↑ reinforcing ↓ reducing ⊥ even method.
Clinical manifestations: Mental restlessness with incoherent speech; copious thick yellow phlegm rattling in the throat; chest oppression with internal heat; flushed red face and eyes; severe insomnia; bitter taste and thirst.
Tongue: Red, swollen, red prickly tip, thick yellow greasy coat. Pulse: Slippery and rapid, full at the left front position, slippery at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat and transforms Phlegm to calm the Heart-Spirit disturbed by this combination of pathogenic factors.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: Intense irritability with explosive anger; a throbbing headache at the temples or vertex; a red face with bloodshot eyes; a bitter taste; loud ringing in the ears; constipation and dark urine.
Tongue: Red with redder sides, dry yellow coat. Pulse: Wiry, rapid, forceful, especially strong at the left middle position.
Treatment principle: Drains excess Liver Fire and purges Heat to settle the upward-rushing flame disturbing the Heart-Spirit.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: Mental confusion or dullness; gurgling or rattling throat sounds; excessive saliva or drooling; depression alternating with disorganized agitation; muttering and staring.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, thick white greasy coat, may appear stiff. Pulse: Slippery, good strength, deep and rolling.
Treatment principle: Opens the Heart's orifices and expels Phlegm to restore mental clarity and resolve the trapped spirit.
Note: no moxa.
4. Blood Stagnation with Heat
Clinical manifestations: Fixed, stabbing pain in the head or body; a dark or purplish complexion; lower abdominal distension and constipation; irritability worsening at night; thirst without a desire to swallow.
Tongue: Reddish-purple with stasis spots, thin dry yellow coat. Pulse: Choppy and rapid, often wiry at the left middle position.
Treatment principle: Invigorates Blood and clears Heat to disperse the obstruction preventing Heart-Spirit nourishment and vent trapped Heat.
Note: no moxa. No combined Blood-Stagnation-with-Heat slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.