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1. Wind-Cold-Damp
Clinical manifestations: Pain worse in cold, damp or windy weather; improves with warmth or movement; heaviness and stiffness of the limbs; numbness or tingling; aversion to cold and wind.
Tongue: Pale or slightly swollen, white greasy coat. Pulse: Moderate, soggy or tight.
Treatment principle: Expels Wind, Cold and Dampness, unblocks the channels and promotes Qi and Blood flow.
Note: moxa is appropriate. This site's decks have no Bi-syndrome slide, confirmed absent many times — no pattern link is given here.
2. Damp-Heat in the Channels
Clinical manifestations: Muscles feel hot, swollen and red; heavy aching relieved by cold; worse in hot, humid weather; thirst; dark scanty urine; irritability.
Tongue: Red, yellow greasy coat. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat, drains Dampness, unblocks the channels and relieves inflammatory pain.
Note: no moxa. This site's decks have no Bi-syndrome slide, confirmed absent many times — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Tense, sore muscles worse with emotional upset; irritability and explosive anger; bitter taste; distending pain in the ribcage area.
Tongue: Red with redder sides, yellow coat. Pulse: Wiry and rapid.
Treatment principle: Soothes the Liver, moves Qi, clears Heat and relieves muscle tension.
Note: no moxa.
4. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Heavy, dull aching worse with humidity and after eating; loose stools; bloating; heavy limbs; fatigue and drowsiness after eating; poor appetite.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, tooth-marked, white greasy moist coat. Pulse: Soggy and slow.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen Qi, strengthens digestive transformation and drains Dampness.
Note: Mixed Deficiency/Excess. No deck slide combines Spleen deficiency with Dampness — no pattern link is given here.
5. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dull, persistent muscle ache worse after exertion; severe fatigue; pale or sallow complexion; numbness or tingling in the limbs; poor appetite.
Tongue: Pale, thin, possible tooth marks. Pulse: Fine and weak, especially at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi and Blood, strengthens the Spleen and restores muscle resilience.
Note: moxa is appropriate. No combined Qi-and-Blood-deficiency slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Deep, chronic dull aching; lower-back and knee soreness and weakness; heat in the palms, soles and chest; night sweats; dry eyes, blurred vision, tinnitus; flushed cheekbones.
Tongue: Red, thin, cracked, little coat. Pulse: Fine, rapid, wiry.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Kidney and Liver Yin, replenishes Essence and moistens the sinews.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs).