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Clinical manifestations: Abdominal cramping pain, burning sensation at the anus, sticky foul-smelling yellow-brown stool with mucus, urgent frequent need to defecate with incomplete evacuation, thirst and scanty dark urine.
Tongue: Red body with thick yellow greasy coating, thickest at centre and root. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clear Heat and dry Dampness, stop diarrhea.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Large-Intestine slide.
2. Phlegm in the Lower Burner
Clinical manifestations: White gelatinous mucus in the stool without blood, heavy dragging sensation in the lower abdomen, cold feeling in the lower abdomen, feeling of heaviness in the whole body, lack of appetite and nausea.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with teeth marks, thick white greasy coat especially at the root, wet surface. Pulse: Deep, slippery and often slow.
Treatment principle: Dry Dampness and transform Phlegm, regulate Qi and harmonize the middle burner.
Note: no moxa. No deck on this site has a dedicated Phlegm-in-the-Lower-Burner slide, so no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Abdominal cramps that improve after passing stool, mucus in stool triggered by emotional upset, rib-side distension or discomfort, irritability and frequent sighing, alternating loose stools and constipation.
Tongue: Normal or slightly pale body with possible teeth marks, thin white coating, may be slightly greasy. Pulse: Wiry overall, left middle distinctly wiry, right middle softer.
Treatment principle: Strengthen the Spleen, nourish Blood and soften the Liver, drain Dampness.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Rebellious-Liver-Qi-invading-the-Spleen slide.
Clinical manifestations: Early-morning diarrhea with white mucus around 5am, cold hands and feet, sore and cold lower back, undigested food in the stools, frequent urination with clear pale urine.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, puffy body with teeth marks and white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, weak and slow, feeble in both Chi and right Guan.
Treatment principle: Warm the Kidneys and Spleen, bind the intestines and stop diarrhea.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct match with this site's own Kidney-and-Spleen-Yang-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Sudden cramping or gripping pain in the lower abdomen, watery diarrhea with clear or white mucus, cold sensation in the abdomen relieved by warmth, cold hands and feet, no thirst with preference for warm drinks.
Tongue: Pale body with thick white slippery moist coat. Pulse: Deep and tight.
Treatment principle: Warm the interior and dispel Cold, alleviate pain.
Note: moxa on ST-25 given the Cold. Direct match with this site's own Cold-invading-the-Large-Intestine slide.