↑ reinforcing ↓ reducing ⊥ even method.
Clinical manifestations: Dark, tarry stools; overwhelming fatigue; pale complexion; poor appetite; easy bruising.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tooth-marked, thin white coat. Pulse: Fine and weak.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen Qi to restore containment of the Blood.
Note: moxa is appropriate. Linked to this site's own Spleen-not-controlling-Blood slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dark tarry stools with a foul smell; anal burning; urgent diarrhea; thirst; scanty dark urine.
Tongue: Red, thick yellow greasy coat. Pulse: Rapid and slippery.
Treatment principle: Clears Damp-Heat, cools the Blood and stops bleeding.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: Dark or black stools; cold hands and feet; dull abdominal pain relieved by warmth; loose, watery stools.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, white slippery coat. Pulse: Deep, slow and weak.
Treatment principle: Warms the Middle Burner, restores Yang and contains the Blood.
Note: moxa is strongly indicated.
4. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Loose dark stools; bloating after eating; heaviness; greasy mouth sensation.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, white greasy coat, tooth-marked. Pulse: Soggy and slow.
Treatment principle: Tonifies the Spleen, drains Dampness and stops bleeding.
Note: Mixed Deficiency/Excess. No deck slide combines Spleen deficiency with Dampness — no pattern link is given here.
5. Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Persistent dark blood; dizziness; pale face, lips and nails; palpitations; scanty pale menstrual flow.
Tongue: Pale, thin, thin white coat. Pulse: Fine and weak.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Blood, rebuilds reserves and strengthens containment.
Note: moxa is appropriate. No plain Blood-deficiency slide fits this presentation — no pattern link is given here.