Piyangxu 脾陽虛

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

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.

Pixu

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

脾陽虛：脾虚兼有陽虚症状是為脾陽虚。

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