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Pattern气血津液辨证

阴阳两虚证

Yīn Yáng Liǎng Xū Zhèng

Yin-Yang Dual Vacuity Pattern

Treatment Principle

阴阳双补

Supplement both yin and yang

Cardinal Symptoms · 主症

fear of cold with cold limbs, yet heat in the five hearts
aching and weakness of the low back and knees
mental fatigue and lack of strength
pale white complexion

Secondary Symptoms · 次症

spontaneous sweating and night sweating
spermatorrhea and seminal emission
dry mouth without desire to drink

Etiology · 病因

Prolonged unresolved illness with yin damage reaching yang or yang damage reaching yin.

Pathomechanism · 病机

Both yin and yang are vacuous; vacuity cold and vacuity heat manifest simultaneously.

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  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Yīn Yáng Liǎng Xū Zhèng 阴阳两虚证 (Yin-Yang Dual Vacuity Pattern)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
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  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
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