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1. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Soft, pitting edema in early stages; heaviness of limbs; abdominal bloating worse after eating; loose or unformed stools; fatigue and lack of energy; poor appetite.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with teeth marks, white greasy coating, moist surface. Pulse: Soggy and slow, soft and lacking force, especially at the right Guan.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi, strengthen the Spleen, and drain dampness.
Note: moxa applicable on the tonifying points. No deck on this site combines Spleen deficiency with Dampness in one slide, so no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Firm, heavy swelling that does not pit easily; stabbing or fixed distending pain; dark, purplish skin with visible veins; pain worse with pressure or touch; often triggered by surgery, radiation, or injury.
Tongue: Dark purple body with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood, move Qi, and unblock stasis.
Note: no moxa. Direct match — dark purplish skin with visible veins and a purple stasis-spot tongue are the same discoloration markers named on this site's Liver-Blood stasis slide.
Clinical manifestations: Limb is acutely red, hot, and swollen with burning or stinging pain; foul-smelling discharge or weeping skin; heaviness in leg; scanty, dark yellow urine. Often triggered by infection or skin injury.
Tongue: Red body with a yellow greasy coating, thickest at the root. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clear Heat, drain Dampness from the lower body, prevent toxin invasion.
Note: no moxa — an active infection stage; medical evaluation takes priority here. Direct match with this site's Damp-Heat in the Bladder slide on the Lower Burner organ-system level.
4. Phlegm-Fluids in the Limbs
Clinical manifestations: Heavy aching pain in limbs; firm, non-pitting swelling; thick, rough skin resembling elephant hide; heaviness and stiffness in limbs; aversion to cold and chills.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with teeth marks, white slippery coating, excessively moist. Pulse: Floating and tight, wiry.
Treatment principle: Dry dampness and transform stubborn phlegm-fluids by strengthening Spleen and Lung function.
Note: moxa applicable given the Cold/aversion-to-cold markers. This site's
Phlegm-Fluids obstructing the Lungs slide is chest/breathing-framed, not limb-framed, so no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Severe, non-pitting swelling of legs and ankles; feeling of cold, especially in lower back and legs; soreness and weakness of lower back; scanty or difficult urination; cold hands and feet.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, teeth-marked body with a white, slippery coating, excessively wet. Pulse: Deep, slow, and weak, especially at the Chi position.
Treatment principle: Warm Kidney Yang, vaporize fluids, and expel cold-dampness.
Note: moxa strongly applicable, especially DU-4 and REN-4. Direct match, reusing the same well-established Kidney-Yang/Water-overflowing slide used for Congestive Heart Failure and Dilated Cardiomyopathy.