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Clinical manifestations: A bearing-down or dragging sensation in the lower abdomen, worse with prolonged standing, lifting or overwork; chronic fatigue; poor appetite with bloating; shortness of breath; reluctance to speak.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, teeth-marked, thin white coat. Pulse: Weak, especially at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies the middle and augments Qi, raises sunken Yang and lifts sinking Qi.
Note: moxa is strongly indicated.
Clinical manifestations: Aching, weak lower back and knees; frequent, clear urination; dizziness and tinnitus; a thin, clear discharge; a deep, heavy dragging sensation in the pelvis.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, moist, thin white coat, tooth marks. Pulse: Deep, weak, fine at both rear positions.
Treatment principle: Deeply tonifies Kidney Qi and Essence to restore the anchor holding the uterus firmly.
Note: moxa is appropriate.
Clinical manifestations: Rib-side distension or pain; a prolapse that feels tight and constricted; irritability, a short temper; frequent sighing; worse with emotional stress or frustration.
Tongue: Normal or slightly dark with red or purplish sides, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry, like a guitar string.
Treatment principle: Smooths Liver Qi flow and eases the constriction driving the tight prolapse.
Note: no moxa.
Clinical manifestations: Foul-smelling yellow discharge; redness and genital swelling; burning or stinging urination; thirst without a desire to drink; an afternoon heat sensation; a heavy lower abdomen.
Tongue: Red with yellow greasy coating thickest at the root, slightly swollen. Pulse: Slippery, rapid, more pronounced at the rear position.
Treatment principle: Clears Damp-Heat from the Liver and Gallbladder channels to reduce inflammation and allow tissues to heal.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Liver slide, its established Lower-Burner Damp-Heat convention.
Clinical manifestations: Fixed, stabbing vaginal or lower abdominal pain, worse at night and with pressure; a sensation of a hard, immobile mass; a dark purple tongue with stasis spots; dark menstrual blood with clots.
Tongue: Dark purple or dusky with stasis spots, distended dark sublingual veins. Pulse: Choppy, wiry if Qi stagnation is present.
Treatment principle: Invigorates Blood, dispels stasis, warms the channels and relieves stabbing pain from congealed Blood.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Liver-Blood-stasis slide per the discoloration-marker rule.
6. Blood Stagnation and Phlegm in the Uterus
Clinical manifestations: Fixed, stabbing pain in the lower abdomen; a sensation of a hard mass or lump in the vagina; copious, thick, sticky white or yellow discharge; chest stuffiness and abdominal bloating.
Tongue: Purple with stasis spots, swollen with teeth marks, white greasy coating, distended sublingual veins. Pulse: Choppy and slippery, wiry at the left middle position.
Treatment principle: Dissolves Blood stasis and Phlegm masses and invigorates circulation to relieve the heavy obstruction dragging the organ downward.
Note: no moxa. No combined Blood-Stagnation-and-Phlegm-in-the-Uterus slide exists on this site's decks — no pattern link is given here.