Editing Traditional Chinese medicine (section)

===Xie===
In contrast to the majority of other functional entities, {{transliteration|zh|xuè}} or {{transliteration|zh|xiě}} ({{lang|zh|血}}, "blood") is correlated with a physical form – the red liquid running in the blood vessels.<ref name="Blood from a TCM Perspective">{{cite web|url=http://www.shen-nong.com/eng/principles/blood.html|title=Blood from a TCM Perspective|publisher=Shen-Nong Limited|access-date=4 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716053655/http://www.shen-nong.com/eng/principles/blood.html|archive-date=16 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Its concept is, nevertheless, defined by its functions: nourishing all parts and tissues of the body, safeguarding an adequate degree of moisture, and sustaining and soothing both consciousness and sleep.<ref name="Blood from a TCM Perspective" />

Typical symptoms of a lack of {{transliteration|zh|xiě}} (usually termed "blood vacuity" &#91;{{zh|c=血虚 |p=xiě xū|labels=no}}&#93;) are described as: Pale-white or withered-yellow complexion, dizziness, flowery vision, palpitations, insomnia, numbness of the extremities; pale tongue; "fine" pulse.<ref name="cudGr">{{harvp|Wiseman|Ellis|1996|p=147}}</ref>