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1. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Persistent fatigue; a pale complexion; dizziness; heart palpitations; poor appetite; spontaneous sweating; shortness of breath.
Tongue: Pale, possible teeth marks, thin white coat. Pulse: Fine and weak, especially weak at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi and nourishes Blood, strengthens the Spleen's production of raw materials for the marrow.
Note: moxa is appropriate. No combined Qi-and-Blood-deficiency slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
2. Spleen and Kidney Qi Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Poor appetite with loose stools; lower back and knee soreness; frequent nighttime urination; fatigue.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, teeth-marked, white moist coat. Pulse: Deep, weak, fine, especially at the right middle and both rear positions.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen and Kidney Qi simultaneously, lifts sunken Qi and restores the marrow's command center.
Note: no moxa contraindicated, moxa appropriate. No combined Spleen-and-Kidney-Qi-deficiency slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Lower back and knee soreness and weakness; premature graying or hair loss; poor memory; frequent nighttime urination; low libido; dizziness; signs of premature aging.
Tongue: Pale, thin, little or no coating, possible fine cracks. Pulse: Thin, deep, particularly weak at both rear positions.
Treatment principle: Supplements Kidney Essence directly, nourishes the marrow and restores the deepest foundational substance.
Note: moxa is appropriate.
Clinical manifestations: Cold limbs; aversion to cold; a cold, aching lower back and knees; early-morning diarrhea; a pale or dark, lifeless complexion; clear, copious urination that wakes at night.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender, teeth-marked, wet white coat. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, especially feeble at the rear positions.
Treatment principle: Warms and tonifies Kidney Yang, rekindles the Gate of Life Fire, restores the marrow's warming transformation.
Note: moxa is strongly indicated.
Clinical manifestations: Night sweats; heat in the palms, soles and chest; a dry mouth and throat; a reddish cheek flush; ringing ears; insomnia with vivid dreams; lower back weakness.
Tongue: Red, thin, little or no coating, dry surface, possible cracks. Pulse: Thin and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Kidney Yin, moistens the marrow foundation and clears deficiency Heat consuming marrow production.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs).