Qi Deficiency
Wellness framework (national standard constitution classification) · not a diagnosis
✓ Reviewed by Liu Meihua, Licensed TCM Pharmacist🕐 Updated Oct 2026📄 1 classic source
4INGREDIENTS THAT FIT
1CLASSIC ANCHOR
1FREE SELF-CHECK
AT A GLANCE
The tired constitution: easily worn out, short of breath after stairs, a voice that runs out at the end of a sentence. The classics anchor it to exertion consuming qi and to the spleen-stomach as the body’s granary.
Typical signs
Fatigue, soft voice, spontaneous sweat, catching colds easily, a pale tongue with a thin coating.
Food principles
Favor gently supplementing, easy-to-digest staples: yam and jujube congee, rice-based soups, slow-cooked grains. Avoid icy drinks and heavy, greasy meals that ask work of a tired system. Warm, regular meals are the tradition’s whole prescription.
The classic anchor
「劳则气耗」——《素问·举痛论》；「脾胃者，仓廪之官」——《素问·灵兰秘典论》
