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1. Qi and Yin Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Profound fatigue not improved by rest; dry mouth; night sweats; warm palms and soles; shortness of breath; palpitations.
Tongue: Red with little coating, dry, possibly cracked. Pulse: Fine, weak, rapid.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi, generates fluids and nourishes Yin.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs). No combined Qi-and-Yin-deficiency slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Chronic cough with thin, watery phlegm; shortness of breath; poor appetite; bloating; loose stools; profound fatigue.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tooth-marked, thin white slippery coat. Pulse: Weak and forceless.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen and Lung Qi and dries Dampness.
Note: moxa is appropriate. Linked to this site's own Spleen-and-Lung-Qi-deficiency slide.
3. Lung and Kidney Yang Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Severe cold intolerance; lower-back soreness; cough with frothy sputum; frequent night-time urination; facial or limb puffiness.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tooth-marked, white slippery coat. Pulse: Deep, weak, slow.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Kidney Yang, warms the interior and helps the Kidney grasp Lung Qi.
Note: moxa is strongly indicated. No combined Lung-and-Kidney-Yang-deficiency slide exists — no pattern link is given here.
4. Qi and Blood Stagnation
Clinical manifestations: Fixed, stabbing chest pain; chest tightness; palpitations; irritability; dark or purple lips; pain worse with pressure.
Tongue: Dark purple with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Invigorates Blood, dispels stasis, moves Qi and opens the chest.
Note: New or severe chest pain needs urgent medical assessment first. no moxa. No combined Qi-and-Blood-stagnation slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
5. Phlegm Clogging the Lungs with Qi Stagnation
Clinical manifestations: Productive cough with copious white phlegm; chest stuffiness; wheezing; poor appetite; fatigue with heaviness.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tooth-marked, thick white greasy moist coat. Pulse: Slippery and wiry.
Treatment principle: Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, regulates Qi and harmonizes digestion.
Note: Mixed Deficiency/Excess. This site's decks have no Phlegm-clogging-the-Lungs-with-Qi-stagnation slide — no pattern link is given here.
6. Liver Qi Stagnation with Spleen Qi Deficiency Transforming into Heat
Clinical manifestations: Wandering rib-side pain; bloating and loose stools; irritability; bitter taste; dry mouth; fatigue.
Tongue: Red sides with tooth marks, thin to moderately thick yellow greasy coat. Pulse: Wiry and rapid.
Treatment principle: Courses Liver Qi, resolves constraint, clears Liver Heat, nourishes Blood and strengthens the Spleen.
Note: Mixed Deficiency/Excess. No matching combined deck slide — no pattern link is given here.