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Clinical manifestations: Dizziness; throbbing temporal headache; irritability; tinnitus; flushed face and red eyes; a sensation of heat rising to the face; lower-back and knee soreness and weakness.
Tongue: Red, especially the sides, thin dry yellow or scanty coat. Pulse: Wiry, forceful at the left middle position; may be fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Calms the Liver, subdues Yang and clears Heat.
Note: no moxa.
2. Wind-Phlegm
Clinical manifestations: Spinning or swaying sensation; nausea or vomiting of phlegm; head and body heaviness; white frothy sputum or throat gurgling.
Tongue: Normal or slightly pale, swollen, tooth-marked, white greasy coat. Pulse: Wiry and slippery.
Treatment principle: Transforms Wind-Phlegm, stops spasm, strengthens the Spleen and resolves Dampness.
Note: Mixed Deficiency/Excess. This site's decks have no Wind-Phlegm slide — no pattern link is given here.
3. Phlegm-Dampness in the Middle Burner
Clinical manifestations: Heavy, wrapped head sensation; upper-abdominal fullness and stuffiness; nausea; sticky, greasy mouth taste without thirst; loose or sticky stools; drowsiness and heavy limbs.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, tooth-marked, thick white greasy excessively moist coat. Pulse: Slippery, often soggy or moderate, especially at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Dries Dampness, transforms Phlegm, extinguishes Wind and strengthens the Spleen.
Note: This site's decks have no Phlegm-Dampness-in-the-Middle-Burner slide — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Severe dizziness with a falling sensation; hand tremors; stiff neck; unsteady gait; irritability and vivid dreams.
Tongue: Red, stiff or trembling, possibly deviated, thin yellow or scanty coat. Pulse: Wiry, fine at the rear positions, may be rapid.
Treatment principle: Sedates the Liver, extinguishes Wind, subdues floating Yang and nourishes Yin.
Note: no moxa.
5. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Dizziness worse with fatigue or standing; pale or sallow complexion; palpitations; poor appetite; spontaneous sweating; pale lips and nail beds.
Tongue: Pale, may be thin or tooth-marked, thin white coat. Pulse: Fine, weak and forceless.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi, nourishes Blood and strengthens the Spleen.
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: Floating, unsteady dizziness (not spinning); tinnitus, hearing loss or a feeling of emptiness in the head; poor memory and difficulty concentrating; lower-back and knee soreness and weakness.
Tongue: Pale, thin, little or no coat, possible fine cracks. Pulse: Fine, deep and weak at both rear positions.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Kidney Essence, benefits and fills the marrow, and nourishes Blood.
Note: moxa is appropriate if there are no heat signs.