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1. Yin and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dry, cracked skin with fine, fish-like scales; night sweats; heat in the palms, soles and chest; a dry mouth and throat; dizziness; insomnia; internal dryness generating Wind that worsens itching.
Tongue: Pale to pale-red, thin, dry with cracks, scanty or peeled coating. Pulse: Fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Enriches Yin and Blood, moistens dryness, dispels Wind and stops itching.
Note: no moxa. No combined Yin-and-Blood-deficiency slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
2. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dry, rough, scaly skin; a pale or sallow complexion; persistent fatigue and weakness; dizziness; poor appetite; heart palpitations; skin starved of nourishment and circulation.
Tongue: Pale, possibly thin with teeth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine, weak, thready.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen's production of nourishment and restores skin moisture.
Note: moxa is appropriate. No combined Qi-and-Blood-deficiency slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Red, inflamed skin with fish-scale patches; intense itching worsening with heat; a mild fever or sore throat; thirst and a dry mouth; an acute onset often following exposure to wind or stress.
Tongue: Red tip and edges with thin yellow coating. Pulse: Floating and rapid.
Treatment principle: Disperses Wind-Heat from the exterior, clears Heat, resolves toxicity and reduces skin inflammation.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: Thick, oily, greasy scales; local warmth or redness; bloating and fullness after eating; sticky, loose bowel movements; a bitter or sticky taste; a heavy, foggy head and limbs.
Tongue: Red with thick, yellow, greasy coating, especially at the centre and root. Pulse: Soggy and rapid, often slippery.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat and drains Dampness, regulates Qi and harmonizes the Middle Burner.
Note: no moxa.
5. Damp-Phlegm
Clinical manifestations: Heavy, thick, greasy scales; chest stuffiness or oppression; brain fog; a heavy sensation in the limbs; Phlegm obstructing the collaterals and preventing nourishment from reaching the skin.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, teeth-marked, thick white greasy coating, wet surface. Pulse: Slippery.
Treatment principle: Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm, regulates Qi and restores the Spleen's fluid management.
Note: no moxa. This site's decks have no standalone Damp-Phlegm slide distinct from an organ-specific one — no pattern link is given here.