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Clinical manifestations: Burning chest pain, acid reflux with sour taste, bitter taste in the mouth, irritability and explosive anger, distending pain in the ribcage.
Tongue: Red body, especially at the sides, yellow coating. Pulse: Wiry and rapid, often forceful.
Treatment principle: Soothes Liver-Qi, clears Heat, and harmonizes the Stomach, addressing the root of stagnation and Heat.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Stagnant-Liver-Qi-turning-into-Heat slide.
Clinical manifestations: Distending pain in the upper abdomen radiating to the ribs, frequent belching and acid reflux, irritability with frequent sighing, sensation of a lump or blockage in the throat.
Tongue: Normal to slightly red body with possible red sides, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry, like a taut guitar string.
Treatment principle: Soothes the Liver, regulates Qi, and harmonizes the Stomach to reduce acid reflux, belching, and epigastric distension.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Rebellious-Liver-Qi-invading-the-Stomach slide.
3. Spleen Deficiency With Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Sensation of a lump in the throat, chest oppression and fullness, greasy or sticky mouth sensation, loose stools or diarrhea, heaviness in the body and limbs, poor appetite with bloating after eating.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with teeth marks, white greasy coating, moist surface. Pulse: Soggy and slow, possibly slippery.
Treatment principle: Strengthens Spleen-Qi and resolves Dampness, addressing the root deficiency while regulating Qi to prevent reflux.
Note: moxa applicable on ST-36. This site has no combined Spleen-deficiency-with-Dampness slide, a gap confirmed absent many times over this session — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
4. Qi-Phlegm
Clinical manifestations: Sensation of a lump in the throat that cannot be swallowed, chest stuffiness and oppression, frequent belching or sighing, moodiness or irritability.
Tongue: Normal-colored body, possibly slightly swollen, white greasy or slippery coating. Pulse: Wiry and slippery.
Treatment principle: Moves stagnant Qi and transforms Phlegm to relieve the throat obstruction and chest oppression.
Note: no moxa. This is the classical Plum-Pit-Qi (梅核气) presentation, with no corresponding slide on any deck here — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
Clinical manifestations: Belching difficult to control, hiccups, sensation of Qi rising from the stomach to the throat, acid regurgitation after eating, nausea, feeling of fullness or blockage in the upper stomach area.
Tongue: Normal body color with white coating, may become yellow if Heat is present. Pulse: Wiry and possibly slippery, especially at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Directs Stomach-Qi downward and relieves epigastric fullness.
Note: moxa applicable on ST-36. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Stomach-Qi-rebelling-upwards slide.
Clinical manifestations: Burning pain in the chest and throat worse at night, dry mouth and throat, thirst preferring small sips, sensation of hunger without desire to eat, dry stools.
Tongue: Red, dry, especially at the center, little or no coating with possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid, weak at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Stomach-Yin, generates fluids, and descends rebellious Qi, soothing the dry esophagus.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Stomach-Yin-deficiency slide.