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1. Qi Deficiency Causing Blood Stagnation
Clinical manifestations: Bluish-purple lips and nails; extreme fatigue; shortness of breath with exertion; dizziness; a dull complexion; a weak voice.
Tongue: Pale with a purple tinge or stasis dots. Pulse: Weak, choppy.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi to propel Blood and restore circulation.
Note: moxa is appropriate. No combined Qi-Deficiency-causing-Blood-Stagnation slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Dark, purplish lips and nails; fixed, stabbing pain worse with pressure; dark menstrual blood with clots; pain worsens at night.
Tongue: Dark purple with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Choppy.
Treatment principle: Invigorates Blood and disperses stasis; moves Qi to relieve obstruction.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide per the discoloration-marker rule.
Clinical manifestations: Dry, purplish lips and tongue; night sweats; heat in the palms, soles and chest; a flushed cheekbone; a dry mouth worse at night; restlessness and insomnia.
Tongue: Red, dry, thin with cracks, little coating. Pulse: Fine, rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Yin and clears deficiency Heat; cools the Blood.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency-Empty-Heat-blazing slide.
Clinical manifestations: Leg and ankle swelling; a cold feeling especially in the lower back and legs; scanty urination; pale bluish skin around the eyes and lips; cold hands and feet; lower back soreness.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, teeth-marked, white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak.
Treatment principle: Warms Kidney Yang, promotes urination, drains Dampness and transforms water.
Note: moxa is strongly indicated.
Clinical manifestations: Copious white sticky phlegm, easy to expectorate; chest fullness and heaviness; poor appetite; loose stools; body heaviness and fatigue; a dull bluish tint.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, teeth-marked, thick white greasy coating. Pulse: Slippery.
Treatment principle: Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm; regulates Qi and restores Lung function.
Note: moxa is appropriate.
6. Qi and Yin Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Bluish-purple lips and nails; extreme fatigue and weakness; a dry mouth and throat with little desire to drink; night sweats; heat in the palms, soles and chest; dizziness.
Tongue: Red, thin or absent coating, dry or cracked. Pulse: Fine, weak, often rapid.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi and Yin, generates fluids and stabilizes circulation.
Note: moxa is appropriate. No combined Qi-and-Yin-deficiency slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.