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Table 1 TCM patterns of disharmony used in diagnosis for threatened miscarriage

From: Does acupuncture have a role in the treatment of threatened miscarriage? Findings from a feasibility randomised trial and semi-structured participant interviews

TCM patterns of disharmony (n = 12)

Number

Percent

Constrained Liver qi

9

75.0

Liver blood deficiency

4

33.3

Spleen yang deficiency

4

33.3

Qi deficiency with blood stasis

4

33.3

Blood stasis

3

25.0

Kidney yang deficiency

3

25.0

Spleen failing to control blood

3

25.0

Restless Heart qi

3

25.0

Kidney qi deficiency

2

16.6

Kidney yin deficiency

1

8.3

Spleen deficiency with dampness accumulation

1

8.3

Trauma

1

8.3