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Clinical manifestations: Frequent, easily-waking dreams, poor appetite and bloating after meals, mental and physical fatigue, pale, sallow complexion, palpitations or fluttering in the chest, forgetfulness and poor concentration.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, and slightly tender with teeth marks along the edges, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and weak overall, especially empty at the left Cun (Heart) position and soft at the right Guan (Spleen) position.
Treatment principle: Strengthens Spleen-Qi and nourishes Heart-Blood to anchor the spirit.
Note: moxa applicable. Linked to this site's own Spleen-and-Heart-Blood-deficiency slide — the source names a combined Qi-and-Blood deficiency while the deck slide is pure-Blood-framed, a framing gap flagged consistent with this session's earlier Heart-and-Spleen pages.
Clinical manifestations: Vivid or frightening dreams with anger themes, irritability and short temper, bitter taste in the mouth, throbbing headache at the temples, red, painful or burning eyes.
Tongue: Red body with redder sides, dry yellow coating, possible red prickles. Pulse: Wiry and rapid, full and forceful especially at the left Guan (Liver) position.
Treatment principle: Clears Liver-Fire and drains Heat to settle the rising Fire disturbing the Heart-Shen.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Liver-Fire-blazing slide.
Clinical manifestations: Chest oppression with thick yellow sticky phlegm, flushed red face and red eyes, bitter taste in the mouth and thirst, dizziness and head heaviness, rattling or gurgling sound in the throat.
Tongue: Red body, swollen with a red prickly tip, covered by a thick yellow greasy coating. Pulse: Slippery and rapid, especially full and overflowing at the left Cun (Heart) position.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat and transforms Phlegm to calm the Heart and settle the Mind.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Phlegm-Fire-harassing-the-Heart slide.
Clinical manifestations: Night sweats, feeling of heat in the palms, soles, and chest (five-palm heat), dry mouth and throat especially at night, palpitations worse when resting or at night, malar flush, anxiety with a restless, unsettled quality.
Tongue: Red body with a redder tip, little or no coating, possibly a midline crack, and a dry surface. Pulse: Thin (fine) and rapid, may feel empty on deep pressure, especially at the left Cun (Heart) position.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Heart-Yin and clears Empty-Heat to anchor the Spirit for restful sleep.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Heart-Yin-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Night sweats, low back soreness, dizziness or tinnitus, five-centre heat (palms, soles, chest), palpitations with pounding heartbeat, mental restlessness and floating anxiety.
Tongue: Red, especially at the tip, with a thin body and little or no coating, the surface may be dry. Pulse: Fine (thin) and rapid, weak at the left Kidney position.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Heart and Kidney Yin to restore the Water-Fire balance and anchor the Mind.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidneys-and-Heart-not-harmonized slide.
Clinical manifestations: Timidity and fearfulness, easily startled by small noises or movements, indecisiveness and low self-confidence, frightening dreams that wake you in fear, heart palpitations and anxiety, dizziness and shortness of breath.
Tongue: Pale, thin body with a thin white coating. Pulse: Fine, weak, and often wiry, especially weak at the left Guan (Gallbladder) position.
Treatment principle: Strengthens Gallbladder-Qi and calms the Spirit to anchor the Ethereal Soul and reduce fearful dreams.
Note: moxa applicable on GB-40. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Gall-Bladder-deficient slide.