↑ reinforcing ↓ reducing ⊥ even method.
Clinical manifestations: Burning sensation at the anus; foul-smelling stools with mucus; incomplete evacuation; urgency; heat sensations; thirst; scanty dark urine.
Tongue: Red, thick yellow greasy coat, thickest at the centre and root. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat and dries Dampness from the Large Intestine.
Note: no moxa.
2. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Sticky, loose stools that are hard to clean; incomplete evacuation; bloating after eating; fatigue; body heaviness; poor appetite.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, tooth-marked, white greasy moist coat. Pulse: Soggy and slow, soft and lacking force.
Treatment principle: Strengthens Spleen Qi and leaches out Dampness.
Note: Mixed Deficiency/Excess. No deck slide combines Spleen deficiency with Dampness — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Cold, dull abdominal pain that eases with warmth; sticky, loose, odourless stools; poor appetite; nausea; a heavy sensation as if wrapped in wet cloth.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, tooth-marked, thick white greasy moist coat. Pulse: Soggy or slippery and slow, weak at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Expels Cold-Dampness and restores the Spleen's warming Yang.
Note: moxa is appropriate.
4. Rebellious Liver Qi Invading the Spleen
Clinical manifestations: Abdominal pain preceding bowel movements, relieved after passing stool; stools worse with stress; rib distension; irritability; sighing; alternating constipation and loose sticky stools.
Tongue: Normal or slightly pale, possible tooth marks, thin white coat, possibly slightly greasy. Pulse: Wiry overall, more so at the left middle position, softer at the right.
Treatment principle: Soothes the Liver, strengthens the Spleen and resolves the underlying disharmony.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Rebellious-Liver-Qi-invading-the-Spleen slide.