Sign · 手足不温
Cold hands and feet
Extremities that stay cold while others in the room are comfortable.
This page is a reference entry, not an assessment. It says which patterns the sign belongs to in the table this site is built on, at what weight, and where else on the site it appears. Having a sign is not having a pattern — most people have several of these at once, and the self-check is where they are weighed against each other.
What weight it carries
Every sign in the table is filed against one or more patterns at one of three weights. The weight is about diagnostic usefulness, not severity: a defining sign is one the pattern cannot be argued without, which is a different thing from a sign that is dangerous.
| Pattern | 中文 | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Qi deficiency | 气虚证 | Common |
| Kidney yang deficiency | 肾阳虚证 | Common |
| Spleen yang deficiency | 脾阳虚证 | Common |
| Spleen qi deficiency | 脾气虚证 | Supporting |
Common for 3 patterns
Usually present, and its absence counts against the pattern. ×2.
Where it appears on the site
The condition pages that list this sign as one of the things to look for:
- Cold limbs 手足厥冷
- Swollen ankles 浮肿
Other sensation signs
The table groups signs by the part of the body or the kind of observation they come from. These are the other entries in the same group.
- Dull abdominal ache relieved by pressure 腹痛喜按
- Dragging or bearing-down feeling 下坠感
- Dizziness or blurred vision on standing 起立时头晕目眩
- Palpitations 心悸
- Dizziness 头晕
- Dry eyes or blurred vision 目干涩视物模糊
- Numbness or tingling in the limbs 肢体麻木
- Muscle twitches or cramps 筋肉瞤动
Part of the sign index — 118 entries weighted across twelve patterns. How the weights are used is set out in the methodology.