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Clinical manifestations: Poor appetite; bloating after meals; loose stools; shakiness when hungry; a pale complexion; fatigue improved by rest.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, teeth-marked, thin white coating. Pulse: Weak, soft, at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach, raises clear Yang and restores consistent Qi production from food.
Note: moxa is appropriate.
2. Qi and Yin Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Persistent fatigue; a dry mouth with little desire to drink; spontaneous daytime sweating; night sweats; heart palpitations; warm palms and soles; dizziness; poor appetite.
Tongue: Red or pale-red, thin or absent coating, dry surface with possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and weak, often rapid.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi, nourishes Yin and generates fluids to prevent further depletion of both energy and cooling reserves.
Note: moxa is appropriate. No combined Qi-and-Yin-deficiency slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Palpitations or a racing heart when hungry; anxiety; poor memory; foggy thinking; poor appetite with bloating; loose stools; fatigue worsening after skipped meals.
Tongue: Pale, tender, puffy, teeth-marked, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and weak, especially weak at the left front and right middle positions.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen Qi and nourishes Heart Blood to stabilize blood sugar and calm the spirit.
Note: moxa is appropriate. Linked to the closest slide (Spleen- and Heart-Blood deficiency); it names Blood only, so treat as a partial match.
Clinical manifestations: Night sweats and afternoon heat; a dry mouth with a desire for small sips; heat in the palms, soles and chest; red, flushed cheekbones; irritability; insomnia.
Tongue: Red, thin, dry with cracks and little or no coating. Pulse: Thready and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Kidney Yin, clears empty Heat and prevents false Heat from destabilizing blood sugar.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs).
Clinical manifestations: A fine trembling of the hands and feet; numbness or tingling; dizziness and blurred vision; a pale complexion; symptoms worsening when hungry.
Tongue: Pale, thin, possibly trembling when extended, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and wiry, at the left middle position.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Liver Blood to anchor Qi, extinguish internal Wind and steady nervous system function.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Liver-Blood-deficiency-generating-Wind slide.
6. Turbid Phlegm Blocks Orifices
Clinical manifestations: Clouded or confused consciousness; rattling phlegm in the throat; slurred or impaired speech; heavy-headedness; a feeling that the head is wrapped.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, teeth-marked, thick white greasy-slippery coating. Pulse: Slippery and wiry, at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Strengthens the Spleen, transforms Dampness into Phlegm, opens the orifices and restores clear consciousness during acute episodes.
Note: MEDICAL EMERGENCY if consciousness is impaired — seek urgent care first. This site's decks have no Turbid-Phlegm-Blocks-Orifices slide — no pattern link is given here.