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Pattern气血津液辨证

血虚证

Xuè Xū Zhèng

Blood Vacuity Pattern

Treatment Principle

补血养血

Tonify and nourish blood

Cardinal Symptoms · 主症

pale or sallow complexion
pale lips and nails
dizziness and blurred vision
palpitations and insomnia
scanty pale menstruation in women, or amenorrhea in severe cases

Secondary Symptoms · 次症

numbness of the hands and feet

Pathomechanism · 病机

Vacuous blood fails to nourish the zang-fu, flesh, and body.

Treating Formulas · 主治方剂

四物汤

Sì Wù Tāng

Four Substances Decoction

当归补血汤

Dāng Guī Bǔ Xuè Tāng

Tangkuei Decoction to Tonify the Blood

当归四逆汤

Dāng Guī Sì Nì Tāng

Tangkuei Decoction for Frigid Extremities

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-08

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

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