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1. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Foamy or frothy urine, loose stools or diarrhea, abdominal bloating worse after eating, feeling of heaviness in the body and limbs, fatigue and lack of energy.
Tongue: S Pulse: t
Treatment principle: pale, swollen body with teeth marks, white greasy coating that looks moist,soggy and slowed-down, often soft and lacking force
Clinical manifestations: Cold, aching lower back and knees, frequent urination especially at night, feeling cold all over worse in the lower body, swelling in the ankles or legs, pale or dark complexion, low energy and desire to sleep.
Tongue: W Pulse: a
Treatment principle: pale, puffy, tender with teeth marks, wet white coating,deep, slow, weak, especially at the rear position
Clinical manifestations: Heat in the palms, soles and chest, night sweats, dry mouth and throat, scanty dark yellow urine.
Tongue: N Pulse: o
Treatment principle: red, thin body with little or no coating, dry surface, possible cracks,fine and rapid, weak at the left rear position
4. Qi and Yin Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Persistent fatigue even after rest, dry mouth and throat with little desire to drink, night sweats and warm palms/soles/chest, scanty dark urine, shortness of breath that worsens with exertion.
Tongue: T Pulse: o
Treatment principle: red or pale-red body with a thin or absent coating, dry surface, possibly cracked,fine, weak, and possibly rapid
5. Damp-Heat in the Lower Burner
Clinical manifestations: Burning or stinging pain during urination, frequent urgent urination with small volume, cloudy or dark yellow urine, feeling of heaviness in the legs and lower body, foul-smelling vaginal discharge or scrotal dampness.
Tongue: C Pulse: l
Treatment principle: red body, yellow greasy coating thickest at the root, slightly swollen,slippery and rapid, often soggy
Clinical manifestations: Fixed, stabbing low back pain, pain worsens at night and with pressure, dark purple or dusky tongue with stasis spots, dark menstrual blood with clots (in women), rough, dry, scaly skin.
Tongue: I Pulse: n
Treatment principle: purple or dusky body with stasis spots, distended dark sublingual veins, thin white coat,choppy or wiry