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Clinical manifestations: An afternoon or evening malar flush; palpitations worse at rest or at night; insomnia with vivid dreams; mental restlessness; anxiety; being easily startled; five-palm heat; night sweats.
Tongue: Red with a redder tip, little or no coating, possible midline crack, dry surface. Pulse: Fine and rapid, especially weak at the left front position.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Heart Yin, calms the spirit and clears empty Heat.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs).
Clinical manifestations: An afternoon or evening malar flush; lower back and knee soreness and weakness; tinnitus or hearing loss; five-centre heat; night sweats; a dry mouth and throat.
Tongue: Red, thin, little or no coating, dry surface, possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid, especially weak at the left rear position.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Kidney Yin, subdues ministerial fire and anchors rising Yang.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs).
Clinical manifestations: A malar flush worsening in the afternoon or evening; five-palm heat; night sweats; a dry mouth and throat with a desire to sip; restlessness; difficulty sleeping.
Tongue: Red, thin, dry with cracks, scanty or absent coating. Pulse: Fine and rapid, weak or hollow on deep pressure, especially at the left rear position.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Yin, anchors Yang and clears deficiency Heat without further depleting fluids.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency-Empty-Heat-blazing slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dry, gritty, uncomfortable eyes; a dull, burning ache below the ribs; irritability and restlessness; dizziness or light-headedness; the flush worsening in the afternoon or evening.
Tongue: Red, thin, dry with little or no coating, redder at the sides. Pulse: Wiry, fine, rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Liver Yin, soothes Liver Qi and subdues empty Heat rising along the Liver meridian.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs).
Clinical manifestations: A dry, unproductive cough; a hoarse or weak voice; an afternoon flush that comes and goes; a dry throat and mouth.
Tongue: Red, thin, possible cracks, little or no coating, dry surface. Pulse: Fine and rapid, weak or floating-empty at the right front position.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Lung Yin, moistens dryness and clears empty Heat rising to the face.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs).