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1. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Throat dryness with a heavy or lump-like sensation, not burning; a sticky or pasty mouth and throat; worse with fatigue and after eating; poor appetite, bloating, loose stools; thirst without desire to drink.
Tongue: Pale, swollen with teeth marks, white greasy coating. Pulse: Soggy and slow, often slippery.
Treatment principle: Strengthen the Spleen, leach out Dampness, and guide clear Yang up to the throat.
Note: Confirmed absent again: standalone Spleen-Deficiency-with-Dampness has no matching deck slide on this site.
Clinical manifestations: Fixed stabbing pain in the throat that worsens at night; a sensation of a lump or obstruction that cannot be cleared; worse with prolonged talking, stress, or cold weather; better with warmth, gentle massage and light exercise.
Tongue: Dark purple or dusky with stasis spots, distended dark sublingual veins, thin white coating. Pulse: Choppy, or wiry.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood circulation and break up stasis in the throat tissues through warmth and movement.
3. Phlegm
Clinical manifestations: A persistent lump sensation in the throat that cannot be cleared, sticky white mucus, heaviness in the chest, nausea, dizziness or a heavy head.
Tongue: Swollen, pale with teeth marks, thick white greasy coating. Pulse: Slippery, like beads rolling on a thread.
Treatment principle: Transform Phlegm and dry Dampness, restoring the Spleen's fluid-processing capacity.
Note: Confirmed absent again: standalone Phlegm has no matching deck slide on this site.