↑ reinforcing ↓ reducing ⊥ even method.
1. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Fatigue and lack of energy, abdominal bloating worse after eating, loose unformed stools, heaviness in the body and limbs, poor appetite or lack of taste.
Tongue: T Pulse: o
Treatment principle: pale, swollen body with teeth marks and a white greasy, moist coating,soggy and slow, soft and lacking force
2. Phlegm-Dampness in the Middle-Burner
Clinical manifestations: Palpable abdominal masses or knots, heavy sensation in the body and limbs, greasy sticky tongue coating, bloating and distension after eating, loose sticky stools, drowsiness and brain fog.
Tongue: D Pulse: r
Treatment principle: pale, swollen with teeth marks, thick white greasy coating, excessively moist,slippery and soggy, especially at the right middle position