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1. Damp-Heat in the Liver Channel
Clinical manifestations: Firm, painless genital ulcer (chancre), hard painless swollen lymph nodes in the groin, bitter taste in the mouth, dark scanty urine, feeling of heaviness in the body.
Tongue: D Pulse: r
Treatment principle: red body with redder sides, yellow greasy coating thicker at the center and root,wiry, slippery, and rapid
2. Heat in the Blood
Clinical manifestations: Widespread maculopapular rash on the palms and soles, fever with heat worse at night, intense thirst preferring cold drinks, restlessness and irritability.
Tongue: C Pulse: l
Treatment principle: red to deep red with red spots or prickles, thin yellow dry coating,rapid, often wiry and slippery, forceful
3. Spleen Deficiency with Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Poorly healing ulcers with a pale moist surface, watery blisters or oozing lesions, abdominal bloating worse after eating, loose unformed stools, fatigue and heaviness of the body.
Tongue: T Pulse: o
Treatment principle: pale, swollen body with teeth marks, white greasy coating, moist surface,soggy and slow, or slippery
4. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Pale or sallow complexion, fatigue and weakness, heart palpitations, non-healing ulcers with pale granulation, dizziness, poor appetite, shortness of breath.
Tongue: T Pulse: o
Treatment principle: pale body, may be thin or show teeth marks, thin white coating,fine, weak, and empty
5. Qi and Yin Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Low-grade fever especially in the afternoon, night sweats, dry mouth and throat, extreme fatigue and weakness, shortness of breath, warm sensation in the palms, soles and chest.
Tongue: T Pulse: o
Treatment principle: red with little or no coating, possibly cracked and dry,fine, weak, and often rapid