yang xu (yang deficient) 陽虛

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

Yang xu is a traditional Chinese medical term used in diagnostics.

Clinical symptoms include:

Pale or dark complexion, tiredness and like to lie down, lack of strength, do not like physical activities, fat slippery tongue with oily look, cold limbs and dislike cold, pale color urine, weak pulse.

When yang xu (yang deficient) is accompanied by shenxu (kidney deficient) condition, it is shenyangxu (kidney yang deficient)

The opposite condition is called yinxu (yin deficient) .

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陽虛症狀﹕

面色蒼白或暗淡，身重倦臥，倦怠無力，萎靡不振，舌質淡而胖膩，舌苔潤滑，畏寒肢冷，尿色淡，脈弱。

陽虚兼有腎虛症狀者，是為腎陽虛。

與陽虚相反是陰虛。

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Last update: June 7, 2013; 9 p.m. LAH