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Clinical manifestations: Cough with copious, white, sticky phlegm, easy to expectorate; a feeling of heaviness and fullness in the chest; poor appetite, bloating, loose stools; fatigue and a sensation of heaviness in the body.
Tongue: Pale and swollen with teeth marks, thick white greasy coating, wet. Pulse: Slippery, like beads rolling under the fingers.
Treatment principle: Warm the Lungs, transform Phlegm-Fluids, descend Qi, stop cough and calm wheezing.
Clinical manifestations: A chronic, weak cough with thin watery phlegm; shortness of breath that worsens on exertion; poor appetite and abdominal bloating; fatigue and general weakness; a pale face without lustre; spontaneous sweating and catching colds easily.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender body with teeth marks, thin white slippery coating. Pulse: Weak and forceless overall, especially deficient at the right Cun and Guan positions.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi, strengthen the Spleen, harmonize the Stomach.
Clinical manifestations: Thick yellow or green sputum; chest oppression with a feeling of heat; thirst and a flushed face; wheezing with gurgling sounds in the throat; restlessness and irritability.
Tongue: Red body, possibly swollen at the front, yellow greasy coating, maybe red prickles on the front third. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clear Heat and transform Phlegm, regulate Qi and stop cough.
Clinical manifestations: Inhalation feels short and insufficient, exhalation easier; chronic breathlessness worsening with even light exertion; lower back soreness and weak knees; fatigue, low motivation, a quiet weak voice; spontaneous sweating with activity.
Tongue: Pale, puffy body with teeth marks, thin white moist coating. Pulse: Deep and weak, especially feeble at the rear (Kidney) position.
Treatment principle: Tonify Lung and Kidney Qi, stop cough and calm wheezing.
5. Lung and Kidney Yang Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Feeling cold all over, especially the back and limbs; thin, watery or frothy sputum; lower back and knee soreness and weakness; frequent urination, especially at night; shortness of breath, worse with the slightest movement; profound fatigue.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender with tooth marks, white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, weak, slow; the right Cun position especially empty, both Chi positions weak.
Treatment principle: Tonify Lung and Kidney Qi and Yang, anchor the breath.
Note: moxa applicable throughout. No deck on this site combines Lung and Kidney Yang deficiency into one slide, so no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Swelling of the legs and ankles; a feeling of cold in the lower body; scanty or difficult urination; soreness and weakness of the lower back; breathlessness on exertion; cold hands and feet.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, teeth-marked body with white slippery coating, excessively wet surface. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, especially faint at the Chi positions.
Treatment principle: Warm Yang and disperse Cold, promote urination and drain Dampness.
Clinical manifestations: Mental confusion or dullness; a rattling or gurgling sound in the throat; chest stuffiness and oppression; slurred or unclear speech.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with thick white greasy coating, may appear stiff or sluggish. Pulse: Slippery, round and smooth, with good strength, most pronounced at the middle position.
Treatment principle: Dry Dampness and transform Phlegm, direct rebellious Qi downward.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with
Phlegm misting the Mind — this is the advanced, hypercapnic-type presentation (mental confusion, slurred speech) that genuinely matches the deck slide's acute severity level, unlike milder \"brain fog\" presentations of this pattern name seen elsewhere.