Manifestations of Excess and Deficiency in
                  Blood and Vital Energy (Q i)
       Excess syndrome        Deficiency syndrome
Pallor, lassitude, fatigue    Accumulation and obstruc-   Vital energy
and weakness, shortness      tion of phlegm, chest and    (qi yang)
of breath when moving,       abdominal distention, yore-
dizziness, sweating, and     iting with gastric acid, con-
diarrhoea. Sometimes pro-   stipation (clinically termed
lapses of anus or uterus,   stagnation of vital energy,
                             and excess syndrome of vis-
                             cera)
Paleness in face, lips,       Abdominal pains during         Blood (yin)
tongue and nails, numbness    menstruation or postpartum
and spasm of extemities,      period, tenderness in abdo-
nausea, dizziness, palpita-   men. Local blood stagnation
tion, restlessness, insomnia, and pain after fall (clinically
night sweating, afternoon     termed blood stagnation)
fever, hotness in palms and
soles.
    
Note: Those patients with qi or yang deficiency should take diets of
moderate and warm nature; those with blood or yin deficiency, sweet diets of
cold, and cool nature.