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Clinical manifestations: Acute onset sore throat, red and swollen throat and tonsils, fever with mild chills, cough with thick yellow phlegm, thirst and dry mouth.
Tongue: Red tip, thin yellow coating, body slightly red. Pulse: Floating and rapid.
Treatment principle: Disperse Wind-Heat, clear Heat, resolve toxicity.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Invasion-of-Lungs-by-Wind-Heat slide.
Clinical manifestations: Scratchy or itchy throat (not red or burning), chills more prominent than fever, clear watery nasal discharge, thin white watery phlegm, hoarse or muffled voice.
Tongue: Normal or slightly pale body with a thin white moist coating. Pulse: Floating and tight.
Treatment principle: Disperse Wind-Cold, descend Qi, resolve Phlegm.
Note: moxa applicable given the Cold. Direct match with this site's own Invasion-of-Lungs-by-Wind-Cold slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dry throat worse in the afternoon or evening, tickling dry cough with scanty phlegm, hoarse voice, night sweats, heat in palms and soles.
Tongue: Red, thin body with cracks, little or no coating, dry surface. Pulse: Fine and rapid, weak at the Chi positions.
Treatment principle: Nourish Yin, moisten Dryness, nourish Kidney-Yin, resolve Phlegm and stop cough.
Note: no moxa given the Empty-Heat. Direct match — this site's Kidney-and-Lung-Yin-deficiency slide names both organs together, exactly as this pattern requires.
4. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Sensation of a lump or something stuck in the throat, excess thin clear or white mucus, fatigue and heaviness after eating, bloating and loose stools, pale non-red throat.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with teeth marks, white greasy coating, moist surface. Pulse: Soggy and slowed-down, may also feel slippery.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi, strengthen the Spleen, drain Dampness.
Note: moxa applicable on the tonifying point. No deck on this site combines Spleen-Qi deficiency with Dampness into one slide, so no pattern link is given here.
5. Qi-Phlegm
Clinical manifestations: Sensation of a lump in the throat that cannot be swallowed or cleared, symptoms worsen with emotional stress, chest and upper abdominal oppression, frequent sighing. Throat appears normal, not red or dry.
Tongue: Normal pink-red body, possibly slightly swollen, white greasy or slippery coating. Pulse: Wiry and slippery.
Treatment principle: Move Qi and dissipate nodules, descend Qi, resolve Phlegm.
Note: no moxa. This is the classic Plum-Pit-Qi (Mei He Qi) presentation; no deck on this site has a dedicated Qi-Phlegm-of-the-throat slide, so no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Pale non-red throat, cold sensation in the throat, low weak voice, cold limbs and aversion to cold, early-morning diarrhea, sore and cold lower back and knees.
Tongue: Pale, swollen and puffy with teeth marks, white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, weak and slow, feeble at both rear positions.
Treatment principle: Warm Yang and disperse Cold, tonify Qi and strengthen the Spleen.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct match with this site's own Kidney-and-Spleen-Yang-deficiency slide.