Vitamin a deficiency & Liver blood deficiency TCM

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VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY / LIVER BLOOD DEFICIENCY Jeonhee Jang Ed.M, L.Ac. Jeonhee Jang Ed.M., L.Ac.

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VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY /

LIVER BLOOD DEFICIENCY

Jeonhee Jang Ed.M, L.Ac.

Jeonhee Jang Ed.M., L.Ac.

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Vitamin A deficiency

• Acne

• Dry hair

• Fatigue

• Growth impairment

• Insomnia

• Hyperkeratosis

(thickening and

roughness of skin)

• Immune impairment

• Night blindness

• Weight loss

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TCM

• LV Blood def.

• Numbness in the

extremities,

• Tics, tremors, dizziness

• Blurred vision, floaters

• Insomnia, dry skin/hair

• Scanty or lack of

menstruation

• Gou Qi Zi (구기자)

• Vitamin A and C

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Vitamin A

• Liver stores 80 to 90%

of the body's vitamin A

• Liver and Eye

relationship

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Vitamin A

• Retinol • Carotinoid

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Gou Qi Zi & Jue Ming Zi Tea

• - Gou Qi Zi is an

excellent source of

Vitamin A and C

• - Jue Ming Zi helps

your fatigued eyes,

headache

Jeonhee Jang Ed.M, L.Ac.