↑ reinforcing ↓ reducing ⊥ even method.
Clinical manifestations: Deep-brown spots with a dull dry complexion, dizziness and ringing in the ears, dry eyes and blurred vision, night sweats with heat in the palms/soles/chest, lower back and knee soreness, insomnia or restless sleep with vivid dreams.
Tongue: Red body with thin coating, cracks, dry surface. Pulse: Fine, rapid, weak in the Kidney position.
Treatment principle: Nourish Kidney and Liver Yin to restore skin moisture.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Kidney-and-Liver-Yin-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Deep brown spots on the face and hands with thin dry skin, night sweats and afternoon/evening heat, hot palms and soles with lower back soreness, restlessness and irritability, tinnitus or diminished hearing.
Tongue: Red, thin, dry with little or no coating, possibly cracked. Pulse: Fine, rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourish Kidney Yin while clearing deficiency Heat.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency-Empty-Heat-blazing slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dark purplish or brown spots with a fixed stubborn quality, dark or dusky facial complexion, dark circles under the eyes, fixed stabbing pain elsewhere, dark menstrual blood with clots (women).
Tongue: Dark purple body with stasis spots, distended dark sublingual veins. Pulse: Choppy or wiry.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood and dispel stasis through warmth and movement.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dark purplish spots on the face and hands, chest tightness or distending pain in the ribs, irritability or mood swings, dark lips or purplish complexion, emotional stress as a clear trigger.
Tongue: Purple or dark body with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Relieve constraint and restore smooth circulation.
Note: no moxa. Also linked to this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide — the second and last use of that slide on this page, within the established two-per-page cap.
5. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Light-brown spots (not dark or purple), pale or sallow complexion, persistent fatigue and weakness, dizziness or lightheadedness.
Tongue: Pale body, possibly thin with teeth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and weak, especially the right Guan position.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi and Blood to restore skin nourishment.
Note: moxa applicable throughout. This site has no combined Qi-and-Blood-deficiency slide, a gap confirmed absent many times over — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
6. Damp-Phlegm
Clinical manifestations: Thick, raised spots with a greasy sheen, heavy sensation in the limbs and body, sticky or loose stools, brain fog or a sensation of the head being wrapped.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with teeth marks, thick white greasy coating, wet surface. Pulse: Slippery like beads rolling in oil, possibly soggy in the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Dry Dampness, transform Phlegm, strengthen Spleen function.
Note: no moxa. This site has no plain excess Damp-Phlegm slide distinct from the Liver-Qi-stagnation-combined Spleen slide, the same gap confirmed on several pages this project — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.