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Clinical manifestations: Bright red spider veins with central pulsating points, fixed stabbing pain worse at night, internal heat sensation (especially palms/soles/chest), irritability with restlessness, dry mouth with rinsing desire but no swallowing need.
Tongue: Reddish-purple body with stasis spots, distended sublingual veins, thin dry yellow coat. Pulse: Choppy and rapid, often wiry at the left Guan position.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood and disperse stasis while clearing Heat.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide via the established extension to Blood-stasis-with-Heat variants.
Clinical manifestations: Dark purplish spider veins, fixed stabbing pain in the rib area, dark menstrual blood with clots, irritability with frequent sighing.
Tongue: Dark purple body with stasis spots on the sides, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Restore smooth Liver Qi and Blood flow by invigorating Blood and removing stasis.
Note: no moxa. Also matched to this site's Liver-Blood-stasis slide — the source distinguishes this from pattern 1 by emphasis (Liver-channel/emotional trigger vs. Heat-dominant), but both draw on the same underlying stasis presentation, within the established two-per-page cap.
3. Heat in the Blood
Clinical manifestations: Internal heat sensation worse at night, thirst desiring cold drinks, red skin rashes alongside veins, possible nosebleeds, bleeding gums, or heavy menstrual bleeding.
Tongue: Red body with red spots or prickles, thin yellow dry coating. Pulse: Rapid, often wiry or slippery.
Treatment principle: Clear Heat from the Blood, cool the Blood, stop bleeding.
Note: no moxa. This site has no standalone Heat-in-the-Blood slide, a gap confirmed absent many times over — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
4. Damp-Heat in the Liver
Clinical manifestations: Pain and distension along the ribs, bitter taste in the mouth, dark yellow urine, yellow greasy tongue coating.
Tongue: Red body with redder sides, yellow greasy coating. Pulse: Wiry, slippery, rapid.
Treatment principle: Clear Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder, transform turbidity.
Note: no moxa. This site's Damp-Heat-in-the-Liver slide is genital/vaginal-discharge-specific, confirmed by re-reading its content — not a fit for a rib-pain/bitter-taste picture unrelated to the genitals, consistent with the project's standing discipline — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
Clinical manifestations: Spider veins on the face/neck/upper chest, night sweats, five-palm heat, malar flush, lower back soreness and weakness, tinnitus or diminished hearing, mental restlessness and irritability.
Tongue: Red, thin, dry body with little or no coating, possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid, especially weak at the rear position.
Treatment principle: Nourish Kidney Yin to rebuild the body's cooling foundation and anchor Yang.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency-Empty-Heat-blazing slide.
6. Spleen Deficiency With Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Loose or unformed stools, abdominal bloating worse after eating, heaviness of body and limbs, poor appetite or lack of taste, fatigue and lack of energy.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with teeth marks, white greasy coating, moist surface. Pulse: Soggy and slowed, soft and lacking force.
Treatment principle: Strengthen Spleen Qi and eliminate accumulated Dampness.
Note: moxa applicable on ST-36. This site has no combined Spleen-deficiency-with-Dampness slide, a gap confirmed absent many times over — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.