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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