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1. Qi and Blood Stagnation
Clinical manifestations: Distending, shifting lower abdominal pain linked to emotional stress; premenstrual breast tenderness; irregular cycles; dark menstrual blood with clots; irritability and mood swings.
Tongue: Dark purple with stasis spots and distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Wiry, taut like a guitar string, with a choppy quality.
Treatment principle: Moves Blood and Qi in the lower abdomen, directly addressing the stasis blocking the fallopian tubes.
Note: no moxa. No combined Qi-and-Blood-stagnation slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Yellow-green, foul-smelling discharge; lower abdominal heaviness; burning urination; a bitter taste; an afternoon heat sensation.
Tongue: Red with thick yellow greasy coating at the root. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Burner, reduces inflammation and allows the tubal passages to gradually clear.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Liver slide, its established Lower-Burner Damp-Heat convention.
Clinical manifestations: Fixed, stabbing lower abdominal pain, worse at night or with pressure; very dark menstrual blood with large clots; dark lips or a dusky complexion.
Tongue: Purple or dusky with stasis spots, distended dark sublingual veins. Pulse: Choppy or wiry.
Treatment principle: Invigorates sluggish Blood flow in the lower abdomen, breaking up congealed blockages that prevent egg and sperm from meeting.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide per the discoloration-marker rule.
Clinical manifestations: A dull, cold lower back and abdominal ache; frequent urination especially at night; a cold feeling throughout the body, worse in the lower body; a clear, watery discharge; severe fatigue; a preference for warmth.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender, teeth-marked, wet white coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, especially at the rear positions.
Treatment principle: Restores foundational warmth, thawing the Cold stagnation preventing Blood movement through the tubes.
Note: moxa is strongly indicated.