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Clinical manifestations: Fainting upon standing or exertion, pale face and lips, chronic fatigue and shortness of breath, dizziness or lightheadedness, heart palpitations, poor appetite.
Tongue: Pale body with possible thin coating and teeth marks. Pulse: Fine, weak.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi and nourishes Blood to restore brain nourishment.
Note: moxa applicable. This site's decks have no combined Qi-and-Blood-deficiency slide, a gap confirmed absent many times over this session; linked to the Spleen-Qi-deficiency slide for the Qi component, flagged for the Blood component not being isolated there.
Clinical manifestations: Fainting upon standing or mild exertion, palpitations or fluttering in the chest, poor appetite and bloating after meals, insomnia with excessive dreaming, pale or yellowish complexion.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, teeth-marked body with thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and weak.
Treatment principle: Strengthens Spleen and Heart to generate Qi and Blood for brain nourishment.
Note: moxa applicable. Linked to this site's own Spleen-and-Heart-Blood-deficiency slide, flagged for the same Qi-vs-Blood framing gap as pattern 1.
Clinical manifestations: Throbbing or distending headache before fainting, flushed face and red eyes, irritability and quick temper, triggered by anger or emotional stress.
Tongue: Red body with thin dry coat. Pulse: Wiry, forceful.
Treatment principle: Subdues rising Liver-Yang and anchors floating Yang to restore consciousness.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Liver-Yang-rising slide.
Clinical manifestations: Rattling phlegm sound in the throat, heavy-headedness or feeling the head is wrapped, thick, greasy white tongue coating, chest tightness and nausea.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with teeth marks, thick white greasy coat. Pulse: Slippery.
Treatment principle: Transforms Phlegm and opens the sensory orifices to clear the Mind.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Phlegm-misting-the-Mind slide, the closest available match for this more acute \"blocking the orifices\" presentation.
Clinical manifestations: Fainting upon standing or after exertion, dragging or bearing-down sensation in the lower abdomen, chronic fatigue and weak limbs, poor appetite and bloating.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender with teeth marks. Pulse: Weak, deep at the Spleen position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen-Qi and raises sinking Yang to lift Qi to the brain.
Note: moxa strongly indicated. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Spleen-Qi-sinking slide.
Clinical manifestations: Fixed stabbing chest pain, distending rib pain, irritability or mood swings, dark purplish lips or complexion, painful periods with dark clots.
Tongue: Dark purple with stasis spots. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Invigorates Blood and moves Qi to unblock the channels delivering nourishment to the brain.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide per this session's discoloration-marker rule.