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Hi Chad – I spoke with you last year about a condition I was suffering. I’ve been on herbs for about 4 months now, for spleen qi def, liver heat, dampness, and underlying kidney def. Major issues were fatigue, anxiety,...

Empty heat and smoking Questions One of the effects of smoking is that several neurotransmitters are released in the brain which have a short lived action to reduce stress and promote relaxation. I would suggest the temporary release of these...

Empty heat and smoking Questions One of the effects of smoking is that several neurotransmitters are released in the brain which have a short lived action to reduce stress and promote relaxation. I would suggest the temporary release of these...

Hi everyone– I’ve commented / asked questions before about ‘empty heat’ – eight months ago I started have ‘false’ heat radiate from my palms/soles (felt hot but skin temp is normal). I went to acupuncturists and they thought it was...

Hi - I was reading your comments on Yin Fire re: tonics thread. I have a form of Yin Deficiency, I suspect, mostly manifesting in heat coming from the palms and soles. I suffered from a long-term viral infection and...

Hello! I’ve posted questions in the past about empty heat from the palms and soles. I recently returned to the school where I was initially diagnosed and they subscribed zhi bo di huang wan to see if this would clear...

Hello - I’ve posted here before, regarding warm/tingly hands/soles and potential yin deficiency. I’ve seen two different acupuncturists; the first (at a school) diagnosed me as liver qi stagnant with underlying phlegm. The second, an independent professional who checked me...

Hello! I went to the acupuncturist early this week, and from my general state they determined I had liver qi stagnation with underlying phlegm, and ‘Mid Jiao’ dysfunction impacting the spleen. Pulse - slippery on the right, wiry on the...

Hi – I received some good advice about my ‘empty heat’ and was wondering if there was anything in TCM about a concurrent/possibly related condition I have… for a while (I noticed it last fall), my hands become blotchy from...

Hell everyone– For the past couple months I’ve had heat emerging from my palms and the soles of my feet, usually in the early morning and evening, but also periodically across the day. I suspect that it had been manifesting...

Also, one more quick question – from your experience, does the heat/irritation eventually permanently go away once the fundamental interior conditions have been resolved? I ask this because there is little information regarding five-center heat on the internet & the...

Thanks! - IV

I think I sent it to a different profile… I found your taiwan profile on Skype and sent the request.

I sent a request yesterday and attempted to call @ 3… let me see what is going on.

it hasn’t gotten worse, it’s slowly gotten better. I’m down to half a does on the tablet.

I live in the Mountain zone, and I get off of work at 3 – so I could contact you at 4 your time. Usually I am on duty (observing kids leave the building) until 3:05, so it might be...

same - just warm/tingling hands and feet. It’s reduced, not yet completely gone away. 'course, I’ve had a lot of stress the past few months, so that is slowing progress.

have you been to a doctor? -IV

Ok… I cannot travel due to various stuff (job, having a new baby), but I am interested in having more comprehensive approach to the herbs. From what I’ve read, you would create the concoction and I order it? That would...

still have some issues, though they’ve reduced for a good part of the day. How about you?

Ah, thanks for the reply. I’m not sure I live anywhere near your vicinity (I’m in New Mexico). The heat signs have been reduced but remain; it seems I get a period of “hot foot” around 10-11 in the morning....

Ok, that makes sense. I’ve been gearing myself up to stop cold turkey again, so these words of wisdom help.

Also, what did you mean by ‘treatment regimes?’ What else would you recommend to help clear heat? I’ve been incorporating Yin Yoga and Tai Chi, which may be helping, I’m not sure.

Here is the tongue. Ignore the bulge on the right side, it’s been there for many years and was the result of biting the side of my tongue during a stressful period.

Couple things I forgot: I was given antibiotics during the beginning of the sickness, and this might have contributed to the intestinal issue, wiping out my good flora. My sleeping was very bad from Feb to June, but has improved...

Hi - I’ll try to get a photo of the tongue - generally, it is red-pink with a slightly redder tip. A thin white/yellow coat further back. The heat in the palms/soles came about in the beginning of February, right...

No, my side effects came long before I tried acupuncture. Basically too much stress over too long a period. Traditional medicine didn’t seem to help, so I started using herbs. Symptoms are reduced after 3-4 weeks, not gone. That may...

hi Amy - just wanted to add a comment, as I’m kinda in the same scenario - except the issues for me began when I became very sick, and they persisted even after I got better. Reading too much on...

Good to know… As I said, I was a bit woozy after the treatment. I’ll give them a call. I also wanted to applaud what you wrote to another petitioner on the board – how these issues can take time...

Ah, thanks for this. I asked here because it was a student-practitioner who gave me the recs. as opposed to a full fledged instructor/professional, the school is more than an hour away, etc. I can definitely tell the herbs are...

Thanks for the feedback, guys. When I went to the first acupuncturist/school, they told me I wasn’t yin def. because I was “too vital”–indeed, I show very little of the symptoms other than five palm heat. I’m 40, exercise regularly,...

Hello - I’ve been reviewing herbs online (the acupuncturist simply wrote down “Shu Gan”) and I was wondering about Chai Hu Shu Gan Pian (Bupleuri LiverSooth). I noted that you sell this in your store. However, with some research, the...

Ah, thank you so much – this heat was a huge stressor on my life, aggravating all my other stress, as I didn’t know what it was and it didn’t diminish after my main sickness departed. Now that I’ve relaxed...

Thanks for the feedback. Is the hand/sole syndrome - ‘heat’/ tingling, even if the skin is not warm or hot, as a result of stress - fairly common in your experience? The Western doctors I saw were baffled but at...

Thank you for that last point! I went to an acupuncturist earlier this week and was given a diagnosis of liver qi stagnation with underlined phlegm. Trying to find a consistent diet was maddening! – except for the consistency of...

Thanks for the information. Once the semester ends I plan on taking a trip to get checked out. I also have vasodilation in the hands (red and white-blotchy when held down) but this, along with the heat, is something my...