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Clinical manifestations: Distending pain in the right upper abdomen fluctuating with emotional stress, frequent sighing, irritability and mood swings, throat-lump sensation, belching/bloating after meals.
Tongue: Normal or slightly dark body with red sides, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry, taut like a guitar string, especially at the left middle position.
Treatment principle: Soothe the Liver, relieve constraint, move Qi.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Liver-Qi-stagnation slide.
Clinical manifestations: Severe colicky pain in the right upper abdomen, bitter taste, nausea/vomiting, jaundice.
Tongue: Red body with thick yellow greasy coating. Pulse: Wiry, slippery, rapid.
Treatment principle: Drain Liver-Gallbladder Fire, clear Damp-Heat, resolve jaundice.
Note: no moxa; jaundice needs medical evaluation regardless. Direct match with this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Gall-Bladder-and-Liver slide.
Clinical manifestations: Fixed, stabbing pain in the right upper abdomen, worse at night and with pressure.
Tongue: Dark purple with stasis spots on the sides, distended sublingual veins, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry and choppy, like a knife scraping bamboo.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood, dispel stasis, move Qi, alleviate pain.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide.
4. Toxic-Heat
Clinical manifestations: Intense, constant burning pain in the right upper abdomen, high fever with chills, jaundice, extreme thirst for cold drinks, dark scanty urine, constipation, restlessness and irritability.
Tongue: Red or crimson with prickly thorns, dry yellow coating. Pulse: Rapid and wiry, forceful.
Treatment principle: Clear Heat, drain Dampness, resolve toxicity.
Note: no moxa; high fever with jaundice needs urgent medical evaluation regardless (possible cholangitis). This site has no standalone Toxic-Heat slide on any deck — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
Clinical manifestations: Dull burning pain under the right ribs, dry mouth, gritty eyes, afternoon low-grade fever or night sweats, dizziness, lightheadedness, irritability, restless sleep.
Tongue: Red, thin body with red sides, dry surface, little or no coating. Pulse: Wiry, fine, rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourish Liver-Kidney Yin, soothe the Liver, regulate Qi.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Liver-Yin-deficiency slide.