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Clinical manifestations: Dry, flaky scalp, itching that wanders or comes and goes, worse at night, pale or sallow complexion, aversion to wind or drafts.
Tongue: Pale and thin with a thin white, slightly dry coating. Pulse: Fine and wiry, may feel floating.
Treatment principle: Nourish Blood, moisten dryness, dispel Wind, stop itching.
Note: moxa applicable on ST-36. Linked to this site's own Liver-Blood-deficiency slide, the closest match, with the external-Wind-invasion component flagged as a gap that slide alone does not cover.
Clinical manifestations: Scalp feels tight and dry with fine white flakes, worse in the evening or warm environments, night sweats, dry mouth and throat especially at night, flushed cheeks, restlessness and trouble sleeping.
Tongue: Red, thin, dry body with cracks and little or no coating. Pulse: Fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourish Yin, clear deficiency Heat, restore moisture.
Note: no moxa. Matched to this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency-Empty-Heat-blazing slide.
Clinical manifestations: Scalp dryness worsens with stress or anger, irritability and explosive anger, bitter taste in the mouth, distending or burning pain along the ribs.
Tongue: Red body with redder sides, yellow coating. Pulse: Wiry and rapid.
Treatment principle: Soothe Liver-Qi stagnation, clear Heat, nourish Blood to moisten the scalp.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Stagnant-Liver-Qi-turning-into-Heat slide.
4. Qi and Yin Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dry, tight scalp with fine white flakes, persistent fatigue and weakness, dry mouth with little desire to drink, spontaneous or night sweats.
Tongue: Pale-red or red body, thin or absent coating, possibly dry and cracked. Pulse: Fine and weak, may be rapid.
Treatment principle: Tonify both Qi and Yin, generate fluids to moisten the scalp.
Note: moxa applicable on ST-36. This site has no combined Qi-and-Yin-deficiency slide, a gap confirmed absent many times over this session — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
Clinical manifestations: Scalp redness and yellowish flakes, itching, sore throat, mild fever or aversion to wind.
Tongue: Red tip and edges with a thin yellow (or white-to-yellow) coating. Pulse: Floating and rapid.
Treatment principle: Disperse Wind-Heat, clear Heat, resolve toxicity, restore scalp moisture.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Invasion-of-Lungs-by-Wind-Heat slide via the established exterior-invasion convention, regardless of body location.
Clinical manifestations: Scalp feels dry but flakes are oily and yellowish, heavy foggy sensation in the head, sticky or bitter taste in the mouth, loose sticky stools, body heavy and sluggish especially in humid weather.
Tongue: Red body with a yellow, greasy coating that is difficult to scrape off, often swollen with teeth marks. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Drain Dampness and Heat, separate clear from turbid fluids, clear Liver and Gallbladder Fire.
Note: no moxa. Matched to this site's own Damp-Heat-invading-the-Spleen slide.