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Clinical manifestations: Swelling reduces when lying down, worsens with standing or exertion, dragging or bearing-down sensation in the lower abdomen, chronic fatigue and physical exhaustion, poor appetite and loose stools, pale complexion.
Tongue: Pale, puffy body with teeth marks and a thin white coating. Pulse: Weak and forceless, especially at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen-Qi and raises sinking Yang to restore the lifting force that holds organs in place.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Spleen-Qi-sinking slide.
Clinical manifestations: Distending, shifting pain in the scrotum or groin worsening with mood swings, irritability, frequent sighing, sensation of fullness or bloating along the ribs, pain fluctuates with emotional stress.
Tongue: Normal or slightly dark body, with red or slightly purple sides, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry, taut like a guitar string, most noticeable at the left middle position.
Treatment principle: Smooths Liver-Qi flow along the Liver channel that runs through the groin to relieve distending pain.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Liver-Qi-stagnation slide.
Clinical manifestations: Cold, heavy sensation in the scrotum, swelling worsens with cold and damp weather, dull aching or dragging groin pain, cold limbs, especially the feet.
Tongue: Pale and swollen with scalloped edges, thick white greasy coating that is excessively moist. Pulse: Deep, slow, and soggy, often with a slippery quality.
Treatment principle: Warms the Lower Burner to expel Cold, dries Dampness, promotes Qi and Blood circulation through obstructed channels.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Linked to this site's own Stagnation-of-Cold-in-the-Liver-channel slide, which this session confirmed is genital-specific in its own text — a direct match for a scrotal Cold-Damp presentation.
Clinical manifestations: Burning or hot pain in the scrotum, scrotal dampness or itching, red swollen scrotum, feeling of heaviness in the lower body, dark, scanty, or painful urination.
Tongue: Red body, slightly swollen, yellow greasy coating thickest at the root. Pulse: Slippery and rapid, more pronounced at the Chi (rear) position.
Treatment principle: Clears Damp-Heat from Liver and Gallbladder channels while draining excess moisture downward.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Liver slide, which this session confirmed is genital-specific in its own text — a direct match for a scrotal Damp-Heat presentation.
Clinical manifestations: Cold sensation in the scrotum, aching cold lower back and knees, aversion to cold, cold hands and feet, frequent nighttime urination, fatigue and low spirits, swelling feels cold to the touch.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender body with teeth marks, wet white coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, especially at the rear (Kidney) positions.
Treatment principle: Warms and tonifies Kidney-Yang to restore the body's foundational warmth.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Kidney-Yang-deficiency slide.