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Pattern气血津液辨证

气滞证

Qì Zhì Zhèng

Qi Stagnation Pattern

Treatment Principle

行气解郁

Move qi and resolve depression

Cardinal Symptoms · 主症

distension, fullness, and pain that fluctuates in severity
wandering pain without fixed location
emotional frustration

Secondary Symptoms · 次症

belching
distending pain relieved after passing flatus
frequent sighing

Etiology · 病因

Emotional frustration, dietary irregularity, or external pathogen invasion.

Pathomechanism · 病机

The qi mechanism is depressed and stagnant; obstruction leads to pain.

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

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