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Atrophy-flaccidity pattern presents with relaxation and weakness of the sinews and vessels, possibly progressing to muscular atrophy or paralysis.
Key differentiation: Lung heat has acute onset with fever; damp-heat shows heavy limbs; Spleen-Stomach weakness has gradual onset with poor appetite; Liver-Kidney vacuity has lumbar weakness.
@misc{bencaodian-wei-bi,
author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
title = {Wei Bi 痿痹 (Atrophy-Flaccidity Pattern)},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/conditions/wei-bi},
urldate = {2026-04-17},
note = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}© Bencaodian Editorial · Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0