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Poor appetite presents with lack of desire to eat or finding food tasteless. The Spleen governs transportation and the Stomach governs reception; dysfunction of either can cause appetite loss.
Key differentiation: Spleen qi vacuity shows reduced food intake with loose stools and fatigue; dampness obstruction shows lack of hunger with sticky mouth and thick coating; food stagnation shows aversion to food with sour belching; Stomach yin vacuity shows hunger without desire to eat.
@misc{bencaodian-shi-yu-bu-zhen,
author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
title = {Shi Yu Bu Zhen 食欲不振 (Poor Appetite)},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/conditions/shi-yu-bu-zhen},
urldate = {2026-04-17},
note = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}© Bencaodian Editorial · Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0