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Clinical manifestations: Feeling cold throughout, especially lower back and knees, cold and aching lower back, frequent nighttime urination, low energy with desire to sleep, loose stools.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender with teeth marks, wet white coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, especially at rear.
Treatment principle: Warm Kidney Yang and replenish Essence.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct match with this site's own Kidney-Yang deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Low libido with signs of premature aging, soreness and weakness of lower back and knees, poor memory and concentration, premature greying or hair loss, frequent nighttime urination.
Tongue: Pale, thin body with little or no coating, possible fine cracks. Pulse: Fine, deep, weak at both Chi.
Treatment principle: Nourish Kidney Yin and Essence, replenishing the deep reservoir of sexual vitality.
Note: moxa applicable. Direct name match with this site's own Kidney-Essence deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Low sex drive worsening with stress, frustration, or relationship conflict, frequent sighing or a lump in the throat, distension or tightness in chest/ribs/breasts, irritability or mood swings.
Tongue: Normal or slightly dark body with red or slightly purple sides, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry, taut like a guitar string.
Treatment principle: Soothe the Liver, relieve Qi stagnation, restore the free flow that supports healthy desire.
Note: no moxa. Direct match on the core distension/irritability/sighing picture.
Clinical manifestations: Palpitations and insomnia, poor appetite and bloating, fatigue and lack of energy, worry and overthinking, sallow, pale complexion.
Tongue: Pale, tender body with teeth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine, thin, weak, especially at left Cun and right Guan.
Treatment principle: Strengthen the Spleen, nourish Heart Blood, calm the spirit.
Note: moxa applicable throughout. This site's Spleen- and Heart-Blood deficiency slide is the closest match — poor appetite and insomnia are named there.
Clinical manifestations: Foul-smelling vaginal discharge or scrotal dampness, burning or painful urination, heavy dragging sensation in lower body, thirst without genuine desire to drink.
Tongue: Red body, slightly swollen, with a yellow greasy coating thickest at the root. Pulse: Slippery and rapid, may feel soggy, more pronounced at the rear.
Treatment principle: A focused Damp-Heat clearing approach that targets the lower body.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Bladder slide on the Lower Burner organ-system level.