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Internal dampness
内湿 〔內濕〕nèi shī
Dampness that arises when the spleen is vacuous and fails to move and transform fluids, and that is characterized by poor appetite, diarrhea, abdominal distension, scant urine, yellow face, puffy swelling, a pale tongue with glossy fur, and a moderate soggy pulse. Since the spleen action of moving and transforming the fluids relies on the warming action of kidney yáng, internal dampness is often observed in patients with spleen-kidney yáng vacuity. Internal dampness and external dampness are mutually conducive. Spleen vacuity makes the body vulnerable to external dampness but also may spontaneously cause internal dampness. External dampness entering the body may easily damage the spleen, causing internal dampness. See dampness; See internal evil.
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