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Clinical manifestations: No thirst or a desire only for warm drinks, feeling cold easily with cold extremities, loose watery stools with undigested food, dull abdominal pain relieved by warmth and pressure, a bland taste.
Tongue: Pale, puffy with teeth marks, white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, especially at the right Guan.
Treatment principle: Warm the middle burner, disperse Cold, and tonify Qi to restore Spleen-Yang's ability to process fluids.
2. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: A sticky greasy mouth sensation, heaviness of the body and limbs, loose stools or diarrhea, abdominal bloating after eating, poor appetite, drowsiness after meals.
Tongue: Pale, swollen with teeth marks, white greasy coating, moist surface. Pulse: Soggy and slow, soft and weak, especially at the right Guan.
Treatment principle: Strengthen the Spleen, drain Dampness, and restore the upward distribution of fluids to the mouth.
Note: Confirmed absent again: standalone Spleen-Deficiency-with-Dampness has no matching deck slide on this site.
Clinical manifestations: Bloating and fullness in the upper abdomen, a heavy feeling in the body and limbs, a head that feels wrapped in cloth, loose or watery stools.
Tongue: Pale, swollen with teeth marks, thick white greasy coating, excessively moist. Pulse: Soggy or slippery and slow, soft in the right Guan.
Treatment principle: Warm and transform Cold-Dampness, promote urination, restore the Spleen's ability to move fluids upward.
Clinical manifestations: A strong aversion to cold, a mild fever without sweating, headache and body aches, no thirst or only a desire for warm drinks.
Tongue: Normal or slightly pale, thin white moist coating. Pulse: Floating and tight.
Treatment principle: Induce sweating and release the exterior to dispel the Wind-Cold from the body surface.
5. Qi and Yin Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dry mouth with little desire to drink, fatigue and lack of strength, night sweats, warm palms soles and chest, palpitations, a reluctance to speak or a weak voice.
Tongue: Red or pale-red, thin or absent coating, may be cracked and dry. Pulse: Fine and weak, often rapid.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi to transport fluids upward while gently nourishing Yin.
Note: Confirmed absent again: combined Qi-and-Yin-Deficiency has no matching deck slide on this site.