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1. Qi Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Fatigue worse with mild exertion; shortness of breath; spontaneous sweating; a weak, low voice; pale complexion; weak limbs; poor appetite.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, scalloped tooth marks, thin white coat. Pulse: Weak or empty at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach to strengthen Qi production and lifts sunken Qi.
Note: moxa is appropriate.
2. Yang Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Cold hands and feet craving warmth; aversion to cold; loose stools; a pale, puffy face; low motivation; mental sluggishness; weakness in the lower back.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, moist, tooth-marked, white slippery coat. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak.
Treatment principle: Warms and tonifies Kidney Yang; ignites the Gate of Life Fire to restore metabolic warmth.
Note: moxa is strongly indicated.
3. Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Pale or sallow complexion with pale lips and nail beds; dizziness on standing; palpitations; scanty, pale menstrual flow; vivid dreaming.
Tongue: Pale, thin, thin white coat. Pulse: Fine, weak, possibly choppy.
Treatment principle: Nourishes and tonifies Blood to rebuild the body's nourishing reserves.
Note: moxa is appropriate.
4. Qi and Yin Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dry mouth and throat with little thirst; night sweats; a warm sensation in the palms, soles and chest; palpitations; scanty dark urine; fatigue with dryness.
Tongue: Red or pale-red, thin or absent coat, possibly cracked. Pulse: Fine, weak, often rapid.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi and generates fluids; nourishes Yin to cool mild deficiency Heat.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs). No combined Qi-and-Yin-deficiency slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
5. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Heaviness of the body and limbs; loose stools; poor appetite with bloating; a heavy, muzzy head; drowsiness after meals; sluggish fatigue.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, tooth-marked, white greasy coat. Pulse: Soggy, soft, slow, lacking force at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen Qi and drains Dampness; lifts the heavy obstruction clouding clear Yang.
Note: Mixed Deficiency/Excess. No deck slide combines Spleen deficiency with Dampness — no pattern link is given here.
6. Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Qi Deficiency Transforming into Heat
Clinical manifestations: Distending rib-side pain; abdominal bloating after eating; irritability and a quick temper; bitter taste; frequent sighing; stress-triggered fatigue.
Tongue: Red with redder sides, tooth marks, thin to moderately thick yellow greasy coat. Pulse: Wiry and rapid.
Treatment principle: Courses Liver Qi to resolve constraint, strengthens the Spleen and clears Heat from prolonged stagnation.
Note: Mixed Deficiency/Excess. This site's decks have no slide combining Liver-Qi-stagnation with Spleen-Qi-deficiency turning into Heat — no pattern link is given here.