↑ reinforcing ↓ reducing ⊥ even method.
Clinical manifestations: A burning, red, painful inner thigh; a bitter taste; intense irritability; throbbing temple headaches; red swollen eyes.
Tongue: Red with redder sides, dry yellow coating, possible red prickles. Pulse: Wiry and rapid, full and forceful, especially left middle position.
Treatment principle: Drain excess Fire from the Liver and Gallbladder.
Clinical manifestations: A heavy, burning inner-thigh sensation; swelling or itching in the groin; thick yellow discharge; a bitter taste; dark urine; body heaviness.
Tongue: Red with a yellow greasy coating, thicker at the centre and root. Pulse: Wiry, slippery, rapid.
Treatment principle: Clear Damp-Heat from the lower burner.
Clinical manifestations: Distending or intermittent burning inner-thigh pain that is worse with stress or anger; chest distension; a bitter taste; irritability.
Tongue: Red with redder sides, thin yellow coating. Pulse: Wiry and rapid, especially left middle position.
Treatment principle: Soothe Liver-Qi to prevent stagnation generating further Heat.
Clinical manifestations: A dry burning sensation, not red or swollen, worse at night and better with rest; night sweats; five-palm heat; flushed cheekbones; sore weak lower back.
Tongue: Red, thin, dry with little coating, possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid, weak at the rear position.
Treatment principle: Nourish Yin and clear deficiency-heat.
Clinical manifestations: A fixed, stabbing heat or prickling warmth; dark spots or visible varicose veins; worse at night and with pressure; dark menstrual blood with clots.
Tongue: Purple or dusky with stasis spots, distended dark sublingual veins. Pulse: Choppy, or wiry.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood and dispel stasis.