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In practice of Chinese medical principles, expert have observed a number of common factors of sickle cell anemia-underlying causes of, or significant contributors to chronic and recurring ailments. by uncovering them and applying the "Five element system" and "Yin/Yang diagnosis, expert have been able to help individuals to balance their health to levels they never thought possible while assisting them in getting off a medical roller coaster from which they thought there was no escape.
According to Chinese medicine, each person suffering from sickle cell may not be given the same therapy. The chosen therapy is determined by what kind of problem the person is experiencing. This applies to both chronic and acute problems. The Chinese medical practitioner is committed to removing the pain or symptoms, by finding and removing the cause. The concept of "Chi", "yang-deficiency", "stagnant blood", and "dampness" is absolutely at the heart of the sickle cell disease. Life force and chi are one. Chi has its own movement and also activates the movement of energy and blood in the body. Wherever chi goes, blood flows. Healthy chi moves freely. But chi that is stagnant cause blood flow to be constrictive and congestive. The stagnation of Chi and blood is experienced as a localized stabbing pain. If this stagnation of blood persists for too long, it gives rise to imbalance of other organ networks. This situation is often the case with sufferers of sickle cell anemia.
Stagnant Chi and blood can also obstruct the spleen, liver, kidneys, heart, and lungs, affecting their ability to generate and distribute water and Nutritive Essence in the body.
According to the Five Element system, most conditions of sickle cell anemia are classified as a "deficiency of yang energy". Deficiency in Chinese medicine is characterized by a overall "weakness" of the total energy of the body. Yang energy and Yang organs are responsible for transportation and movement of blood, fluids, and foods in the body. Yang energy is responsible for heat and Chi. When Yang is weak, or deficient, cold and dampness can invade the body, producing coldness, poor circulation, and slowness, which is associated with the kidneys. In the Chinese system, the kidneys are considered "The Life Gate Fire" and source of Yang energy.
It is important to remember that each person will tend to have different Yin/Yang dynamics, depending on where the area of distress occurs in the body. This is the power of Chinese medicine. It allows us to understand the individual's own constitution and inherited differences.