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Clinical manifestations: A dusky or purplish complexion; dark lips and nails; fixed, stabbing pain worsening at night; rough, dry skin; dark menstrual blood with clots.
Tongue: Purple or dusky with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Choppy or wiry.
Treatment principle: Invigorates Blood, dispels stasis, moves Qi and opens the chest.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide per the discoloration-marker rule.
Clinical manifestations: Purple or dark lips and nails; stabbing chest pain in a fixed location; palpitations with anxiety; pain radiating to the shoulder, upper back or left arm; cold hands.
Tongue: Dark purple with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Choppy or knotted, especially at the left front position.
Treatment principle: Invigorates Blood, dispels stasis, calms the Heart and opens the chest to relieve pain.
Note: no moxa.
3. Qi and Blood Stagnation
Clinical manifestations: A dull, purplish complexion; chest and rib distension; irritability; frequent sighing; fixed, stabbing pain worsening with pressure; a dark purple tongue with stasis spots.
Tongue: Dark purple with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Moves Liver Qi, invigorates Blood, dispels stasis and resolves chest distension.
Note: no moxa. No combined Qi-and-Blood-stagnation slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
4. Qi Deficiency Causing Blood Stagnation
Clinical manifestations: A pale-purple or dusky complexion; persistent fatigue; shortness of breath on exertion; a weak voice; reluctance to speak; dizziness; fixed, stabbing pain worsening with pressure.
Tongue: Pale with a faint purple tinge and teeth marks. Pulse: Deep, weak, choppy.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi, invigorates Blood, dispels stasis and unblocks the channels.
Note: moxa is appropriate. No combined Qi-Deficiency-causing-Blood-Stagnation slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
5. Blood Stagnation with Heat
Clinical manifestations: A deep, reddish-purple complexion; pain worsening at night; an internal heat sensation, especially in the evening; irritability and restlessness; dark menstrual blood with clots; a dry mouth with an urge to rinse without swallowing.
Tongue: Reddish-purple with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins, thin dry yellow coat. Pulse: Choppy and rapid, often wiry.
Treatment principle: Cools the Blood, invigorates circulation, clears Heat and dispels stasis.
Note: no moxa. This site's decks have no standalone Blood-Stagnation-with-Heat slide — no pattern link is given here.