ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT FOR STOMACH YIN DEFICIENCY

It is important to remember that this pattern is often seen in combination with other patterns, such as Spleen qi xu or Spleen yang xu. This means that some of the symptoms and signs will not be as obvious because they are ‘veiled’ by the symptoms and signs of the other pattern and vice versa.

Eating irregularly, eating late in the evening and eating whilst working or stressed will all injure the Stomach yin. An excessive consumption of spicy food and food that is hot in its energy can harm the Stomach yin. Some medicines will also have an energy that injures the Stomach yin.
There may be a congenital tendency to have Stomach yin xu.
Invasions of exogenous xie qi can penetrate to qi level or create Heat in the yangming organs. This excess of Heat can injure Stomach yin.
Heat from the Liver can damage Stomach yin over time.