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1. Heat in the Blood
Clinical manifestations: A severe pounding headache, projectile vomiting, a flushed red face, nosebleeds or bleeding gums, an internal heat sensation worse at night, irritability and restlessness.
Tongue: Deep red with red spots or prickles, thin yellow dry coating. Pulse: Rapid, often wiry and forceful.
Treatment principle: Clear Heat from the Blood level, stop bleeding, and nourish Yin to counter the reckless Blood movement.
Note: Confirmed absent again: plain Heat-in-the-Blood has no matching deck slide on this site.
Clinical manifestations: A heavy, foggy-headed sensation, mental dullness or confusion, nausea, chest stuffiness, rattling throat sounds.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, thick white greasy coating, may appear stiff or sluggish. Pulse: Slippery, like beads rolling on a string.
Treatment principle: Scour Phlegm and open the orifices to restore clear consciousness.
Clinical manifestations: A fixed, stabbing headache that worsens with pressure, a dark or purplish complexion, irritability or emotional tension, distending chest or rib pain.
Tongue: Dark purple with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood and dispel stasis to unblock the brain collaterals.
Clinical manifestations: A dull headache with dizziness, blurred vision and dry eyes, night sweats, heat in the palms soles and chest, tinnitus and poor memory.
Tongue: Red, thin with cracks, little or no coating, dry surface. Pulse: Fine, rapid, possibly wiry, weak at the left Kidney position.
Treatment principle: Nourish Kidney and Liver Yin to restore nourishment to the brain and anchor the deficiency-heat.