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Clinical manifestations: Cough with thick yellow phlegm, fever more pronounced than chills, sore red throat, yellow nasal discharge, thirst and dry mouth.
Tongue: Red tip with thin yellow coating. Pulse: Floating and rapid.
Treatment principle: Disperse Wind-Heat, clear Lung-Heat, restore Lung diffusing and descending.
Note: no moxa. Matched to this site's own Invasion-of-Lungs-by-Wind-Heat slide via the fever/sore-throat/yellow-phlegm symptom set.
Clinical manifestations: Paroxysmal coughing fits with a whooping sound, thick yellow sticky phlegm hard to expel, flushed face and chest oppression during fits, restlessness and irritability, thirst with desire for cold drinks.
Tongue: Red body with yellow greasy coating, may have red prickles. Pulse: Slippery and rapid.
Treatment principle: Clear Lung-Heat, descend Lung-Qi and stop cough, resolve Phlegm.
Note: no moxa. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Phlegm-Heat-in-the-Lungs slide.
Clinical manifestations: Dry cough with scanty sticky phlegm or none, dry scratchy throat and hoarse voice, afternoon low-grade fever or heat sensation, night sweats, hot sensation in palms and soles.
Tongue: Red, dry, with little or no coating, possibly cracked. Pulse: Thin and rapid.
Treatment principle: Nourish Lung-Yin, generate fluids, moisten dryness — recovery-stage pattern.
Note: no moxa given the Yin deficiency. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Lung-Yin-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Lingering cough with a low, weak sound, poor appetite, loose stools, fatigue and lack of energy, pale complexion, abdominal bloating after eating.
Tongue: Pale, puffy body with tooth marks and thin white coating. Pulse: Weak and soft.
Treatment principle: Tonify Qi, strengthen the Spleen, drain Dampness.
Note: moxa applicable throughout. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Spleen-Qi-deficiency slide.
Clinical manifestations: Clear watery nasal discharge, thin white watery phlegm, chills more prominent than fever, itchy throat, heavy muffled cough sound, absence of sweating, feeling cold.
Tongue: Normal or slightly pale body with thin white moist coating. Pulse: Floating and tight.
Treatment principle: Gently disperse Cool-Dryness, diffuse Lung-Qi, resolve Phlegm — early stage pattern.
Note: no moxa in the acute exterior stage. Matched to this site's own Invasion-of-Lungs-by-Wind-Cold slide.
Clinical manifestations: Violent coughing fits with thick white phlegm, chest tightness and stuffiness, feeling cold without thirst (craving warm drinks), wheezing or gurgling throat sounds.
Tongue: Pale, swollen body with thick white greasy or slippery coating. Pulse: Slippery and slow.
Treatment principle: Release the exterior and disperse Wind-Cold, warm the Lungs and transform Phlegm-fluids.
Note: moxa applicable on BL-13 and BL-12. Direct exact-name match with this site's own Cold-Phlegm-in-the-Lungs slide.