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Clinical manifestations: Dry mouth and throat worse at night, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, night sweats, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, dizziness or ringing in the ears.
Tongue: Red, thin body with little or no coating, dry surface with possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid, weak at the left rear position.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Kidney-Yin, supplements Liver and Spleen Yin, benefits Essence and fills the Marrow.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Intense thirst with craving for cold drinks, burning sensation in the stomach area, foul breath, red, swollen, bleeding gums, excessive hunger or eating large amounts without feeling full.
Tongue: Red body with central prickles, thick dry yellow coating. Pulse: Rapid, slippery, forceful, strong at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Clears Stomach-Heat, cools the Blood, nourishes Yin.
Note: no moxa. Matched to this site's own Stomach-Heat-(or-Phlegm-Heat) slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dry mouth worse at night, thirst for small sips only, night sweats, five-palm heat, red dry tongue with cracks.
Tongue: Red, thin, dry body with little or no coating, possibly cracked. Pulse: Fine and rapid, weak at the rear position.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Yin, clears deficiency Heat.
Note: no moxa. Matched to this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency-Empty-Heat-blazing slide.
Clinical manifestations: Sticky, slimy sensation in the mouth despite dryness, thirst with little desire to drink, bitter taste, heavy feeling in the body and limbs, loose sticky incomplete bowel movements.
Tongue: Red body, possibly swollen with teeth marks, thick yellow greasy coating especially at center and root. Pulse: Soggy and rapid, often slippery.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat and drains Dampness, regulates Qi and harmonizes the Middle Burner.
Note: no moxa. Matched to this site's own Damp-Heat-invading-the-Spleen slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dry mouth with no desire to drink, fatigue and physical weakness, poor appetite with bloating after meals, loose stools, pale complexion.
Tongue: Pale, puffy body with tooth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Weak and soft, especially at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies the Middle and augments Qi, raises sunken Yang, lifts sunken Qi.
Note: moxa applicable on ST-36/BL-20. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Stomach-and-Spleen-Qi-deficiency slide.