↑ reinforcing ↓ reducing ⊥ even method.
Clinical manifestations: Easy bruising; small purple spots; fatigue with pallor; poor appetite; loose stools; shortness of breath; heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, teeth-marked, thin white coat. Pulse: Fine, weak, especially at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen Qi to restore its vessel-holding function and support blood generation.
Note: no moxa contraindicated, gentle moxa acceptable. Linked to this site's own Spleen-not-controlling-Blood slide.
2. Heat in the Blood
Clinical manifestations: Sudden-onset purpura; bright red nosebleeds or gum bleeding; heavy periods; an internal heat sensation worse at night; thirst for cold drinks; a flushed face; restlessness.
Tongue: Red with red spots or prickles, thin yellow dry coat. Pulse: Rapid, wiry, forceful.
Treatment principle: Cools Blood, clears Heat and stops the reckless bleeding caused by Heat agitation.
Note: no moxa. This site's decks have no standalone Heat-in-the-Blood slide — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Night sweats; tidal heat in the afternoon or evening; a dry mouth and throat worse at night; heat in the palms, soles and chest; flushed cheekbones; restlessness; easy bruising; insomnia.
Tongue: Red, thin, dry, cracks, little or no coating. Pulse: Fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Yin and clears deficiency Heat to calm reckless Blood movement.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Kidney-Yin-deficiency-Empty-Heat-blazing slide.
Clinical manifestations: Fixed, dark purple spots or bruises that do not fade; stabbing pain worse at night; a dark complexion.
Tongue: Dark purple with stasis spots and distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Choppy, like scraping bamboo.
Treatment principle: Invigorates Blood and dispels stasis to repair vessel damage and restore normal Blood movement.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide per the discoloration-marker rule.
5. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Persistent fatigue; a pale or sallow complexion; dizziness; palpitations; poor appetite; pale lips and nail beds; mild spontaneous bruising.
Tongue: Pale, possibly thin, teeth-marked, thin white coat. Pulse: Fine, weak, especially at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies both Qi and Blood to provide the marrow with raw materials for platelet production.
Note: moxa is appropriate. No combined Qi-and-Blood-deficiency slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Lower back and knee weakness; premature greying or hair loss; poor memory; frequent urination especially at night; low libido; mild persistent purpura; a thin body.
Tongue: Pale, thin, possible fine cracks, little or no coating. Pulse: Fine, deep, weak at the rear positions.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Kidney Essence and strengthens the marrow to support deep Blood-generating reserves.
Note: moxa is appropriate.