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1. Wind-Cold-Damp
Clinical manifestations: Pain worse in cold or damp weather; heaviness and aching of the limbs; morning stiffness; numbness or tingling; joint swelling without heat.
Tongue: Pale or slightly swollen body, white greasy coating. Pulse: Moderate or soggy, possibly tight if Cold predominates.
Treatment principle: Dispel Wind-Dampness, tonify Qi, invigorate Blood and unblock the channels.
Note: moxa applicable on the Tonify-Qi point. No deck on this site has a Wind-Cold-Damp Bi-syndrome category, so no pattern link is given here.
2. Painful Obstruction due to Damp-Heat in the Channels
Clinical manifestations: Burning pain; redness and heat in the affected areas; hot swelling; heavy aching limbs; thirst; dark, scanty urine.
Tongue: Red body, yellow greasy coating. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clear Heat and dry Dampness from the channels.
Note: no moxa. No deck on this site has a Damp-Heat Bi-syndrome category, so no pattern link is given here.
3. Phlegm in the Channels, Joints and Muscles
Clinical manifestations: Fixed stabbing hand or foot pain; stubborn numbness with a heavy, wooden sensation; hard, immobile joint nodules; purplish skin discoloration.
Tongue: Purple body with stasis spots, white greasy coating, distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Transform Phlegm, regulate Qi and resolve turbidity.
Note: no moxa. No deck on this site has a Phlegm-in-the-channels Bi-syndrome category, so no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Fixed, stabbing, needle-like pain; nighttime pain worsening; dark purplish skin or nails; pain worse with pressure.
Tongue: Purple or dusky body with stasis spots, distended dark sublingual veins. Pulse: Choppy, possibly wiry.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood and dispel stasis to unblock the channels.
Note: no moxa. Matches
Liver-Blood stasis — dark purplish skin/nails and fixed nighttime pain are shared discoloration markers.
5. Painful Obstruction with Liver and Kidney Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dull aching joint and limb pain; lower back and knee soreness/weakness; numbness or tingling; cold/damp weather aggravation; fatigue; weak heavy legs; pale complexion.
Tongue: Pale, thin body, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine, weak, slow, especially weak at the rear position.
Treatment principle: Dispel Wind-Dampness, relieve the obstruction, and supplement Liver and Kidneys.
Supplement Liver and Kidneys
Note: moxa applicable on the tonifying points. No deck on this site combines Liver and Kidney deficiency into a single Bi-syndrome slide, so no pattern link is given here.
6. Painful Obstruction with Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dull aching pain worsening after exertion; numbness or tingling in the hands and feet; pale lips and complexion; general fatigue; cold sensitivity; spontaneous sweating.
Tongue: Pale body, possibly thin with teeth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine, weak, possibly slowed.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi, warm the channels, and nourish Blood to dispel the obstruction.
Note: moxa applicable. No deck on this site combines Qi and Blood deficiency into one slide, so no pattern link is given here.