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1. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Mild dull labor pain, weak infrequent contractions, extreme fatigue and exhaustion, a pale complexion, dizziness and palpitations, shortness of breath when pushing.
Tongue: Pale, may be thin or teeth-marked, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine, weak, or empty.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi and nourish Blood to restore the uterine pushing force.
Note: Confirmed absent again: standalone combined Qi-and-Blood-Deficiency has no matching deck slide on this site.
2. Kidney Qi Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Weak, irregular contractions that do not build strength; deep lower-back soreness; extreme fatigue with minimal exertion; dizziness; frequent clear urination without labor progress.
Tongue: Pale, slightly puffy with possible tooth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Deep, weak, especially faint at the rear (Chi) positions.
Treatment principle: Warm and reinforce Kidney-Qi to provide steady downward force.
Note: Confirmed absent again: this site's kidney deck has no plain Kidney-Qi-Deficiency slide of its own (only Kidney-Yang, Kidney-Yin and Kidney-Essence variants), so no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Strong but irregular, unproductive contractions; fixed stabbing lower-back and abdominal pain; irritability and anxiety; a dark or purplish complexion; chest tightness.
Tongue: Dark purple with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood, dispel stasis, and move Qi to unblock the birth canal.
Clinical manifestations: Irregular contractions lacking propulsive force; distending lower-back and abdominal pain; facial and limb swelling; chest tightness; emotional frustration; nausea.
Tongue: Pale, swollen with teeth marks, white greasy overly moist coating. Pulse: Slippery and wiry, right Guan soggy, left Guan wiry.
Treatment principle: Dry Dampness, transform Phlegm, and smooth Liver-Qi to resolve the obstruction.