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Clinical manifestations: Vomiting of sour, undigested food with a foul rotten smell, relief after vomiting, thick greasy or curd-like tongue coating, bloating and belching after heavy meals.
Tongue: Normal body, thick greasy or curd-like coating, thickest at the center. Pulse: Slippery, may be full, forceful at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Promotes digestion and resolves food stagnation, harmonizes the Stomach, moves Qi.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Retention-of-Food-in-the-Stomach slide.
Clinical manifestations: Sudden cramping stomach pain, vomiting of clear watery fluid, pain and vomiting relieved by warmth, cold sensation in the stomach with cold hands and feet.
Tongue: Pale body, moist, thin white slippery coat. Pulse: Tight and possibly slow, especially tight at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Aromatically transforms Dampness, disperses Wind-Cold from the Exterior, regulates Qi, harmonizes the Middle Burner.
Note: moxa applicable given the Cold signs. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Cold-invading-the-Stomach slide.
Clinical manifestations: Vomiting of sour or bitter fluid, distending pain in the chest and rib-sides, frequent belching or acid reflux, irritability and moodiness.
Tongue: Normal or slightly red body, sides may be redder, thin white coat. Pulse: Wiry, like a taut guitar string.
Treatment principle: Courses the Liver and resolves constraint, moves Qi, alleviates pain, invigorates Blood, dispels stasis.
Note: no moxa. Direct match with this site's own Rebellious-Liver-Qi-invading-the-Stomach slide.
4. Phlegm-Fluids in the Stomach and Small Intestine
Clinical manifestations: Vomiting of thin clear watery fluid, splashing or gurgling water sounds in the stomach, dizziness and lightheadedness, no thirst or thirst without desire to drink, feeling of heaviness in the body, preference for warmth on the abdomen.
Tongue: Pale, swollen, excessively moist with white slippery coating and teeth marks. Pulse: Deep, wiry, slippery.
Treatment principle: Resolves Phlegm-Fluid retention, directs rebellious Qi downward, stops vomiting, warms Yang, strengthens the Spleen.
Note: moxa applicable given the Yang-deficiency signs. This is the classical Phlegm-Fluids (Tan Yin) Stomach/Small-Intestine presentation, with no corresponding slide on any deck here — no pattern link is given here; points still link fine individually.
Clinical manifestations: Vomiting of clear watery fluid, dull cold pain in the upper belly, poor appetite with preference for hot foods, cold hands and feet, loose stools and tiredness, pain improves with warmth and pressure.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tender body with teeth marks, white slippery coating. Pulse: Deep, slow, weak, especially weak at the right middle (Guan) position.
Treatment principle: Warms the Middle Burner, disperses Cold, tonifies Qi.
Note: moxa strongly indicated throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Stomach-Deficient-and-Cold slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dry retching or vomiting of only small amounts of thin fluid, dry mouth and throat with preference for small sips of water, dull burning pain or gnawing discomfort in the stomach, feeling hungry but not wanting to eat.
Tongue: Red, thin body, dry center, little or no coating with possible cracks. Pulse: Fine and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Lung and Stomach Yin, clears deficiency Heat, descends Qi.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Stomach-Yin-deficiency slide.