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1. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Bloating that worsens after eating, loose, unformed stools, heaviness of the body and limbs, poor appetite or lack of taste, fatigue.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with teeth marks, white greasy coating, moist surface. Pulse: Soggy and slow, may feel slippery.
Treatment principle: Strengthen Spleen Qi, drain Dampness, restore transformation and transportation.
Note: moxa applicable on the tonifying points. No deck on this site combines Spleen deficiency with Dampness in one slide, so no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Distension that moves or radiates to the ribs and flanks, worse with stress, frequent sighing and belching, irritability or mood swings, feeling of a lump in the throat.
Tongue: Normal or slightly dark body with red or slightly purple sides, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry, taut like a guitar string, most noticeable at left middle.
Treatment principle: Course the Liver, resolve constraint, move Qi, prevent invasion of the Spleen.
Note: no moxa except tonifying points. Direct match on the core distension/irritability/sighing picture.
Clinical manifestations: Upper abdominal bloating, worse after meals, sour, rotten-smelling belching, acid regurgitation, relief after vomiting, aversion to food or its smell.
Tongue: Normal body with thick, greasy, curd-like coating, thickest in centre. Pulse: Slippery, full, most prominent at right middle.
Treatment principle: Promote digestion, resolve food stagnation, descend Stomach Qi.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Retention-of-Food-in-the-Stomach slide.
Clinical manifestations: Bitter or sticky taste in mouth, loose, sticky, or incomplete bowel movements, thirst with little desire to drink, heavy, foggy sensation in head or limbs.
Tongue: Red body, possibly swollen with teeth marks, thick yellow greasy coating heaviest in centre and back. Pulse: Soggy and rapid, often also slippery.
Treatment principle: Clear Heat, drain Dampness, harmonize the middle burner.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Stomach slide.
Clinical manifestations: Bloating worse after eating, relieved by warmth and pressure, cold hands and feet, loose stools with undigested food, bland taste in mouth.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender body with teeth marks, white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, especially at right Guan.
Treatment principle: Warm the middle burner, disperse cold, tonify Qi and Yang.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct name match with this site's own Spleen-Yang deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dry, hard, pellet-like stools, fullness that improves after a bowel movement, dry mouth and throat, thin body or weight loss, bad breath.
Tongue: Red, thin, and dry with cracks, often thin dry yellowish coat. Pulse: Fine, possibly slightly rapid or choppy.
Treatment principle: Moisten the intestines, nourish fluids, unblock the bowels gently.
Note: no moxa. Direct name match with this site's own Large-Intestine-Dry slide.