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Clinical manifestations: Bright red, swollen gums that bleed easily, intense thirst craving cold drinks, foul breath, irritability.
Tongue: Red body with yellow dry coating. Pulse: Surging and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clear Stomach-Fire, cool Blood, nourish Yin.
Note: no moxa. This dental-specific presentation was matched on the internal pattern rather than a dedicated gum slide — this site's Stomach-Heat-(or-Phlegm-Heat) slide covers the same underlying Yangming-Fire mechanism, the same internal-pattern-match logic already used for Toothache and Bad Breath.
Clinical manifestations: Swollen gums with possible pus points, sticky greasy taste, heaviness sensation, nausea.
Tongue: Red body with thick yellow greasy coating. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clear Heat, drain Dampness, regulate Qi.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Stomach slide.
Clinical manifestations: Sudden gum pain/swelling, mild fever, chills, sore throat, aversion to wind.
Tongue: Red tip/edges with thin yellow coating. Pulse: Floating, rapid.
Treatment principle: Disperse Wind-Heat, clear Heat, resolve toxicity.
Note: no moxa. Matched to this site's own Invasion-of-Lungs-by-Wind-Heat slide on the exterior-invasion level, the same convention used for Periodontal Disease and Toothache.
Clinical manifestations: Dull lingering pain worse at night, loose teeth, receding gums, dry mouth, night sweats.
Tongue: Red thin dry with minimal coating. Pulse: Fine, rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourish Kidney-Yin, clear deficiency Heat.
Note: no moxa given the Yin deficiency. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency slide.
5. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Pale atrophied gums, scant pale bleeding, dull ache, fatigue, poor appetite.
Tongue: Pale thin body with white coating. Pulse: Fine, weak.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi and Blood, strengthen the Spleen.
Note: moxa applicable throughout. This site's decks have no combined Qi-and-Blood-deficiency slide (confirmed absent many times before), so no pattern link is given — points still link fine individually.
Clinical manifestations: Dull lingering ache without redness, pale gums, worse at night/cold, cold lower back/knees.
Tongue: Pale puffy tender with teeth marks and wet white coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak.
Treatment principle: Tonify Kidney-Yang, warm the channels, expel Cold.
Note: moxa applicable throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-Yang-deficiency slide.