Weak constitution, yin deficiency, yang deficiency, Heart blood deficiency, hypertension, diabetes, weak muscles and bones, insomnia, poor sleep, fatigue

Congestion, runny nose, Wind Cold, fever, chills, headaches, itchy throat, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, nasal polyps, loss of smell, seasonal allergies, common cold [31]

intestinal dry heat with Qi and Blood deficiency, Yang Ming Fu syndrome, constipation, intestinal obstruction, chronic bacterial dysentery, diarrhea

Severe deficiency of the Source Qi with Sudden Collapse of the Yang Qi [35] • Yang collapse with profuse sweating, cold extremities, shortness of breath. Collapse of yang after severe illness with extreme deficiency, profuse bleeding in postpartum. Severe hemorrhage. For emergency use. [31]

Warm-Dryness [35] • Dry hacking cough with scanty thick sticky sputum, dry environment, low humidity, moderate fever, thirst, headache. External wind injuring Lung Qi. upper respiratory track infection, bronchitis. Floating, rapid pulse. Thin, dry, white coat[31]

Nourish yin and tonifies Kidneys. Kidney Yin deficiency, lower back soreness, spontaneous emissions, night sweats, dry mouth, dry throat, desire to drink, peeled greasy tongue, rapid, thin pulse[25]

Constipation due to exhaustion of the Fluids [35] • Yang Ming warm disease (yin fluid dryness, thin, dry red tongue, rapid thin or weak deep pulse). Constipation with body fluid deficiency (Large Intestine dryness). [31]

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Yin type sores from Yang deficiency and interior cold stagnation. Swelling, soreness, pain without local heat. No change to skin color, no thirst, pale white tongue, deep fine pulse. Cellulitis, gangrene, multiple abscesses, subcutaneous nodules. Mastitis, cystic hyperplasia, Raynaud's disease, sciatica, rheumatoid arthritis [22]

Cool-Dryness [35] • Influenza, bronchitis, exterior syndrome of cool dryness, mild headache, aversion to cold, no sweating, congestion, dry throat, cough with thin sputum. T: white coat; P: wiry[31]

Smoldering Fire in the SP/ST [35] • Mouth ulcers, foul breath, dry mouth, dry lips, thirst, frequent hunger, irritability, stomatitis, epistaxis, halitosis, fever, red tongue, rapid pulse [22]

For all types of toxic heat boils and carbuncles [35] • Beginning of carbuncles – Fever, aversion to cold, carbuncle has shape of grain, deep root [31]

Lung abscess with stagnant heat, toxins, phlegm. Cough, chest pain, foul smelling yellow sputum with pus and blood. Dry skin. Pulmonary abscesses, pneumonia, bronchitis[22]

KD Yang deficiency with Cold-Evil in Shaoyin stage (Yin Jue); Yang collapse [35] • Vomiting, diarrhea, extremely cold limbs, lethargic, abdominal pain, not thirsty, feels cold [31]

Severe Fire in the Qi/Blood levels [35] • Warm diseases, excess blood level heat and toxins, high fever, extreme thirst, blurred vision. Tongue: dry or prickly coat. Sharp headaches, dry heaves, epistaxis, hematemesis, scorched lips, Pulse: Deep and rapid, fine and rapid, or superficial, big and rapid[22]

Deficiency-Cold of the SP/ST [35] • Cold extremities, dull abdominal pain, vomiting, loose stools, poor appetite, pale tongue with white coating, deep thin pulse [31]

Cold in the channels with underlying Blood deficiency [35] • Cold extremities, pale tongue with white coating, thin imperceptible pulse, Raynaud's syndrome, worsens in Winter [31]

Beginning of Intestinal carbuncle with damp-heat accumulation syndrome. Right lower abdominal pain, tenderness, yellow greasy tongue coating, slippery rapid pulse [31]

Middle Burner Yang deficiency (root) + Vigorous Yin-cold (manifestation) [35]

SP Yang deficiency with Cold causing abdominal pain [35] • Abdominal pain preferring warmth and palpation, pale tongue with white coating, thin wiry pulse [31] • SPASMODIC abdominal pain[42]

LU/ST Qi & Yin deficiency [35] • Lung Yin Deficiency: cough with difficult expectoration, dry mouth, dry throat. Five palms heat. Red tongue, scanty coating; rapid, thin pulse; Stomach Yin Deficiency: nausea, vomiting, thirst, dry throat[22]

Exterior Wind-Cold-Damp with interior Qi deficiency [35] • QI DEFICIENCY with external wind-cold damp attack – NO SWEATING, External wind-cold-damp: aversion to cold, fever, headache, neck pain, soreness in body, stuffy nose, cough with phlegm, fullness in chest. – Qi deficiency: pale tongue with white coating, floating pulse without strength (children, old patient, after disease, after labor); aversion to cold, fever, soreness pain in body, floating weak pulse [31]

Incompletely resolved exterior with interior excess Heat [35] • Heat induced diarrhea[31]

Pi syndrome due to Cold-Heat complex [35] • Fullness distention in epigastria, vomiting, diarrhea, yellow greasy coating [31] • Epigastric focal distention (fullness, discomfort, but not hardness on palpation). Poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, borborygmus, diarrhea, or loose stools. A sensation of fullness in the chest and epigastrium Possibly slight thirst. T: yellow, greasy coating. P: wiry, rapid [42]

LV Qi stagnation overacting on the SP causing diarrhea with abdominal pain [35] • Borborygmus, abdominal pain with diarrhea, pain relieved after defecation. Left wiry, right slow [31]

LV Qi stagnation overacting on the SP causing cold extremities (Yang Jue) [35] • 1. Yang obstructed Jue Ni Syndrome 2. Liver Spleen Qi Stagnation. cold extremities, hypochondria epigastria pain, wiry pulse [31] • Liver Qi stagnation not allowing Qi to flow to extremities, leading to cold limbs. True heat/false cold.[42]

Dryness attacking the LU [35] • Severe type of lung injury due to warm dryness; Warm dryness damage defensive level: headache, fever; Warm dryness damage lung: non-productive hacking cough, heavy breath, chest fullness, hypochondriac pain; Qi and yin damage: dry throat, dry nose, restlessness, thirst [31] • Dry heat, fever, thirst, sweating, sore throat, heat and dryness injuring Yin. Lung Yin Deficiency: Insomnia, dry cough, dry mouth, dry nasal passage, night sweats, itchy throat, hot palms and soles, thin body lacking strength, frequent sighing [42]

External cool dryness invasion of the Lungs and Stomach. Yin deficiency, thirst, red tongue, scanty coating, thin pulse, fluid deficiency. Dry cold weather.