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Clinical manifestations: A cold sensation in the lower back and knees, cold hands and feet, early-morning diarrhea with undigested food, frequent nighttime urination, abdominal pain relieved by warmth and pressure.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, tooth-marked, white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, fine, especially weak at the rear positions.
Treatment principle: Warm Yang, dispel Cold, lift the sinking kidney, strengthen the Spleen and Kidney.
Clinical manifestations: A bearing-down sensation in the lower back or kidney area, chronic fatigue and lethargy, poor appetite and loose stools, dizziness, worse after standing or eating.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender with teeth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Weak and forceless, especially at the right Guan.
Treatment principle: Tonify Spleen-Qi and raise the sinking Qi to restore the upward-lifting function.
3. Qi and Yin Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Lower-back fatigue and weakness, dry mouth and throat, frequent nighttime urination, night sweats, heat in the palms soles and chest, fatigue and shortness of breath.
Tongue: Red or pale-red, thin or absent coating, possibly cracked and dry. Pulse: Fine, weak, often rapid.
Treatment principle: Tonify both Qi and Yin to restore the upward lift and the moistening anchor for the kidney.
Note: Confirmed absent again: combined Qi-and-Yin-Deficiency has no matching deck slide on this site.
4. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: A heavy dragging sensation in the lower back or abdomen, bloating and loose stools that worsen after eating, heaviness in the body and limbs, puffy swelling of the face or ankles, a sticky greasy mouth taste, drowsiness after meals.
Tongue: Pale, swollen with teeth marks, white greasy coating. Pulse: Soggy and slow, soft and weak.
Treatment principle: Strengthen the Spleen, drain Dampness, restore the lifting power against the heavy downward pull.
Note: Confirmed absent again: standalone Spleen-Deficiency-with-Dampness has no matching deck slide on this site.
Clinical manifestations: Sore weak lower back, night sweats, heat in the palms soles and chest, tinnitus or dizziness, dry mouth and throat, worse with overwork and stress.
Tongue: Red, thin with little or no coating, dry, possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourish Kidney-Yin to restore the material foundation anchoring the organ.
Clinical manifestations: Distension or bloating along the ribs and flanks, a bearing-down sensation in the lower back or kidney area, frequent sighing and chest tightness, irritability or emotional depression, worse with stress or anger.
Tongue: Normal or slightly dark, red or purple sides, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry, especially at the left middle position.
Treatment principle: Course the Liver-Qi, smooth the constrained flow, restore the upward momentum that lifts organs.