↑ 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 deep, bone-level coldness unrelieved by warmth; profound exhaustion; sluggish metabolism causing weight gain despite poor appetite; loose stools; a low backache; puffy swelling of the legs, ankles, and face, worse in the mornings; chronic diarrhoea with undigested food; brought on by ageing, chronic illness, or long-standing Spleen weakness exhausting Kidney-Yang; eased by warmth and rest.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, puffy, tooth-marked, white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, Weak, Slow, especially feeble at the rear (Kidney) and right middle (Spleen) positions.
Treatment principle: Warm Yang and disperse Cold, tonify Qi and strengthen the Spleen, warm the middle burner.
Note: moxa applicable.
Clinical manifestations: Persistent fatigue that worsens with activity; shortness of breath on mild exertion; poor appetite; loose stools; spontaneous sweating without exertion; a mildly cold sensation; a susceptibility to infections, without the intense bone-level cold of the Yang-deficiency pattern; brought on by chronic illness, long-term overwork, or an underlying constitutional weakness; eased by rest and nourishing food.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, scalloped edges, thin white coating. Pulse: Empty or Weak, Soft, lacking force, especially weak at the right Guan position.
Treatment principle: Tonify the middle burner and augment Qi, raise sunken Yang, lift sinking Qi.
Note: moxa applicable.
Clinical manifestations: Palpitations that worsen with exertion; chest stuffiness or mild chest pain; cold hands and feet; a bright pale or white face; mental listlessness; a slow, weak pulse; a possible irregular heartbeat; anxiety or unease from compromised Heart warmth; brought on by ageing, chronic illness, or long-standing untreated Heart-Qi deficiency; eased by warmth and rest.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender, tooth-marked, white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, Weak, often slowest at the left Cun (Heart), possibly Knotted and Slow.
Treatment principle: Harmonize Yin and Yang, calm the spirit and relieve restlessness, secure Essence and stop leakage.
Note: moxa applicable.
4. Yang Deficiency with Cold-Damp
Clinical manifestations: A deep chill, especially along the back; generalized body heaviness; aching joints; cold hands and feet resistant to warming; no thirst, or a preference for warm drinks; puffy face and limbs; loose stools; a pale complexion; a heavy sensation through the body; mental dullness and brain fog; brought on by ageing, chronic illness, or long-standing Yang deficiency allowing Dampness to accumulate; eased by warmth and a drier environment.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, tooth-marked, white greasy moist coating. Pulse: Deep, Slow, possibly Minute or Soggy if Dampness predominates.
Treatment principle: Warm Yang and disperse Cold, promote urination and drain Dampness, transform water-Dampness.
Note: moxa applicable on the Warm-Yang points. No deck slide on this site combines whole-body Yang deficiency with Cold-Damp into one distinct pattern separate from the organ-specific Kidney-Yang or Spleen-Yang deficiency slides, so no pattern link is given here.