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1. Spleen Deficiency With Dampness
Clinical manifestations: Heaviness in the body and limbs, abdominal bloating worse after eating, loose or unformed stools, fatigue, puffy face and limbs (especially in the morning), drowsiness after meals, bland taste with no thirst.
Tongue: Pale, swollen with teeth marks and white greasy coating. Pulse: Soggy and slowed-down, soft and lacking force, especially at the right wrist position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen-Qi, strengthens the Spleen, drains Dampness.
Note: moxa applicable on ST-36. This site has no combined Spleen-deficiency-with-Dampness slide, a gap confirmed absent many times over this session — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
2. Damp-Phlegm
Clinical manifestations: Pronounced heaviness in the body and limbs, copious white phlegm easily coughed up, brain fog or muzzy-headedness, bland taste without thirst, chest and upper abdominal stuffiness, dizziness.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with scalloped teeth marks, thick white greasy coating appearing oily with a wet surface. Pulse: Slippery, may be soggy in the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Dries Dampness and transforms Phlegm, regulates Qi and harmonizes the Middle Burner.
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: Swelling of the legs and ankles worsening with prolonged standing, coldness especially in the lower back and limbs, scanty clear urination, soreness and weakness of the lower back, abdominal bloating and loose stools, waterlogged weight gain.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, and teeth-marked with white slippery coating, surface appears excessively wet. Pulse: Deep, slow, and weak, especially faint at the rear (Kidney) position.
Treatment principle: Warms Yang and disperses Cold, promotes urination and 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: Bloating and fullness in the upper abdomen, sticky incomplete bowel movements, bitter or sticky taste in the mouth, heavy feeling in the body and limbs, thirst with little desire to drink.
Tongue: Red body, possibly swollen with teeth marks, thick yellow greasy coating especially at center and root. Pulse: Soggy and rapid, often slippery.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat and drains Dampness, regulates Qi and harmonizes the Middle Burner.
Note: no moxa. Matched to this site's own Damp-Heat-invading-the-Spleen slide.