↑ reinforcing ↓ reducing ⊥ even method — technique below follows standard Excess/Deficiency treatment principle for each pattern, not tied to a specific point-by-point source.
Clinical manifestations: A throbbing or distending headache at the temples; dizziness with a heavy head and light, unsteady feet; irritability and a quick temper; soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees; ringing in the ears; a flushed face and red eyes; brought on by anger and frustration, stress, lack of sleep, or overwork; eased by a calm environment, avoiding stress and stimulants, rest, or gentle exercise.
Tongue: Red body, redder at the sides, thin dry yellow or scanty coating, possibly trembling. Pulse: Wiry, often forceful at the left middle position, may be Fine and Rapid.
Treatment principle: Calm the Liver, subdue Yang, nourish Yin and Blood, extinguish Wind.
Nourish Kidney-Yin (root)
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: A throbbing headache at the temples or crown; a bitter taste in the mouth; red, painful or burning eyes; a flushed red face; intense irritability and a quick temper; constipation and dark yellow urine; brought on by anger and frustration, alcohol, spicy or greasy food, or overwork and lack of sleep; eased by cooling food and drinks, a calm environment, avoiding alcohol, or deep breathing.
Tongue: Red body, redder at the sides, dry yellow coating, possible red prickles. Pulse: Wiry, Rapid, Full, forceful, especially at the left Guan (Liver) position.
Treatment principle: Drain excess Fire from the Liver and Gall Bladder, clear Damp-Heat from the Lower Burner, clear Heat from the Liver channel.
Note: no moxa.
3. Phlegm-Dampness in the Middle-Burner
Clinical manifestations: A heavy sensation in the head, as if wrapped in cloth; dizziness or lightheadedness; chest tightness or oppression; nausea or queasiness; bloating and fullness after eating; loose, sticky stools; excessive drowsiness and sluggishness; a greasy, sticky taste in the mouth with no thirst; brought on by a diet heavy in greasy or sweet food, damp weather, a sedentary lifestyle, or chronic Spleen weakness; eased by warm, plainly-cooked food, staying active, a dry warm environment, or moxibustion.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with tooth marks, thick white greasy coating, especially in the centre. Pulse: Slippery or Soggy, often Slow or Moderate.
Treatment principle: Transform Wind-Phlegm, strengthen the Spleen and resolve Dampness, calm the Liver to stop dizziness.
Transform Phlegm, calm Liver
Strengthen Spleen, resolve Dampness
Note: moxa applicable on the Strengthen-Spleen points; no deck slide matches this combined Phlegm-Dampness-in-the-head picture, so no pattern link is given here.
4. Blood Stagnation
Clinical manifestations: A stabbing, fixed headache; chest tightness or stabbing chest pain; pain worse at night; dark or purplish lips and nails; numbness in the hands or feet; brought on by an old injury, chronic untreated stagnation, cold exposure constricting circulation, or overexertion; eased by gentle movement, warmth, avoiding prolonged sitting, or gentle massage once the acute pain settles.
Tongue: Purple or dusky body with stasis spots, distended dark sublingual veins, thin white coating. Pulse: Choppy or Wiry.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood, dispel stasis, move Qi, alleviate pain, open the chest, disperse stagnation.
Note: no moxa. This site's "Liver-Blood stasis" slide is a gynecological/hypochondrial pattern with no headache, chest pain or limb numbness, so it isn't a close enough match to link here.
5. Deficiency of Both Kidney Yin and Yang
Clinical manifestations: Deep fatigue and a lack of vitality; alternating chills and hot flushes; soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees; dizziness and ringing in the ears; frequent urination at night; a feeling of cold in the limbs; brought on by ageing, chronic overwork, a long illness, or excessive strain on the Kidneys; eased by rest, warmth on the lower back, warm nourishing food, or moxibustion.
Tongue: Pale, puffy-tender body with tooth marks and cracks, thin white coating that may be partially peeled. Pulse: Deep, Fine, Weak, weakest at the Chi (rear) position, may be slightly Rapid or Slow.
Treatment principle: Tonify Kidney-Yang, tonify Kidney-Essence, drain Ministerial Fire.
Note: moxa applicable; no deck slide combines both Kidney-Yin and Kidney-Yang deficiency in one pattern, so no pattern link is given here.