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Pattern气血津液辨证

气虚证

Qì Xū Zhèng

Qi Vacuity Pattern

Treatment Principle

补气

Supplement qi

Cardinal Symptoms · 主症

shortness of breath and reluctance to speak
mental fatigue and lack of strength
spontaneous sweating
all symptoms aggravated by exertion

Secondary Symptoms · 次症

pale complexion
dizziness
poor appetite

Etiology · 病因

Congenital insufficiency, lack of postnatal nourishment, or prolonged illness depleting qi.

Pathomechanism · 病机

Original qi is insufficient and organ function declines.

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@misc{bencaodian-qi-xu-zheng,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Qì Xū Zhèng 气虚证 (Qi Vacuity Pattern)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/patterns/qi-xu-zheng},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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