What are the symptoms of qi deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine?

The symptoms of qi deficiency in TCM generally include general fatigue, lazy speech, dizziness, self-sweating, etc., as follows.

1.General weakness: Qi deficiency is generally manifested as general weakness, especially weakness in the limbs, always feeling unenergetic when doing things, the body is weak and weak, and you will feel unable to exert your strength when you need to exert force.

2.Lazy speech: Qi deficiency may also be manifested as not liking to talk, always feeling qiless, uncomfortable when others speak, and low voice.

3.Dizziness: People with qi deficiency generally have dizziness, and when the degree of dizziness increases, it will be accompanied by a feeling of dizziness, and even cause tinnitus.

Qi deficiency is the dysfunction of the lungs, spleen, and kidneys, resulting in a lack of biochemistry of qi, so it is easy to get tired, and the manifestation of qi deficiency constitution is a little lazy, often shortness of breath, palpitation, and sweating. Depressed mood may lead to qi deficiency, especially anger during meals.

Qi deficiency constitution, it belongs to the body characteristics of coolness, yang deficiency, and yang deficiency. Overall characteristics: Lack of vitality, mainly characterized by qi deficiency such as fatigue, shortness of breath, and self-sweating. It is caused by overwork, heart qi depletion or aging and decay of dirty qi and physical weakness after illness.

Physical characteristics: Muscles are floppy and unsolid.

Health recommendation: yam porridge astragalus boy chicken. Yam and astragalus are both traditional Chinese medicines that replenish qi, and you can squeeze the juice of yam and drink it, or decoction water to drink.

Friends with qi deficiency are suitable for eating foods with tonic effects, such as soybeans, white lentils, potatoes, yams, lotus roots, raisins, apples, sweet potatoes, cishi, pumpkin, chicken, rabbit, beef, pork belly, mutton, glutinous rice, millet, herring, silver carp, shiitake mushrooms, jujubes, longan, honey, etc. The tonic for people with qi deficiency should be gradual, such as glutinous rice and yam porridge, which is the most suitable for people with this physique. Eat less gas-consuming foods, such as water spinach, betel nut, raw radish, etc.

Cold, fatty foods should also be eaten less, so as not to slander Zhongyang and lead to phlegm and dampness. It is not advisable to eat more raw, cold, bitter, cold, spicy, hot and dry foods.

Qi Deficiency – Weakness Qi deficiency is like the body's lack of fuel, resulting in a lack of motivation. Qi comes from three aspects: the innate essence qi (kidney), the acquired water valley qi (spleen and stomach), and the air breathed (lungs), so qi deficiency roughly includes three aspects of deficiency

Kidney deficiency, spleen deficiency, lung deficiency. Main characteristics: lazy:

The biggest characteristic of a woman with weak qi is that she is "lazy", too lazy to speak, too lazy to move, and hates to "lie down" all day long.

Dampness: The spleen mainly transports water and dampness, and when the spleen is deficient, the ability to transport water will decrease, and the spleen will be damp, so women with qi deficiency are basically accompanied by symptoms of spleen dampness, and they all have tooth marks and tongues.

The stool is not shaped: Qi deficiency will not be able to hold the stool.

**Disease: Qi deficiency can cause blood deficiency and blood stasis, menstruation is easy to be delayed, and if the symptoms of qi deficiency are severe, it will also lead to amenorrhea;

Qi deficiency and sagging, it will lead to the loss of the pulse and the deficiency of Chongren, so that the uterus is not maintained, resulting in uterine prolapse. Hemorrhoids, stomach sagging, hernias!

Fatigue, sweating, wheezing, etc.

Key points of identification: easy to get tired, catch a cold, and weak visceral function.

The manifestation of qi deficiency will appear weakness outside the guard, muscle surface is not solid and easy to sweat, muscle dystrophy of the limbs, fatigue and fatigue of the whole body, etc., and there can also be imbalance of water metabolism, water inactivity, water and liquid infusion disorders, qi deficiency will lead to the decline of viscera function, and the signs of viscera weakness will appear.

Typical presentation of Qi deficiency

Qi deficiency is prone to poor mental state, fatigue in the limbs, sweating after activity, and lack of attention.

1. Weak heart qi syndrome: chest tightness, poor qi, lack of qi in daily life, easy fatigue, palpitations or apprehension after activities.

Pulmonary Qi weakness syndrome: Shortness of breath after activity, intolerance to cold and wind, respiratory symptoms such as cough and sputum stagnation, weak pulse, and fatigue.

3. Spleen and stomach qi deficiency syndrome: easy abdominal distention, indigestion, loose stool, yellowish complexion, pale tongue coating, etc.

4. Kidney Qi weakness: after activity, it is easy to have backache and fatigue, and there may be incomplete urine and nocturia. Men are prone to spermatozoa, and women are prone to low menstrual cycles and cycle disorders.

Other manifestations of qi deficiency

Patients with qi deficiency constitution are usually weak in constitution, and qi deficiency is not able to fix the surface and is prone to colds; or weakened resistance after suffering from other diseases, resulting in prolonged disease; susceptible to diseases such as sagging internal organs and fatigue; It is also manifested in psychological characteristics, such as emotional instability and introverted personality.

Qi deficiency is a very complex kind of symptoms, syndromes, because Qi is one of the main elements of our human body, we Chinese medicine says that Qi is divided into many kinds, such as the initial vitality of the human body, including the Qi of the water valley produced by the digestion of our spleen and stomach, as well as the Qi included in the lung breathing, we will have Wei Qi on the surface of the body, and there will be camp Qi in the blood vessels, etc., then our common Qi deficiency is mainly manifested in the deficiency of righteous qi, and there are two main types of weak spleen and stomach, and the lack of righteous qi is mainly manifested in the elderly. There are also some people who have undergone surgery, have had heavy bleeding, and have given birth to children, which will have a lack of righteousness.

The weakness of the spleen and stomach is more common, the weakness of the spleen and stomach is also a manifestation of the lack of righteous qi, and it is also a manifestation of qi deficiency, so the qi deficiency at this time is more manifested in our diet and digestive system, no appetite, poor eating, poor digestion, indigestion, constipation, diarrhea, etc., etc., these are the most common manifestations of qi deficiency, of course, because of qi deficiency, weak transport ability, good things can not reach the limbs, can not lose to the head, there will be dizziness, dizziness, and even cold limbs, Cold hair on the tips of the fingers or toes is also a sign of qi deficiency.

Qi deficiency generally refers to physical weakness, paleness, shortness of breath, weakness of limbs, dizziness, sweating when moving, and low voice. It includes the deficiency of vitality, zongqi, and guard qi, as well as the decline of qi's propulsion, warmth, defense, fixation, and vaporization functions, resulting in the decline or decline of certain functional activities of the body, and the decline of disease resistance. It is mostly caused by insufficient congenital endowment, or acquired malnutrition, or excessive strain and depletion ("exertion is qi consumption"), or long-term illness, or decreased function of the lungs, spleen and kidneys and other viscera, and insufficient biochemistry of qi.

What are the symptoms of qi deficiency in Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine-Department of Endocrinology-Chief Physician-Jing Luxian?