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Clinical manifestations: Sour, rotten-smelling stools resembling spoiled food; sour belching; epigastric bloating worse with pressure; aversion to food; relief after vomiting.
Tongue: Normal colour and shape, thick greasy curd-like coat, thickest centrally. Pulse: Slippery and full, prominent at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Dissolves stagnation, harmonizes the Stomach and guides undigested food downward.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: Sticky, foul-smelling stools with a feeling of incomplete evacuation; bitter or sticky mouth taste; bloating; a heavy body sensation; thirst without desire to drink.
Tongue: Red, possibly swollen and tooth-marked, thick yellow greasy coat. Pulse: Soggy and rapid, often slippery.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat, dries Dampness and resolves turbid fermentation.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Stomach slide.
Clinical manifestations: Mild, persistent, foul-smelling loose stools; poor appetite; bloating after eating; fatigue; a pale complexion.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender, tooth-marked, thin white coat. Pulse: Weak and soft, notably weaker at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen Qi, strengthens digestion and gently resolves Dampness.
Note: moxa is appropriate.