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1. Damp-Phlegm
Clinical manifestations: Loud, wet, rattling snore, feeling of heaviness in the body and head, copious white phlegm or mucus, chest stuffiness or upper abdominal bloating, poor appetite and fatigue.
Tongue: Pale and swollen with tooth marks, covered by a thick, white, greasy coat that looks oily or pasty. Pulse: Slippery, often soggy at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, regulates Qi, strengthens Spleen function.
Note: no moxa. This site has no plain body-wide Damp-Phlegm slide on any deck, a gap confirmed absent many times over this session — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
Clinical manifestations: Soft, low-pitched snoring worse with fatigue and after eating, chronic tiredness and weak voice, poor appetite and abdominal bloating, loose stools, pale face without lustre, catches colds easily.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, and tender with teeth marks on the edges and a thin white slippery coating. Pulse: Weak overall, especially at the right Cun and Guan positions, soft and lacking force.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi, strengthens the Spleen, harmonizes the Stomach, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm.
Note: moxa applicable on BL-13/ST-36. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Spleen-and-Lung-Qi-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Loud, coarse snoring, dry mouth with a sticky sensation, coughing up thick yellow phlegm, restlessness and irritability, feeling of heat in the chest.
Tongue: Red body with thick yellow greasy coating. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat, dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, descends rebellious Lung-Qi.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Phlegm-Heat-in-the-Lungs slide.
Clinical manifestations: Intermittent, irregular snoring, chest tightness or distension, irritability or mood swings, stabbing chest pain worse with pressure, irregular snoring with nighttime awakenings and choking sensations.
Tongue: Dark purple body with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Invigorates Blood, dispels stasis, moves Qi, alleviates pain, opens the chest.
Note: no moxa; choking sensations or nighttime awakenings needs sleep-apnea evaluation regardless. Direct match with this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide via the established discoloration-marker rule.
Clinical manifestations: Low-pitched, rumbling snore worse in cold weather, feeling of cold especially in the lower back and legs, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, swelling in the legs and ankles, scanty or difficult urination, breathlessness on exertion.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, and teeth-marked with a white, slippery, excessively wet coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, and weak, especially at the Chi position.
Treatment principle: Warms Yang, disperses Cold, promotes urination, drains Dampness, transforms water-Dampness.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-Yang-deficiency-Water-overflowing slide.
Clinical manifestations: Night sweats, five-palm heat, dry throat especially at night, lower back soreness and weakness, tinnitus, restlessness and irritability.
Tongue: Red, thin, dry body with little or no coating, possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Yin, clears deficiency Heat, nourishes Kidney-Yin specifically.
Note: no moxa. Matched to this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency-Empty-Heat-blazing slide.