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1. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: A pale, lustreless face; persistent fatigue that worsens with exertion; palpitations; dizziness; pale lips and nail beds; poor appetite; loose stools; spontaneous sweating.
Tongue: Pale, possibly thin with teeth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and weak, especially at the right Guan.
Treatment principle: Tonify both Qi and Blood, strengthening the Spleen to generate them.
Note: Confirmed absent again: standalone combined Qi-and-Blood-Deficiency has no matching deck slide on this site.
Clinical manifestations: A chronic weak cough with thin watery phlegm, shortness of breath that worsens with exertion, poor appetite with bloating, fatigue and a weak voice, a pale lustreless face.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender with teeth marks, thin white slippery coating. Pulse: Weak and forceless in the right Cun and Guan positions.
Treatment principle: Tonify Spleen-Qi, strengthen Lung function, resolve the Dampness obstructing Qi production.
3. Yang Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: A pale, bluish-white face; cold hands and feet; feeling cold with an aversion to cold; a desire for warmth; fatigue and low vitality; loose stools.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, moist with teeth marks, white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, and weak.
Treatment principle: Warm and tonify Kidney-Yang, dispel internal cold, restore circulation.
Note: Confirmed absent again: this site's own Excessive Sweating and Esophageal Stricture pages leave the identically-named plain Yang-Deficiency pattern unlinked for the same reason.
Clinical manifestations: A bearing-down or dragging sensation in the lower abdomen, a tendency toward organ prolapse, bloating after eating, loose stools, dizziness, a pale puffy sagging face, extreme fatigue.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender with teeth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Weak at the right Guan, may feel deep.
Treatment principle: Tonify Spleen-Qi and lift the sinking Qi to restore clear Yang to the face.
Clinical manifestations: A deep, ashen pale complexion; sore weak lower back and knees; poor memory; tinnitus or hearing loss; premature greying or hair loss.
Tongue: Pale, thin with little or no coating, possible fine cracks. Pulse: Fine, deep, weak at both rear positions.
Treatment principle: Deeply nourish Kidney-Yin and essence to replenish the body's foundational reserves.