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Clinical manifestations: Sudden spinning vertigo triggered by head movement, throbbing/distending headache at the temples, irritability and quick temper, flushed face and red eyes, tinnitus, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees.
Tongue: Red body with redder sides, thin dry yellow or scanty coat. Pulse: Wiry, possibly fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Subdue Liver Yang, extinguish internal Wind, clear Heat.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Liver-Yang-rising slide.
2. Wind-Phlegm
Clinical manifestations: Dizziness with a heavy, foggy sensation, nausea or vomiting of phlegm, copious white frothy sputum, chest stuffiness or fullness, heaviness in the body or limbs, trembling or numbness in the hands.
Tongue: Slightly pale and swollen with teeth marks, white greasy coating. Pulse: Wiry and slippery.
Treatment principle: Transform Wind-Phlegm and stop spasms, strengthen the Spleen, calm the Liver.
Note: no moxa. This site's three Liver-Wind slides are all Fire- or Blood-deficiency-based — none matches a plain excess Wind-Phlegm presentation, a gap also confirmed on the Apraxia page last batch — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
3. Phlegm-Dampness in the Middle-Burner
Clinical manifestations: Heaviness in the head as if wrapped in cloth, nausea, bloating, poor appetite, thick white greasy tongue coating, drowsiness and a heavy sluggish body.
Tongue: Pale and swollen with scalloped edges, thick white greasy coating. Pulse: Slippery, often soggy or slow.
Treatment principle: Dry Dampness and transform Phlegm, regulate Qi and harmonize the middle burner.
Note: no moxa. This site has no plain excess Damp-Phlegm/middle-burner-obstruction slide, the same gap confirmed on the Vertex Headache page this same batch and the SIBO page last batch — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
4. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dizziness triggered by head movement, worse when tired, persistent fatigue and weakness, pale or sallow complexion, heart palpitations, poor appetite.
Tongue: Pale body, may be thin or have teeth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and weak, especially at the right Guan position.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi, nourish Blood, strengthen the Spleen.
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.
Clinical manifestations: Dull chronic dizziness feeling hollow or empty in the head, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, tinnitus or gradual hearing loss, poor memory and difficulty concentrating, frequent nighttime urination.
Tongue: Pale, thin body with little or no coating, possibly fine cracks. Pulse: Fine, deep, weak at both Chi (rear) positions.
Treatment principle: Nourish Kidney Yin, benefit Essence and fill the Marrow.
Note: moxa applicable on BL-23. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-Essence-deficiency slide.