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Clinical manifestations: Moist, red, itchy rash with small blisters or oozing; a heavy, tired feeling in the legs; foul odour from the affected skin; worse in hot, humid weather, with spicy or greasy food, alcohol, prolonged standing or tight shoes.
Tongue: Red, thick yellow greasy coat, thickest at the root. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat and dries Dampness from the Lower Burner; strengthens the Spleen.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Bladder slide, its established Lower-Burner Damp-Heat convention.
2. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Thickened, scaly skin with recurrent fungal infections; heaviness in the limbs; abdominal bloating and loose stools; fatigue and poor appetite; worse with damp weather, greasy, raw or cold foods, overwork, or prolonged sitting or standing.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, tooth-marked, white greasy coat. Pulse: Soggy and slow.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi and strengthens the Spleen; drains Dampness to address the root deficiency.
Note: Mixed Deficiency/Excess. No deck slide combines Spleen deficiency with Dampness — no pattern link is given here.
3. Blood Deficiency with External Wind
Clinical manifestations: Dry, cracked, scaly skin; intense itching worse at night; pale or sallow complexion; aversion to wind and drafts; dizziness; worse with dry, windy weather, overwork, stress, spicy foods or drafts; better with moisturizing and rest.
Tongue: Pale, thin, thin white slightly dry coat. Pulse: Fine, possibly wiry.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Blood and moistens dryness; dispels Wind and stops itching; tonifies Qi and consolidates the Exterior.
Note: no moxa.
4. Heat in the Blood
Clinical manifestations: Bright red, rapidly spreading rash; intense itching worse at night; an internal heat sensation; restlessness and irritability; thirst desiring cool drinks; worse with spicy food, alcohol, emotional stress, hot showers or scratching.
Tongue: Deep red with red spots or prickles, thin yellow dry coat. Pulse: Rapid, often wiry and forceful.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat from the Blood and cools the Blood; stops the rapid spread of eruptions and calms agitation.
Note: no moxa. This site's decks have no standalone Heat-in-the-Blood slide, confirmed absent many times — no pattern link is given here.