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Clinical manifestations: Yellow or turbid nasal discharge; fever with mild chills; a sore throat; thirst; a distending headache.
Tongue: Red tip, thin yellow coating. Pulse: Floating and rapid.
Treatment principle: Releases the exterior, clears Lung Heat and opens the nasal passages.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: Thick, yellow or green, purulent nasal discharge; a bitter taste; irritability; rib-side discomfort; dark, scanty urine.
Tongue: Red, possibly swollen at the sides, yellow greasy coating. Pulse: Wiry, slippery, rapid.
Treatment principle: Drains Damp-Heat from the Gallbladder and clears the nasal passages.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Liver-and-Gallbladder-Damp-Heat slide as the closest general match.
Clinical manifestations: Thick, yellow, turbid nasal discharge; bloating after eating; sticky stools; a bitter or sticky taste; a heavy, foggy head; bad breath.
Tongue: Red, possibly swollen with teeth marks, thick yellow greasy coating. Pulse: Soggy and rapid, often slippery.
Treatment principle: Clears Damp-Heat from the Stomach and Spleen while transforming turbidity and opening the nasal passages.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Stomach slide.
Clinical manifestations: Copious white sticky nasal discharge; chronic congestion and post-nasal drip; a white phlegm cough; chest tightness; fatigue; poor appetite; bloating.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, teeth-marked, thick white greasy moist coating. Pulse: Slippery, soft, soggy.
Treatment principle: Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm in the Lungs, unblocking the nasal passages.
Note: moxa is appropriate.
Clinical manifestations: A sticky, lingering discharge, white or pale yellow; poor appetite; fatigue; loose stools; symptoms worsening after eating or when tired.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender, teeth-marked, thin white coating. Pulse: Weak and forceless, especially at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen Qi, strengthens fluid transformation and resolves underlying Dampness.
Note: moxa is appropriate.
Clinical manifestations: Scanty, sticky, yellow nasal discharge; dizziness; tinnitus; a dry mouth and throat at night; night sweats; lower back and knee soreness and weakness.
Tongue: Red, thin, little or no coating, dry surface, possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid, weak at the left rear position.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Kidney Yin and clears empty Heat rising to the nose.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs).