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pixu 脾虚 (spleen deficient) (in English and Chinese 中英文)

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu                    按此看中文

Pixu literally means spleen deficient, a term being used in traditional Chinese medicine. The word "spleen " does not necessary refer to the organ, spleen. It is a term describing a group of physiological functions.

Clinical symptoms may includes:

• lack of appetite

• flatulence in the afternoon or after meals

• wilted complexion

• loose stool

• time between meals and defecation is shorter

• weak and atrophic muscles (absorption of small intestine is inefficient)

• weak memory

Laboratory test results may includes:

• low in saliva amylase

• low in pepsin

• low in serum amylase

• elevated serum amylase in patients of pixu with dampness can have over abundance of phlegm

• low in baseline hydrochloric acid

• low in peak hydrochloric acid

• low in function of pancreas in secretion of amylase

• low in lipase

• low cAMP

• under active sympathetic nervous system

• over active parasympathetic nervous system

• low levels of E-ROSETTE

• low result of PHA skin test

• high levels of IgG

• low levels of IgA

• overly high AchE

See kai xin san

See si jun zi tang.

Piyangxu 脾陽虛

When pixu 脾虛 condition co-exist with yangxu  陽 虛 condition it is called piyangxu.

When pixu condition co-exist with qixu condition, it is called piqixu.

See: Enzyme Histochemical Changes of Absorptive Cell in Small Intestine Mucosa in Experimental Spleen Deficiency Syndrome in Rats

Note:

Acetylcholinesterase:  any of the various enzymes in the blood and in certain tissues that catalyze the hydrolysis ( breaking down) of the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine (ACh). Over breaking down of ACh can cause depression and dementia.

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脾虚症狀﹕

食慾不振，消 化不良，午後或飯後腹部脹 滿，胃腸排空速 度加快，臉色枯槁，大 便溏泄，肌肉瘦弱無 力 (小 腸吸收功能下降)，記 憶力衰退。

脾陽虛：脾 虚兼有陽虚症状是為脾陽虚。

試驗结果可能有：

唾液澱粉酶低下

蛋白酶低下

血清澱粉酶低下

脾虚有濕而血清澱 粉酶升高患者可能痰多

鹽酸於高峰分泌時低下

鹽酸於基礎分泌時也低下

胰腺分泌澱粉酶功能低下

胰腺分泌脂酶功能低下

環單磷酸腺苷（cAMP） 低下

交感神經功能低下

副交感神經功能亢進

E-ROSETTE 低下

PHA 皮膚测驗低下

免疫球蛋白E (IgE) 過多

乙酰胆碱酯酶 (AchE)過 高。  按此看開 心散，千 層塔，

乙醯膽鹼酵素 : 是一種促進水化(消滅)乙 醯膽鹼之酵素。乙醯膽鹼是一種神經神經遞質。如果 神經神經遞質被消滅太 多，會導致臟躁， 憂鬱,  健 忘或痴獃等症。

脾虚原因可能是：

原發性原因：

1. 牙齒鬆動,脫落。

2. 味覺減退。

3. 胃腸道平滑肌萎縮，彈性減低,蠕動變慢。

4. 消化腺萎縮,消化酶分 泌減少。
    

續發性原因，別 的病症所 引起的如：

1. 囊狀纖維化病症引起的續發性消化酶分 泌減少

2. 急性胰臟炎致使消化酶攻擊胰島腺的組織導致胰島酶不足。

3. 年輕時過於勞累,或飲食上未注意調理，或飲酒過度引起 胰 臟炎， 日久損傷 了脾胃。
    

看 四君子湯。

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