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No desire to eat despite hunger
饑不欲食 〔饑不欲食〕 jī bù yù shí
知饑不食〔知饑不食〕zhī jī bù shí
Poor appetite with hunger. No desire to eat despite hunger occurs in the following situations: with clamoring stomach characterized by scorching heat sensation, and red tongue with scant fur, it indicates insufficiency of stomach yīn and vacuity fire. In such cases, the lack of desire to eat is explained by the insufficiency, whereas the presence of hunger is explained as result of the vacuity fire. Withdizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, forgetfulness, and dry throat and tongue, it is attributed to insufficiency of kidney yīn and frenetic movement of the ministerial fire. In advanced stages of febrile disease with lassitude of spirit, lack of strength, and dry tongue with little liquid, it is a sign of insufficiency of stomach yīn resulting from qì, blood, and liquid depletion when the evil has abated. See poor appetite.
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