections, arthritis, gout, venereal diseases, jaundice, gallstones, skin cancer, urinary tract infections, kidney stones, impotence, canker sores, chronic colitis, acne, dysentery, eczema, dysmenorrhea BENEFICIAL FOODS FRUITS Cantaloupes Hawthorn berry Kiwi fruit VEGETABLES Alfalfa Bamboo shoots Black fungus GRAINS & LEGUMES NUTS & SEEDS Adzuki beans Barley Buckwheat Flax seeds Pumpkin seeds MISC. Corn silk Seaweed Wheat bran
Celery Chinese cabbage Cucumber Eggplant Potato with skin Romaine lettuce spinach
NOTES: Avoid Refined sugars, concentrated sweeteners, coffee, meats, hot spicy foods Avoid overeating and alcohol as they create damp heat.
Shitake Turnip NOTES: Avoid Raw fruits and vegetables, cold and sweet foods Avoid dairy, ice cream, meats, eggs, oils, fats, butter, margarine Avoid foods that are processed, refined or chemically altered with preservatives Avoid overeating and eating late at night (last meal should be no later than 7 PM) Dairy products including whole yogurt and goats or sheeps cheese are allowed
NOTES: Avoid spicy or rich foods and refined sugars Avoid late night eating and large meals
Avoid cold raw foods and drinks Yoga, Tai Chi or Qi Gong can help strengthen the Qi and calm the spirit
NOTES: Eat smaller more frequent portions, avoid overeating Avoid saturated fats, animal fats, creams, cheese and eggs Avoid hydrogenated and poor quality fats, shortenings, margarine and refined oils
Avoid chemicals in foods and water, preservatives, and refined or processed foods Eliminate nicotine, alcohol and other stimulants or intoxicants Incorporate regular exercise, such as walking, swimming, Tai Chi or Qi Gong
NOTES: Eat fresh, organic foods when possible Avoid microwaving foods as this depletes the Qi of the foods Bitter foods should be used with caution Avoid raw, oily, and refined foods Qi gong exercises performed daily can help regenerate the Qi