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Constitutional Acupuncture

Cold Diagnosis of a Lesser Yin Constitution 소음인의 특성

By David Lee, L.Ac.

uneasiness in Lesser Yin. 17. My hands and feet get cold increases the likelihood of being
5. Generally, I do my tasks easily and tend to stay cold. I am a Cold subtype by 95%.
earlier and in step-by-step or was diagnosed with Raynaud’s 21. I’ve always had thick hair.
increments. Lesser Yins tend to phenomenon, a condition I have many follicles on my
be cautious types. of extreme coldness and scalp that contain two or three
6. I do or can keep a regular discoloration of the fingers and hair roots. My hair density is
diary. Lesser Yins tend to toes due to lack of proper blood in the top 20 percentile of the
establish strong relationships. circulation. Likely 95% of those population. Because Lesser
7. I am good at upkeeping a with Raynaud’s are Lesser Yins. Yins have big Water, their
There are 2 types of Lesser A Lesser Yin has big daily schedule on my phone 18. Drinking ice water causes Kidney essence is strong with
Yin Soeumin constitutions. Water (Kidney and Urinary or organizer. cramping or bloating. It occurs a high hair density.
With Cold as commonality, Bladder) and small Earth 8. I am good at paying attention immediately or after a few days 22. I have a history of being
one is Dry, and the other (Spleen and Stomach). to minute details; I do not mind it of consistently drinking it. anemic (mild to severe) or am
is Damp. Sasang Four being a requirement of my career. 19. I am allergic or intolerant to prone to anemia. Lesser Yins
Constitutional Medicine with Here are some psychological 9. My room is usually many prescriptions and over- are diagnosed as Blood deficient,
diet and herbal medicine and physiological haracteristics organized, and I cannot think the-counter medications. which includes symptoms of
works beautifully well. that help to identify the Lesser clearly if it is messy. I am often sick with food anemia. Likely 80% of those with
Establishing the diagnosis is Yin body type. 10. I would rather have poisoning symptoms after eating moderate to severe anemia are
becoming easier. 1. I often find myself forgetting somebody else try something out at a restaurant. Artificial Lesser Yins.
to eat meals. I can skip meals new before I do. I am usually flavoring such as monosodium 23. I am or was diagnosed with
regularly and do not feel strong not the first to try. glutamate, artificial coloring, gastroparesis, which is the slow
hunger pangs on an empty 11. I have obsessive-compulsive and food preservatives such emptying of food from the
stomach. The digestion rate of disorder, or a mild form of it. as nitrites cause headaches, stomach into the small intestine.
Lesser Yins tends to be slow. 12. My skin is prone to bruising, indigestion, and fatigue. Those Likely 90% moderate to severe
2. I eat slowly. In a group of 10 and it can last for weeks. who are highly sensitive to gastroparesis are Lesser Yins.
people, I am one of the last three 13. I am selective about where I trace amounts of chemicals 24. I have allergic contact
to finish a meal. The swallowing sleep and am a light sleeper. and artificial food additives are dermatitis to nickel. My skin
mechanism is not strong, so 14. When I am extremely tired, I likely Lesser Yin by 95%. breaks out with itching, rash,
Lesser Yins cannot eat fast. find it difficult to fall asleep. 20. I have gluten intolerance. and redness. Likely 95% of those
3. I am finicky with many foods. 15. Caffeine will cause insomnia Wheat products make me with moderate to the severe
There are many food items or if I drink it after 3:00 pm. bloated or cause symptoms of condition are Lesser Yins.
dishes I avoid or refuse to try. Overly sensitive to stimulants. irritable bowel syndrome. A 25. Severe, tortuous varicose
4. I like cinnamon-flavored 16. In cold weather, I am confirmed medical diagnosis of veins in the legs indicate a
gum or candy more than mint. comfortable sleeping with a celiac disease (gluten intolerance) 95% likelihood of being a
Mint is cold and can cause blanket over my face. in moderate to severe form Lesser Yin.

『Dongui Bogam-Internal Bodily Elements(동의보감-내경편 Ⅰ. Body(신형 身形)

Methods of Making the Wondrous Pillow >神枕法 신묘한 베개를 만드는 법

the year, and 8 of them pertain the height is 4 chon; empty the (肉蓗蓉), Cardui Crispi Herba seu a year, the disease in the body will
Written By Jun Heo(許浚,
to poison and correspond to the insides until there is space for one Radix (飛廉), Thujae Semen (柏子 heal one by one and the body will
1539~1615), Translated by
eight winds. Using the pillow, mal two doe. Also, make a top lid 仁), Coicis Semen (薏苡仁), Farfarae become fragrant. After four years,
Namil Kim, Wung Seok Cha
I got younger, my hair turned that is two pun thick from the red Flos (款冬花), Cynanchi Radix ( the white hair will turn black,
et al., Published by Ministry
black, teeth regrew, and I could center of the arborvitae tree; the 白薇), Zanthoxyli Pericarpium teeth will regrow, and eyes and
of Health & Welfare (Korea)
walk 300 li a day. Now I am 180 top must fit the pillow perfectly. (川椒), and sprout of Cnidium ears will become good again. The
years old. With longing for my Make 40 pores in the top in size officinale Makion (蘼蕪). These mysterious secret prescription
① Long time ago there lived an offspring, but I could not leave of a millet in three rows, which 24 herbs correspond to the 24 is not passed down unless the
old man. Wudi of the Han dynasty, the secular world, and so I started makes 120 pores in total. subdivided seasons in a year. receiver is a good man. Wudi (
traveling east, met the old man eating grains again. It has been There are eight toxic herbs that 武帝) asked Dongfangshuo (東
weeding a field. There were several 20 years since. However, with the ③ Prepare Cnidii Rhizoma (川 correspond to eight winds (八風), 方朔), and he answered “Long
chunks of white sparkles coming help of the wondrous pillow I do 芎), Angelica Gigantis Radix (當 which are Aconiti Tuber (烏頭), time ago, Nulian (女廉) passed it
from the old man’s back. Wudi ( not age. In Wudi (武帝)’s eyes, 歸), Angelicae Dahuricae Radix Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata on to Yuqing (玉靑), Yuqing (玉
武帝) curiously asked him if he the old man’s face looked only (白芷), Magnoliae Flos (辛夷), (附子), Veratri Rhizoma et Radix ( 靑) passed it on to Guangchengzi
trained himself in the Tao. The 50. Neighbors all told him that the Asari Forbesii Herba (杜蘅), 藜蘆), Gleditsiae Spina (皂角), and (廣成子), and Guangchengzi (廣成
old man answered: “Long time old man was 180 years old. Wudi Atractylodis Rhizoma Alba (白朮), Natrii Sulfas (芒硝), Alumen (礬 子) passed it on to Huangdi (黃帝).
ago when I was 85 years old, I (武帝) followed the method and Angelicae Tenuissimae Radix (藁 石), Pinelliae Tuber (半夏), and Recently Taoist Master (穀城道士,
got weak and was about to die made the wondrous pillow but 本), Magnoliae Sieboldii Flos (木 Asiasari Radix et Rhizoma (細辛). Gucheng daoshi) Chunyugong (淳
with white hair and sparse teeth. could not do away with grains 蘭), Zanthoxyli Pericarpium (川椒), Prepare 1nyang of these 32 herbs 于公), used this herb pillow and
A hermit told me how to do away or drink only water. Cinnamomi Cortex (桂皮), Zingiberis and cut them. Fill the inside of his hair remained black after 100
with grains, eat jujube and water, Rhizoma (乾薑), Saposhnikoviae the pillow with the toxic herbs years. Diseases invade the body
and how to make the wondrous ② Cut an arborvitae tree in the Radix (防風), Ginseng Radix (人 on top, and make the cover of through the yang meridian, so
pillow. 32 kinds of herbs were mountain on May 5th or July 7th 參), Platycodonis Radix (桔梗), the pillow with hemp cloth. Sleep the pillow protects the body from
used in the pillow. 24 of them and make a pillow from it. The Poria Sclerotium (白茯苓), Viticis with this pillow and the face will wind pathogens. This is a very
correspond to the 24 divisions of length is one ja two chon, and Fructus (荊實), Cistanchis Herba shine after a hundred days. After obvious principle.