↑ reinforcing ↓ reducing ⊥ even method.
Clinical manifestations: Rambling, incoherent speech with restlessness; chest oppression with copious sticky phlegm; a flushed red face and red eyes; a bitter taste.
Tongue: Red, swollen, red prickly tip, thick yellow greasy coating. Pulse: Slippery, rapid, full at the left front position.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat, transforms Phlegm and opens the Heart's orifices to settle the spirit.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: Agitation, irritability, rapid loud speech; mouth or tongue ulcers with red, raised edges; intense thirst for cold drinks; palpitations; insomnia with vivid dreams.
Tongue: Red with a distinctly redder tip and swollen red points, yellow dry coating, possible midline crack. Pulse: Rapid, forceful, overflowing at the left front position.
Treatment principle: Drains Heart Fire and calms the agitated spirit.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: High fever worsening at night; delirium with incoherent speech; cold hands and feet despite the fever; restlessness; a flushed face.
Tongue: Crimson, stiff or shortened, yellow dry or little coating. Pulse: Fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat from the nutritive level, resolves toxins, revives consciousness and calms the spirit.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: A throbbing or distending headache, especially at the temples; dizziness with head heaviness; irritability, a quick temper; agitated, rambling speech triggered by anger; a flushed face and red eyes.
Tongue: Red, redder on the sides, thin dry yellow or scanty coating. Pulse: Wiry, forceful at the left middle position.
Treatment principle: Calms the Liver, subdues rising Yang, clears Heat and settles the spirit.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: Confusion or rambling worse at night; a dry mouth and throat at night; night sweats; palpitations with anxiety; dizziness, tinnitus; lower back weakness; five-centre heat.
Tongue: Red, especially at the tip, thin, little or no coating, dry surface, possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Yin, cools deficiency Heat and anchors the spirit.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs). Linked to this site's own Kidneys-and-Heart-not-harmonized slide as the closest general match.
Clinical manifestations: Disjointed, vague speech worsening with fatigue; a pale complexion; palpitations, easily startled; poor memory, dizziness.
Tongue: Pale, possibly thin, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine, weak, may be choppy.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Heart Blood, strengthens the Spleen and anchors the spirit to its root.
Note: moxa is appropriate.