deficiency syndrome; asthenic pattern (TCM)
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deficiency syndrome; asthenic pattern (in Traditional Chinese Medicine, characterized by weakness, spontaneous sweating, and lack of vital energy)
technicalIn TCM theory, this is one of the fundamental eight principle pattern differentiations (八纲辨证), contrasting with 实证 (excess syndrome). It represents a state of insufficiency or weakness rather than excess.
Zhè这
wèi位
huàn患
zhě者
biǎo表
xiàn现
wéi为
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
xū虚
zhèng证
，
xū需
yào要
bǔ补
qì气
yǎng养
xuè血
。
This patient shows obvious deficiency syndrome and needs to tonify qi and nourish blood.
Zhōng中
yī医
jiāng将
xū虚
zhèng证
fēn分
wéi为
qì气
xū虚
、
xuè血
xū虚
、
yīn阴
xū虚
、
yáng阳
xū虚
sì四
zhǒng种
lèi类
xíng型
。
Traditional Chinese Medicine classifies deficiency syndrome into four types: qi deficiency, blood deficiency, yin deficiency, and yang deficiency.
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Cháng长
qī期
áo熬
yè夜
róng容
yì易
dǎo导
zhì致
xū虚
zhèng证
，
chū出
xiàn现
dào盗
hàn汗
、
fá乏
lì力
děng等
zhèng症
zhuàng状
。
Staying up late for long periods easily leads to deficiency syndrome, manifesting symptoms such as night sweats and fatigue.