↑ reinforcing ↓ reducing ⊥ even method.
Clinical manifestations: Copious thick yellow or green sticky sputum; chest oppression; fever; wheezing; foul-smelling phlegm.
Tongue: Red, swollen front, thick yellow greasy coat with red prickles. Pulse: Slippery and rapid, strongest at the right front position.
Treatment principle: Clears Lung Heat, resolves Phlegm and invigorates Blood.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: Copious white sticky phlegm, easy to expectorate; chest heaviness; poor appetite; bloating; loose stools; fatigue.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, tooth-marked, thick white greasy excessively moist coat. Pulse: Slippery, possibly soggy, especially at the right front position.
Treatment principle: Warms the Lungs, transforms Phlegm-Fluids, strengthens the Spleen and descends Qi.
Note: moxa is appropriate.
Clinical manifestations: Sudden, forceful coughing fits; rib-side pain worse with cough; irritability; bitter taste; blood-streaked or pink-tinged sputum.
Tongue: Red with redder sides, thin dry yellow coat. Pulse: Wiry and rapid, strongest at the left middle position.
Treatment principle: Drains Liver Fire, clears Lung Heat, subdues rebellious Qi and stops bleeding.
Note: no moxa.
4. Qi and Yin Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Fatigue; dry cough with scanty sticky sputum; night sweats; warm palms and soles; shortness of breath on exertion; dry mouth with little desire to drink; spontaneous daytime sweating.
Tongue: Red or pale-red, thin dry coat, possibly cracked. Pulse: Fine, weak, often rapid.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi, nourishes Yin, generates fluids and moistens the Lungs.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs). No combined Qi-and-Yin-deficiency slide exists — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Chronic weak cough with thin watery or white sputum; poor appetite with bloating after eating; fatigue with a weak voice; spontaneous sweating.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender, tooth-marked, thin white slippery coat. Pulse: Weak and forceless, especially at the right front and middle positions.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen, drains Dampness and secures the Exterior.
Note: moxa is appropriate. Linked to this site's own Spleen-and-Lung-Qi-deficiency slide.