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1. Half-Exterior Half-Interior (Shaoyang)
Clinical manifestations: Alternating chills and fever; chest and rib pain worse with coughing or breathing; bitter taste; dry throat; nausea; irritability.
Tongue: Normal or slightly red with redder sides, thin white or white-yellow coat. Pulse: Wiry.
Treatment principle: Harmonizes the Shaoyang, releases the pathogen and eases chest pain.
Note: no moxa. This site's decks have no Shaoyang/Half-Exterior-Half-Interior slide — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Distending, pulling pain worse with coughing and breathing; fullness along the ribs; inability to lie flat; visible chest bulging; thin white or watery sputum.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, white slippery or greasy coat. Pulse: Deep and wiry, possibly slippery.
Treatment principle: Drastically expels water accumulation, drains Phlegm-Fluids and relieves distension.
Note: moxa is appropriate. Linked to this site's own Phlegm-Fluids-obstructing-the-Lungs slide, the closest match.
Clinical manifestations: Burning or scorching chest pain; thick sticky yellow or green sputum; dry mouth with thirst; fever; chest tightness; breathlessness.
Tongue: Red, possibly swollen at the front, yellow greasy coat with possible red prickles. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clears Lung Heat, transforms Phlegm and calms wheezing.
Note: no moxa.
4. Qi and Blood Stagnation
Clinical manifestations: Fixed, stabbing chest pain worse at night; chest tightness and oppression.
Tongue: Dark purple, stasis spots, distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Invigorates Blood, dispels stasis, moves Qi and eases the fixed pain.
Note: no moxa. No combined Qi-and-Blood-stagnation slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Dull, lingering chest pain; low-grade afternoon fever; dry cough with little sputum; night sweats; dry mouth and throat with a desire to sip.
Tongue: Red, thin, dry, cracked, little or no coat. Pulse: Fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin, generates fluids and clears deficiency Heat.
Note: no moxa.
6. Yang Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dull, heavy chest pain relieved by warmth; aversion to cold with cold hands and feet; fatigue; pale, puffy face; swollen limbs; loose stools with clear urination; cough with thin white sputum.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, tooth-marked, white slippery coat. Pulse: Deep, slow and weak.
Treatment principle: Warms and unblocks chest Yang, transforms Phlegm-Fluids and relieves the distending pain.
Note: moxa is strongly indicated.