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1. Painful Obstruction with Wind-Cold-Damp
Clinical manifestations: Swelling without redness or heat; worse in cold, damp weather; relief from warmth; heaviness and numbness; aversion to cold.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, tooth-marked, white greasy coat. Pulse: Wiry and tight.
Treatment principle: Dispels Wind-Dampness, tonifies Qi, invigorates Blood and unblocks the channels.
Note: moxa is appropriate. This site's decks have no Bi-syndrome slide, confirmed absent many times — no pattern link is given here.
2. Painful Obstruction due to Damp-Heat in the Channels
Clinical manifestations: Red, hot, swollen joints; worse with warmth, better with cold; heavy sensation; thirst; irritability.
Tongue: Red, possibly swollen, yellow greasy coat. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat, drains Dampness, unblocks the channels and relieves the obstruction.
Note: no moxa. This site's decks have no Bi-syndrome slide, confirmed absent many times — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Fixed, stabbing pain that worsens at night; purplish discoloration; dark sublingual veins.
Tongue: Purple or dusky, stasis spots, dark distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Choppy and rough.
Treatment principle: Invigorates Blood, dispels stasis, unblocks the channels and relieves pain.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide per the discoloration-marker rule.
4. Painful Obstruction with Liver and Kidney Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dull, aching pain worse in cold and damp; lower-back and knee weakness; fatigue; stiffness; limited movement.
Tongue: Pale, thin body, thin white coat. Pulse: Fine, weak and slow.
Treatment principle: Dispels Wind-Dampness, relieves obstruction and supplements the Liver and Kidneys.
Note: moxa is appropriate. This site's decks have no Bi-syndrome slide, confirmed absent many times — no pattern link is given here.
5. Painful Obstruction with Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dull, aching pain worse with exertion; numbness or tingling; pale complexion; cold sensitivity; poor appetite; loose stools.
Tongue: Pale, possibly thin and tooth-marked, thin white coat. Pulse: Fine and weak.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi, nourishes Blood, warms the channels and gently dispels Wind-Dampness.
Note: moxa is appropriate. No combined Qi-and-Blood-deficiency slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
6. Phlegm in the Channels
Clinical manifestations: Fixed, stabbing joint pain; hard, firm swelling; purplish discoloration; subcutaneous nodules; numbness; chest tightness.
Tongue: Purple with stasis spots, white greasy coat, distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Wiry and choppy.
Treatment principle: Disperses Wind-Cold, drains Dampness, transforms Phlegm and unblocks the collaterals.
Note: Mixed Deficiency/Excess. This site's decks have no Phlegm-in-the-channels slide, confirmed absent many times — no pattern link is given here.