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Clinical manifestations: Light, dull-colored spotting; a sore, weak lower back; a dragging, sinking sensation in the lower abdomen; frequent urination, especially at night; fatigue and lack of strength.
Tongue: Pale, slightly puffy body, thin white coat, possible tooth marks. Pulse: Deep, weak, fine, most noticeably weak at the rear positions.
Treatment principle: Tonify the Kidneys, calm the fetus, nourish Blood.
Note: gentle, shallow needling only, no strong stimulation; moxa applicable. Direct match with
Kidney-Qi not Firm.
2. Heat in the Uterus Blood
Clinical manifestations: Bright red or deep red, sticky spotting; a feeling of heat in the lower abdomen; restlessness and irritability; thirst with a desire for cold drinks; a dry mouth and dark urine.
Tongue: Red body with a red tip, possible prickles, thin yellow coat, tends to be dry. Pulse: Rapid, often wiry or slippery.
Treatment principle: Nourish Yin, clear Heat, cool the Blood.
Note: gentle needling only, no moxa. No deck on this site has a Uterus-specific Heat-in-the-Blood category, so no pattern link is given here.
3. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Pale, thin vaginal bleeding; profound fatigue and weakness; a pale complexion and lips; dizziness or lightheadedness; poor appetite.
Tongue: Pale body, may be thin or show teeth marks, thin white coating. Pulse: Fine and weak, especially at the right Guan position.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi and Blood, tonify the Stomach and Spleen.
Note: gentle needling; moxa applicable on the Tonify points. No deck on this site combines Qi and Blood deficiency into one slide, so no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Dark, clotted vaginal spotting; fixed, stabbing lower abdominal pain, worse with pressure or at night; a history of physical trauma or injury.
Tongue: Purple or dusky body with stasis spots, distended dark sublingual veins, thin white coat. Pulse: Choppy or wiry.
Treatment principle: Invigorate Blood and dispel stasis, warm the channels.
Note: gentle needling only, no moxa. Matches
Liver-Blood stasis — a purple, dusky tongue with stasis spots and fixed stabbing pain are the same discoloration markers named there.
Clinical manifestations: Dull, dark vaginal spotting; a cold lower back and knees; frequent urination, especially at night; a feeling of cold in the lower abdomen; fatigue and low energy.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender body with teeth marks and wet white coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, especially at the Chi position.
Treatment principle: Tonify Kidney-Yang and warm the Gate of Life, expel Cold.