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Clinical manifestations: Slight weight loss, pale or sallow complexion, poor appetite or picky eating, loose stools, abdominal bloating after eating, fatigue and low energy.
Tongue: Pale, slightly puffy with tooth marks on the edges, and a thin white coating. Pulse: Weak and soft, especially at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Gently tonifies Spleen-Qi, strengthens digestive function.
Note: moxa applicable, gently, in an older or cooperative child. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Stomach-and-Spleen-Qi-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Marked weight loss with a bloated belly, abdominal bloating after eating, loose stools, irritability and fussiness, heaviness of the limbs and body.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with teeth marks, white greasy coating, moist surface. Pulse: Soggy and slowed, sometimes slippery.
Treatment principle: Strengthens the Spleen while drying Dampness and resolving food stagnation.
Note: no moxa. This site's decks name the closest match Cold-Dampness-invading-the-Spleen rather than a plain Dampness-with-deficiency slide; linked as the nearest available match.
Clinical manifestations: Extreme weight loss and muscle wasting, dry, wrinkled, or scaly skin, low-grade fever or feeling of heat, pale lips and nail beds, dizziness and heart palpitations, fatigue.
Tongue: Pale body, may be thin or have teeth marks, with a thin white coating. Pulse: Deep, thready, and weak.
Treatment principle: Deeply tonifies both Qi and Blood to reverse severe wasting and rebuild reserves.
Note: moxa applicable. This site's decks have no combined Qi-and-Blood-deficiency slide, a gap confirmed absent many times over this session; linked to the Spleen-Qi-deficiency slide for the Qi component, flagged for the Blood component not being isolated there.
Clinical manifestations: Dry, gritty sensation in the eyes, sensitivity to light, redness at the inner or outer eye corners, blurred vision, night sweats, heat in the palms, soles, and chest, restless sleep with vivid dreams.
Tongue: Red, thin body with cracks, little or no coating, dry surface. Pulse: Fine, rapid, and wiry.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Liver and Kidney Yin, clears deficiency Heat, brightens and moistens the eyes.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-and-Liver-Yin-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Recurrent mouth or tongue ulcers with red edges, irritability and fussiness, red flushed face and sensation of heat, thirst for cold drinks, bad breath, dark yellow urine.
Tongue: Red body with distinctly redder tip, often with red points, and yellow dry coating. Pulse: Rapid and forceful, especially at the left front position.
Treatment principle: Clears Heart-Fire, resolves oral ulcers, calms the Spirit.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Heart-Fire-blazing slide.
Clinical manifestations: Swelling or puffiness of the ankles and limbs, cold hands and feet, dislikes cold, loose stools, poor appetite, dull abdominal pain better with warmth, scanty urination.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender with teeth marks and white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, and weak.
Treatment principle: Warms and tonifies Spleen-Yang to restore digestive fire and promote fluid metabolism.
Note: moxa applicable, gently. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Spleen-Yang-deficiency slide.