Constitutional type

Print page, then check items that best describe you.

The column with the highest total check marks indicates your stressed or weakened type.

TO DETERMINE CONSTITUTIONAL TYPE:

Add 3 for conditions that are a major concern

Add 2 for conditions that occur sometimes

Add 1 for conditions that occurred in the past

STRESSED CONSTITUTION		WEAKENED CONSTITUTION
	Recovers quickly from illness or trauma		Recovers slowly from illness or trauma
	Illness usually produces intense symptoms		Illness usually produces nagging discomforts and fatigue
	Usually can work long hours		After a few hours of work, feels exhausted
	Normally does physical exercise		Does only light exercise or none
	Can eat most foods		Has to maintain limited diet
	Usually feels youthful and energetic		Usually feels aged and lethargic
	Only goes to doctors for very severe ailments		Seeks out various health professionals
	Discomforts don't interfere greatly with work or play		Discomfort often interfere with work or play
	Able to set goals and meet them		Difficulty with setting goals and meeting them
	Very open to new ideas and activities		Prefers to deal with what is already familiar
	Experiences few drug side-effects		Can't tolerate most drugs
	Prefers to use large doses of herbs and other health foods		Prefers small doses of herbs; responds well to homeopathics
	Gets limited benefits from nutritional supplements		Feels minor improvements with nutritional supplements
	TOTAL NUMBER CHECKED		TOTAL NUMBER CHECKED

Wood Constitution			Fire Constitution
	Abdominal inflammation	Hypoglycemia		Hypoglycemia	Impotence
	Appendicitis	Migraine Headache		Burning urination	Insomnia
	Breast swelling, pain	Insomnia		Convulsions	Night sweats
	Colitis	Liver disorders		Emotionally unstable	Poor memory
	Digestive Disturbance	Menstrual disorders		Epilepsy	Poor vision
	Eye cataracts	Ringing in ears		Excitability	Red eyes
	Eczema	Shoulder/neck tension		Frequent/scanty urination	Restlessness
	Gallstones	Skin disorders		Heart problems	Sore mouth
	Glaucoma	Tendon inflammation		Hot hands & feet	Vivid dreams
	Hair, Skin & nail problems	Ulcers		Hypertension	Withdrawal syndrome
	TOTAL			TOTAL


Earth Constitution			Metal Constitution
	Anorexia	Hemorrhoids		Arm numbness	Frequent infections
	Appetite too strong/weak	Hernia		Asthma	Hay fever
	Bad breath	Intestinal inflammation		Bronchitis	Lymphatic swelling
	Bruises easily	Morning/ motion sickness		Cancer	Nasal infection or polyps
	Candida infection	Neuromuscular disorders		Chronic Cough	Nausea
	Cold hands and feet	Phlegm congestion		Cloudy thinking	Pleurisy
	Diarrhea	Swollen joints		Constipation	Sinus congestion
	Flatulence	Ulcers		Diabetes	Skin disorders
	Hypothyroid disorders	Uterine bleeding		Earache	Swelling of hands
	Jaundice	Weight problems		Emphysema	Tuberculosis
	TOTAL			TOTAL

Water Constitution			Heat/Dryness Constitution
	Adrenal exhaustion	Loss of teeth		Abscess	Hyperactive
	Arthritis	Joint pain		Auto immune diseases	Hypertension
	Deafness	Osteoporosis		Colitis	Irritable bowel
	Digestive weakness	Peritonitis		Eczema	Lymphatic swelling
	Dizziness	Perspires easily		Excessive thirst	Night sweats
	Frequent urination	Prostate disorders		Feverish	Skin disorders
	Impotence	Thyroid disorders		Glaucoma	Shoulder/wrist pain
	Kidney inflammation	Urinary tract infection		Gum infections	Sinusitis
	Kidney stones	Watery blisters		Headaches	Sore throat
	Impotence	Weak and brittle bones		Hot hands and feet	Tumors, cysts
	TOTAL			TOTAL

Energy Constitution
	Autoimmune diseases	Hormone imbalance
	Allergies	Hypochondria
	Angina pectoris	Impotence
	Breast lumps	Liver damage
	Chronic congestion	Migrating pains
	Cold hands and feet	Poor energy
	Despondent or hysteria	Prolapse of organs
	Digestive disturbances	Prolonged stress
	Edema, bloating	Swelling in the arms
	General weakness	Vomiting
	TOTAL

Determining your constitutional type:

If any category has more than 8 checks, the category with the highest total of checks is your type.

If any category is equally represented, then choose the one that best describes you.

For each constitutional type described, there is an herbal formula that has been developed, which can be viewed under Chinese Herbs.

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