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Clinical manifestations: Weak, heavy legs; fatigue that worsens after eating; poor appetite, bloating, loose stools; sallow complexion.
Tongue: Pale, puffy, tooth-marked, thin white coat. Pulse: Weak, soft; empty at the right middle position.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Spleen Qi, raises Yang and strengthens digestive transformation.
Note: moxa is appropriate. Linked to this site's own Stomach-and-Spleen-Qi-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Lower-back and knee soreness with weak legs; dizziness, tinnitus, night sweats, heat in palms and soles, dry eyes, insomnia.
Tongue: Red, thin, cracked, little or no coat. Pulse: Fine, rapid, wiry; weak at the left rear position.
Treatment principle: Nourishes Kidney and Liver Yin, replenishes Essence and strengthens bones and sinews.
Note: no moxa (Yin deficiency with heat signs).
3. Qi and Blood Deficiency
Clinical manifestations: Generalized muscle weakness; pale or sallow complexion and lips; dizziness on standing; palpitations; spontaneous sweating.
Tongue: Pale, possibly thin, tooth marks, thin white coat. Pulse: Fine and weak; may be empty or slow.
Treatment principle: Tonifies Qi and Blood, nourishes the muscles and restores endurance.
Note: moxa is appropriate. This site's decks have no combined Qi-and-Blood-deficiency slide, a gap confirmed absent many times — no pattern link is given here.
Clinical manifestations: Heavy, dragging legs; swelling or puffiness; heat in the feet and calves; thirst without desire to drink; sticky discharge; worse in humid weather.
Tongue: Red body, thick greasy yellow coat, thickest at the root. Pulse: Slippery and rapid; sometimes soggy.
Treatment principle: Clears Heat, dries Dampness and drains the obstruction from the channels.
Note: no moxa. Linked to this site's own Damp-Heat-in-the-Bladder slide, its established Lower-Burner Damp-Heat convention.
Clinical manifestations: Dry cough with scanty phlegm; dry mouth and throat; dry skin; limp, weak legs; thirst; slight fever.
Tongue: Red, dry surface, thin dry white or yellow coat. Pulse: Floating, rapid, fine; prominent at the right front position.
Treatment principle: Moistens the Lungs, clears Heat, generates fluids and nourishes the sinews.
Note: no moxa.