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Pattern气血津液辨证

气血两虚证

Qì Xuè Liǎng Xū Zhèng

Qi and Blood Dual Vacuity Pattern

Treatment Principle

气血双补

Tonify both qi and blood

Cardinal Symptoms · 主症

pale or sallow complexion
dizziness and blurred vision
palpitations and insomnia
shortness of breath and reluctance to speak
fatigue of the limbs

Secondary Symptoms · 次症

emaciation
reduced food intake and loose stools
scanty pale menstruation

Etiology · 病因

Prolonged illness damages qi and then blood; or excessive blood loss with qi collapsing after the blood; or Spleen-Stomach vacuity with no source to generate qi and blood.

Pathomechanism · 病机

Qi vacuity and blood vacuity coexist — qi fails to generate blood, and blood fails to nourish qi.

Treating Formulas · 主治方剂

八珍汤

Bā Zhēn Tāng

Eight Treasures Decoction

归脾汤

Guī Pí Tāng

Restore the Spleen Decoction

独活寄生汤

Dú Huó Jì Shēng Tāng

Angelica Pubescens and Sangjisheng Decoction

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-08

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@misc{bencaodian-qi-xue-liang-xu,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Qì Xuè Liǎng Xū Zhèng 气血两虚证 (Qi and Blood Dual Vacuity Pattern)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/patterns/qi-xue-liang-xu},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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@misc{bencaodian-qi-xue-liang-xu, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Qì Xuè Liǎng Xū Zhèng 气血两虚证 (Qi and Blood Dual Vacuity Pattern)}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/patterns/qi-xue-liang-xu}, urldate = {2026-04-17}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }