Body Fluids Deficiency
In traditional theory, Body Fluids Deficiency denotes insufficient Jin-Ye for moistening the skin, mucosa, throat, lungs, intestines, and tongue. Its conceptual role is to describe dryness and reduced fluid nourishment without automatically assigning a cause or a biomedical explanation. Study defining presentations and traditional differentiation context in this educational pattern record.
Key reference facts
- Nature
- Empty
- Organ affinity
- Lungs, Stomach, Kidneys, Large Intestine, Spleen
- Defining presentations
- Dry skin; Dry mouth; Dry nose; Dry cough; Dry lips
- Treatment principles
- Generate and preserve body fluids; Moisten dryness; Support fluid transformation and distribution; Protect Lung and gastrointestinal moistening in traditional terms
Related library records
Source reference: Me & Qi - TCM Patterns Database