MENTAL MODEL · M3077

Lung Atrophy / Fei Wei

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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-31

CORE DEFINITION

The lung lobes wither and become nonfunctional. It often occurs after severe illness (such as lung abscess), when lung qi is damaged and body fluids are exhausted, leading to dryness and atrophy of the lung lobes. Manifestations include coughing up turbid saliva and frothy sputum, with a rapid and deficient pulse at the inch position.

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A withered loofah. Unlike "lung abscess" (which is decayed), lung atrophy is "dried up/shriveled." The lung loses elasticity and cannot open and close properly. Treatment should "moisten the lung with sweet and warm herbs," like injecting water into a dried loofah.

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The lung lobes wither and become nonfunctional, often due to the late stage of febrile disease (such as after lung abscess) or chronic illness consuming qi and damaging fluids, resulting in loss of moisture and the lobes becoming withered and unable to rise. In contrast to "lung abscess" (which is decayed), this is "shriveling and loss of function."

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When seeing coughing of turbid saliva and frothy sputum with a rapid and deficient pulse, differentiate as lung atrophy
treat with sweet, warm, moistening, and qi-generating fluids (such as Maimendong Decoction or Gancao Ganjiang Decoction)
focus on moistening the lung to restore its opening and closing, avoiding dry and harsh herbs.

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zh.wikipedia.orghttps://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%82%BA%E7%97%BFZH · Explicit
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