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Clinical manifestations: Dull abdominal pain relieved by warmth and pressure, bloating worse after eating, undigested food in the stools, cold hands and feet, puffy limbs, bland taste in the mouth.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, and tender with teeth marks and a white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, especially at the right Guan position.
Treatment principle: Warms the Middle Burner, disperses Cold, tonifies Qi.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Spleen-Yang-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dull cold pain in the upper belly relieved by warmth and pressure, vomiting of clear watery fluid, fullness after small meals, tiredness with cold hands and feet.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, and tender with teeth marks on the edges, white slippery coating especially in the center. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Warms the Middle Burner, strengthens Stomach and Spleen Yang, eases cold pain, restores appetite.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Stomach-Deficient-and-Cold slide.
Clinical manifestations: Feeling cold all over, especially hands and feet, fatigue and low vitality, pale face, loose stools or diarrhea, abundant clear urination, low back soreness or weakness.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, moist with teeth marks and a white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Kidney-Yang (root of all Yang), warms Yang and transforms Qi, warms the Gate of Life Fire.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. This site has no plain organ-nonspecific Yang-deficiency slide — linked to the closest match, this site's own Kidney-Yang-deficiency slide, since the moxa-heavy treatment approach here is identical.
Clinical manifestations: Cold and aching lower back and knees, frequent nighttime urination, feeling cold all over (worse in the lower body), fatigue and low spirits, pale or dark complexion.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender body with teeth marks and a wet white coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak at the Chi positions.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Kidney-Yang, benefits Essence and fills Marrow, warms the Gate of Life Fire.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-Yang-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Sudden onset of sharp, cramping stomach pain, pain relieved by warmth or hot compress, pain worsened by cold food or weather, bland taste without thirst, nausea or vomiting of clear watery fluid.
Tongue: Pale body, moist, thin white slippery coat. Pulse: Tight, often wiry and slow.
Treatment principle: Warms the interior and dispels Cold, soothes the Liver and regulates Qi, alleviates pain.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Cold-invading-the-Stomach slide.