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Clinical manifestations: Red, dry, cracked tongue with little or no coating, night sweats, afternoon or evening tidal heat, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, dry mouth and throat worse at night, restlessness and difficulty sleeping.
Tongue: Red, thin, dry body with cracks, little or no coating. Pulse: Fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourish Yin, clear deficiency Heat, restore the body's cooling and moistening reserves.
Note: no moxa. Matched to this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency-Empty-Heat-blazing slide.
Clinical manifestations: Burning pain in the stomach, excessive hunger or large appetite, foul breath, thirst with desire for cold drinks, swollen, red, or bleeding gums, constipation with dry stools.
Tongue: Red body, often with red prickles in the center, thick dry yellow coat. Pulse: Rapid, slippery, and forceful, especially at the right Guan (Stomach) position.
Treatment principle: Clear Stomach-Fire, cool the Blood, generate fluids.
Note: no moxa. Matched to this site's own Stomach-Heat-(or-Phlegm-Heat) slide.
3. Spleen Deficiency With Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Pale, swollen tongue with tooth marks, shallow cracks especially in the center, loose stools or diarrhea, abdominal bloating after eating, heaviness in the limbs and body, fatigue and low energy.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with tooth marks, white greasy coating, moist surface. Pulse: Soggy and slow, soft and lacking force, especially at the right Guan position.
Treatment principle: Tonify Spleen-Qi, strengthen digestive transformation, drain accumulated Dampness.
Note: moxa applicable on ST-36. This site has no combined Spleen-deficiency-with-Dampness slide, a gap confirmed absent many times over this session — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
Clinical manifestations: Deep midline crack on the tongue, red dry tongue with little or no coating, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, night sweats, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, dizziness and tinnitus.
Tongue: Red, thin body with little or no coating, dry surface, often with a deep midline crack. Pulse: Fine and rapid, especially weak at the left Chi position.
Treatment principle: Nourish Kidney-Yin, replenish Essence and fluids, clear Empty-Heat.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Bitter taste in the mouth, intense irritability and quick temper, red, painful, or burning eyes, throbbing headache at the temples or crown, dry mouth and throat, burning pain along the ribs.
Tongue: Red body with noticeably redder sides, dry yellow coating, sometimes with red prickles. Pulse: Wiry and rapid, forceful especially at the left Guan (Liver) position.
Treatment principle: Drain Liver-Fire, cool the Blood, preserve body fluids.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Liver-Fire-blazing slide.