Case study #1
Age: 26
Sex: F
Symptoms: intense hormonal acne, irritability, painful heavy menses (however regular
cycle), Slight constipation, mild unwarranted depression, currently recovering from plantar faciitis/tendonitis, chronic dry mouth
Basal body temperature ~97.7 (before ovulation)-98.1 (after).
Night sweats/heat, cold extremities in the daytime.
Tongue: hot, liver/heart/lung imbalance, complications in
lower burner, lymph weakness (slightly enlarge papillae), slightly dry
Pulse: Deep. Normal beat/strength. No pulse upon light
pressure.
Skin: pale, face slightly flushed. Dry. Tans easily.
Sleep: no troubles.
Diet: no dairy as it aggravates acne. Low in grain and sugar.
Medications: history of frequent antibiotic use and mefenamic acid to relieve menses pains.
What emotions do you have most frequently? Rank most
frequent as 1 and least frequent as 6
Joy/Overexcitement (heart)
|
5
|
Anger (liver -> stomach
and spleen)
|
1
|
Fear/sudden fright (kidneys)
|
3
|
Anxiety/worry (lungs ->L.
Intestine)
|
2
|
Pensiveness/intense mental concentration (spleen)
|
4
|
Grief (lungs)
|
6
|
Personality: high energy levels so uses very intense exercise to
relieve stress and jitters. Regulating blood sugar helped with jitteriness a
bit. Makes lots of plans/motivated/not very empathetic. Forgetful.
Herbs
Contrained (headache inducing) herbs: licorice, poke berry
Sleep induced very fast by: plantain tea, lavender tea,
violet tea
Compatible herbs: red clover (acne clearing), yellow
dock leaves (acne clearing), chickweed (acne clearing), flax tea resolves
dryness, plantain tincture (2 spoonfuls after meals) fixed issues with menses
but did not change tongue.
No or minimal results from: goldenrod, dandelion root and
leaf, kudzu leaf, albizia julibrissin leaf.
Acne receded with frequent daily ingestion of beans to remove toxins from bile.
Acne receded with frequent daily ingestion of beans to remove toxins from bile.
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