- Sluggish thyroid
- Slow metabolism
- Hypothyroid
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- Fatigue, tired
- Fur loss, dry fur, scaly skin
- Pet
may seem chilly or cold
- Muscle weakness, may have edema
- Slow
metabolism, weight gain
- Pet may want to lay curled in a
ball
- Tongue may have lots of syliva
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- Tonify Kidney, Heart &Spleen
- Nourish Kidney Yin
- Tonify
Qi
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- A total of 1/2 teaspoon total for each 10 pounds your cat weighs.
- Take the total and divide into into 2 equal parts.
- Give 1 part in the morning and 1 part at night.
Fu Ling (Poria)
Fu zi (Radix Aconiti Lateralis Praeparata)
Gou
Qi Zi (Fructus Lycii)
Gui Ban (Plastrum Testudinis)
Hai
Zao (Thallus Laminariae seu Eckloniae)
Lu Jiao (Cornu Cervi)
Mu
Dan Pi (Cortex Mountain)
Ren Shen (Radix Ginseng)
Rou Gui
(Cortex Cinnamomi)
Shan Yao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae)
Shan Zhu
Yu (Fructus Corni)
Shu Di Huang (Radix Rehmanniae Preparata
Ze
Xie (Rhixoma Alismatis)
According to traditional Chinese medicine, a sluggish thyroid condition
is characterized by what we call "yang deficiency".
Yang
is the warming quality of the body as well as functionality. Yang
energy is warming. Yang directs the active movement of the body.
Deficiency
means too little of something. For example, a deficiency of energy can
cause fatigue or lethargy. A deficiency of red blood cells in the blood
can cause anemia. Not enough water in the intestines can cause
constipation or small, dry stool.
If the thyroid under
functions, your animal friend becomes easily tired. The kin dries and
flakes and the hair may fall out in clumps. The skin will thicken and
appear darker, especially flabby around the tail base. Your pet will
seem to easily put on weight. Because of the lack of Yang Qi (energy)
the bark or meow will become sound much weaker. Cold will seem to make
your pet uncomfortable.
TCM Treatment for a deficient thyroid is
aimed at warming the Kidney yang and strengthening the Qi and Blood of
your pet.