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Clinical manifestations: Sudden, sharp or cramping pain in the stomach area; pain quickly relieved by warmth or hot drinks; pain triggered or worsened by cold food or cold weather; feeling of cold in the stomach, sometimes with cold hands and feet; preference for warm drinks, bland taste, no thirst.
Tongue: W Pulse: a
Treatment principle: pale body with a moist, thin white slippery coat,tight, may be wiry and slow
Clinical manifestations: Dull, persistent abdominal pain relieved by warmth and pressure; loose, watery stools with undigested food; cold hands and feet, feeling chilly easily; fatigue and heaviness in the limbs.
Tongue: W Pulse: a
Treatment principle: pale, puffy and tender with teeth marks and a white slippery coating,deep, slow and weak, especially at the right middle position
3. Cold-Dampness in the Lower Burner
Clinical manifestations: Cold sensation in the lower abdomen; heavy dragging feeling in the pelvis; dull aching lower back pain worse with cold or damp; profuse white or clear watery vaginal discharge without odour; loose or watery stools; cold limbs, especially legs and feet.
Tongue: W Pulse: a
Treatment principle: pale, swollen body with teeth marks and a thick white greasy coating that looks excessively moist,deep, slow and soggy, especially weak in the rear positions
Clinical manifestations: Cramping pain pulling toward the groin or testicles; scrotal contraction or testicular cold pain (in men); worse with cold exposure and better with warmth; worsened by emotional stress or frustration; feeling of cold in the lower belly and cold limbs.
Tongue: W Pulse: a
Treatment principle: pale body with a white, slippery coating,deep, wiry and slow or tight
Clinical manifestations: Dull, persistent cold pain in the abdomen that improves with warmth and pressure; chronic loose stools or early-morning diarrhea (around 5 AM); sore and cold lower back and knees; cold hands and feet, especially below the knees; fatigue and abdominal bloating after eating.
Tongue: W Pulse: a
Treatment principle: pale, swollen, puffy with teeth marks and a white slippery coating,deep, weak and slow; both rear positions feeble, right middle position soft and weak