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Clinical manifestations: Frequent, copious, pale urine, especially at night; a deep, bone-level cold in the lower back and knees; feeling chilly throughout the body; low energy; reduced sex drive; fatigue.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, swollen, tooth-marked, wet white coat. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, especially at the rear positions.
Treatment principle: Warms Kidney Yang, restores the Gate of Life Fire to properly transform fluids.
Note: moxa is strongly indicated.
Clinical manifestations: Dribbling after urination; urinary incontinence or bedwetting; a bearing-down sensation in the lower abdomen; weak, sore lower back and knees; increased night-time urination.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, moist, thin white coat. Pulse: Deep and weak, especially faint at the rear positions.
Treatment principle: Secures Kidney Qi, strengthens the Bladder's holding function and astringes Essence.
Note: moxa is strongly indicated.
Clinical manifestations: Frequent, pale, copious urination; a cold sensation specifically in the lower abdomen and lower back; dribbling or incontinence; night-time urination; general chilliness with a preference for warmth.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, wet, thin white slippery coat. Pulse: Deep, weak, often slow, especially faint at the rear position.
Treatment principle: Warms the Bladder directly, restores its transformative capacity for fluids and disperses local Cold.
Note: moxa is strongly indicated. Linked to this site's own Bladder-Deficient-and-Cold slide.
Clinical manifestations: Pale urine with loose, watery stools containing undigested food; cold hands and feet; dull abdominal pain relieved by warmth and pressure; poor appetite; bloating after eating; fatigue and heaviness in the limbs.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender, scalloped, white slippery coat. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, especially empty at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Warms and tonifies Spleen Yang to restore the digestive fire's ability to process fluids.
Note: moxa is strongly indicated.