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| Pattern Names |
| Lung Qi Deficiency • • |
| Classification |
| Category: Zang Fu |
Syndrome: Lung and Large Intestine |
| Symptoms |
| Tongue: Pale with thin white coat, pale or normal |
Pulse: Empty |
| 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 |
| Biomed Associations: asthma, allergies, emphysema, bronchitis, tuberculosis |
| Keywords |
| dislike cold, dislike talking, mild SOB, mild cough, spontaneous day sweating, fatigue, dull hair and split ends |
| Treatment |
| Tonify Lungs, Tonify Qi, Warm yang |
| Acupuncture |
| LU-09 (yuan), REN-06(Sea of Qi), ST36 (tonify Qi), REN-12(Hui of Fu), Du12 (clear LU&HT heat), LU7 (tonification), BL-13 (back shu), BL-43(any deficiency), REN-17(Hui of Qi), BVL-23(boost KD to grasp Qi), BL12 (wind), Moxa as needed |
| 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 |
