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Clinical manifestations: Brittle, ridged nails, dry eyes or blurred vision, muscle cramps or tingling limbs, scanty, pale, or late periods, dizziness or light-headedness.
Tongue: Pale body (especially at the sides), thin and slightly dry with thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and choppy, possibly wiry at the left middle position.
Treatment principle: Blood fails to reach the fingertips and moisten the nail beds.
Note: moxa applicable on ST-36. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Liver-Blood-deficiency slide.
2. Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Brittle, ridged nails, pale or sallow complexion, pale lips, dizziness, heart palpitations or feeling faint, scanty, pale, or late periods, poor memory.
Tongue: Pale, thin body with thin white coating. Pulse: Fine, weak, thready — barely perceptible.
Treatment principle: The body lacks sufficient Blood to nourish the extremities.
Note: moxa applicable on ST-36/BL-20/REN-4. This site has no organ-nonspecific Blood-deficiency slide on any deck — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
Clinical manifestations: Brittle, ridged nails, dry eyes or blurred vision, lower back and knee soreness or weakness, night sweats, scanty, pale, or late periods.
Tongue: Red or pale-red, thin body with little or no coating, possibly cracked and dry. Pulse: Fine and weak, wiry at the left middle (Liver) position, weak at the left rear (Kidney) position.
Treatment principle: The nails lack both nourishment and moisture, so dryness sets in, leading to ridges, dullness, and cracking.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Kidney-and-Liver-Yin-deficiency slide, the closest match, with this pattern's Liver-Blood (rather than pure Liver-Yin) framing flagged as a minor nuance.
Clinical manifestations: Dry eyes or blurred vision, night sweats, irritability and restlessness, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, dull ache under the ribs.
Tongue: Red, thin body with redder sides, dry surface, little or no coating. Pulse: Wiry, fine, and rapid.
Treatment principle: Depleted Liver-Yin causes the nails to lose their gloss and flexibility, becoming dry, brittle, and dull.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Liver-Yin-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Brittle, ridged nails, lower back and knee soreness or weakness, night sweats, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, dry mouth and throat especially at night, tinnitus or dizziness.
Tongue: Red, thin body with little or no coating, dry surface, possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid, especially weak at the left rear (Kidney) position.
Treatment principle: Depleted Kidney-Yin causes the nails to lose moisture, becoming brittle, dry, and ridged, much like a riverbed cracking in a drought.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency slide.