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Clinical manifestations: Irritability, explosive anger, bitter taste in the mouth, distending/burning rib pain, red face and eyes, vivid disturbing dreams, difficulty falling asleep.
Tongue: Red body with redder sides, yellow coating. Pulse: Wiry and rapid, especially at the left middle position.
Treatment principle: Soothe Liver-Qi, clear Heat, calm the Mind.
Note: no moxa. Matched to this site's own Stagnant-Liver-Qi-turning-into-Heat slide. EX-HN16 (Anmian) has no dedicated deck page on this site (confirmed via search, same as its use on Night Terrors in Children), so it renders as a plain chip.
Clinical manifestations: Throbbing/distending headache especially at the temples, dizziness with head heavy/feet light, quick temper, heat sensation rising to the face, flushed face and red eyes, dry mouth and throat.
Tongue: Red body with red sides, thin dry yellow coating. Pulse: Wiry, possibly fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Subdue Liver-Yang, calm internal Wind, settle the head.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Liver-Yang-rising slide.
Clinical manifestations: Pale complexion/lips/nailbeds, heart palpitations (empty or fluttery, worse at night), easily startled with vague anxiety.
Tongue: Pale body, possibly thin, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and weak, especially at the left Cun position.
Treatment principle: Nourish Heart-Blood, anchor the Spirit.
Note: moxa applicable throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Heart-Blood-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Chest pressure/suffocation during nightmares, waking with a bitter taste and thick yellow phlegm, restless agitation persisting after waking, rattling/gurgling throat sounds, dizziness with a heavy-headed sensation.
Tongue: Red and swollen with a prickly red tip, thick yellow greasy coating. Pulse: Slippery and rapid, especially at the left Cun position.
Treatment principle: Clear Phlegm-Heat, harmonize the Gallbladder and Stomach, settle the agitated Heart Spirit.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Phlegm-Fire-harassing-the-Heart slide.
Clinical manifestations: Nightmares of being chased or feeling helpless, palpitations and shortness of breath on exertion, easily frightened and timid during the day, fatigue and pale complexion.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, thin white coat, possibly midline crack. Pulse: Empty and weak, especially at the left Cun position.
Treatment principle: Tonify Heart-Qi and Blood, strengthen the Spleen, anchor the Spirit during sleep.
Note: moxa applicable throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Heart-Qi-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Stabbing, fixed pain especially chest/head, dark purplish complexion, irritability or emotional tension, chest oppression, pain worse with pressure.
Tongue: Dark purple with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood, dispel stasis, move Qi, relieve pain, open the chest.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide via the well-established dark/purple stasis-spot-tongue marker.