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Clinical manifestations: Sore throat, red and swollen, fever with mild chills, thirst or dry mouth, cough with yellow phlegm, nasal congestion with yellow mucus, headache.
Tongue: Red tip with thin yellow coating. Pulse: Floating and rapid.
Treatment principle: Disperse Wind-Heat, clear Heat, resolve toxicity.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Invasion-of-Lungs-by-Wind-Heat slide.
Clinical manifestations: Mild, scratchy throat pain, chills with mild fever, clear watery nasal discharge, no sweating, no thirst with preference for warm drinks.
Tongue: Normal or slightly pale body with thin, white, moist coating. Pulse: Floating and tight.
Treatment principle: Release the exterior, expel Wind-Cold.
Note: moxa applicable given the Cold. Direct match with this site's own Invasion-of-Lungs-by-Wind-Cold slide.
Clinical manifestations: Intense, burning throat pain, bad breath, swollen/painful/bleeding gums, thirst for cold drinks, constipation with dry stools, acid reflux.
Tongue: Red body with thick, dry, yellow coat, red prickles centrally. Pulse: Rapid, slippery, forceful, strong at right Guan.
Treatment principle: Clear Stomach Fire flaring upward to scorch the throat.
Note: no moxa. Direct match — thirst for cold drinks, foul breath and dry stools are the same markers named on this site's Stomach-Heat slide.
Clinical manifestations: Bitter taste in mouth, irritability and quick temper, red painful eyes, severe, burning sore throat often coming on suddenly during emotional upset, sometimes one-sided.
Tongue: Red body with redder sides and dry yellow coating. Pulse: Wiry and rapid, forceful at left Guan.
Treatment principle: Drain the Fire surging up the Liver channel to the throat.
Note: no moxa. Direct match — irritability, bitter taste and red eyes are named on that exact deck slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dry, scratchy throat, worse at night and with talking, dry cough with little or no phlegm, night sweats or afternoon heat sensation.
Tongue: Red, thin body, dry with cracks and little or no coating. Pulse: Fine and rapid, weak in right Cun.
Treatment principle: Nourish Lung Yin, which has lost its natural lubrication.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Lung-Yin deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Sensation of obstruction or lump in throat, productive cough with copious thick yellow/green sputum, chest tightness and fullness, feeling of body heat or fever.
Tongue: Red body (possibly swollen at front) with yellow greasy coating. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clear the trapped Heat that combines with Phlegm to block the throat.
Note: no moxa. Direct name match with this site's own Phlegm-Heat-in-the-Lungs slide, first use of this specific slide.