Spleen Meridian Patterns - Disharmonies Chart

TCM Theory

Spleen Meridian Patterns - Disharmonies Chart

You may click on a particular pattern below for more detailed information including tongue and pulse diagnosis, related signs and symptoms and treatment points.

Excess Patterns

Signs

Tongue

Pulse
Damp-cold Poor appetite, chest a/or epigastric distention, sensation of cold in the abdomen which feels better with the application of heat, heavy head a/or body, lack of thirst, loose stools Thick sticky white coat Slippery, slow
Damp-heat Epigastric a/or abdominal oppression, lack of appetite, heavy body, thirst with little/no desire to drink, abdominal pain, loose stools with strong odor possibly w/burning anus, nausea, vomiting, fever, headache Yellow sticky coat Slippery, rapid

Deficiency Patterns

Signs

Tongue

Pulse
SP Qi Deficiency Poor appetite, distention after eating, weakness of the four limbs, fatique, loose stools Pale, swollen w/teethmarks Empty
SP Qi Sinking SP Qi Deficiency (above) plus prolapses of the stomach, uterus, anus a/or vagina along with frequency a/or urgency of urination Pale Empty or weak
SP Qi not controlling Blood SP Qi Deficiency (above) plus hemorrhages, vaginal bleeding, bleeding under the skin Pale Fine
SP Yang Deficiency Further progression of SP Qi Deficiency (above) with more cold signs, cold limbs, chilliness, edema (more in the middle warmer) Pale, wet, swollen w/teethmarks Deep

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