Vitamin a deficiency & Liver blood deficiency in TCM Nutrition

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

2. Vitamin A deficiency
• Acne
• Dry hair
• Fatigue
• Growth impairment
• Insomnia
• Hyperkeratosis
(thickening and
roughness of skin)
• Immune impairment
• Night blindness
• Weight loss
Jeonhee Jang Ed.M, L.Ac.

3. 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
Jeonhee Jang Ed.M, L.Ac.

4. Vitamin A
• Liver stores 80 to 90%
of the body's vitamin A
• Liver and Eye
relationship
Jeonhee Jang Ed.M, L.Ac.

5. Vitamin A
• Retinol • Carotinoid
Jeonhee Jang Ed.M, L.Ac.

6. 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.