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| Pattern Names |
| Lung Qi Deficiency • 肺气虚证 • Fèi Qì Xū Zhèng |
| Classification |
| Category: Zang Fu |
Syndrome: Lung |
| Symptoms |
| Tongue: pale with thin white coat, pale or normal |
Pulse: empty, weak |
| Indications: Dislike talking, Dislike cold, Mild SOB, Chronic but very mild cough, Spontaneous day time sweating, Pale complexion, Easily catch colds, Fatigue, Low voice, Soft weak cough, exhaustion[Maciocia] • Feeble cough and dyspnea which worse with exertion, copious thin, clear phlegm, short of qi, SOB, dislike speak, low voice, fatigue, low energy, spontaneous sweating, aversion to wind, easy to catch cold, pale complexion. A pale tongue with thin white coating, and a weak pulse [Qiao]
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| Biomed Associations: asthma, allergies, emphysema, bronchitis, tuberculosis |
| Keywords |
| Feeble cough and dyspnea, plus qi deficiency signs and symptoms [Qiao] |
| Treatment |
| tonify Lungs, tonify Qi, warm yang |
| Acupuncture |
| BL12, BL13, BL23, BL43, DU12, LU7, LU9, REN6, REN12, REN17, ST36, Moxa |
| Herb |
| Ren Shen Bu Fei Tang, Mai Dong Tang, Bu Fei Tang, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Wan, Yu Ping Feng San • KEY HERBS: Huang Qi, Dang Shen, Wu Wei Zi, Gan Cao |
| Etiology |
| Prolonged cough, stress and exhaustion, prolonged illness, prolonged desk work, wind cold or wind heat not fully treated |
