Organ pattern ID

Question 1

Poor appetite, abdominal distention usually after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lie down, pale complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, edema, tendency to obesity, etc. Tongue: pale/Pulse: empty

Answer 1

Spleen Qi Deficiency

Question 2

Poor appetite, abdominal distention usually after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lie down curled up. pale complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, edema, feeling of cold in the limbs. Tongue: pale and wet/Pulse: deep and weak

Answer 2

Spleen Yang Deficiency

Question 3

Poor appetite, abdominal distention usually after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lie down curled up, pale complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, edema, bearing down sensation in the abdomen, prolapse of the stomach, uterus, anus, and bladder, frequent and urgent urination, excessive menstrual bleeding. Tongue: pale/Pulse: weak

Answer 3

Spleen Qi Sinking

Question 4

Poor appetite, abdominal distention usually after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lie down, pale complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, edema, blood spots under the skin, blood in the stools and urine, excessive uterine bleeding. Tongue: pale/Pulse: weak or fine

Answer 4

Spleen not controlling blood

Question 5

Poor appetite, slight abdominal distention usually after eating, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lie down, dull pale complexion, pale lips, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, edema, depression, scanty periods or amenorrhea, insomnia, joint ache. Tongue: pale, thin and slightly dry/Pulse: choppy or fine

Answer 5

Spleen Blood Deficiency

Question 6

Poor appetite, feeling of fullness in the epigastrium or abdomen, feeling of cold in the epigastrium relieved by warmth, feeling of heaviness in the body, sweet taste or absence of taste, no thirst, nausea, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lie down, dull pale complexion, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, edema, excessive white vaginal discharge. Tongue: Pale with a sticky white coat/Pulse: slippery and slow

Answer 6

Cold Dampness invading the spleen

Question 7

Poor appetite, feeling of fullness in the epigastrium or abdomen, thirst without desire to drink, loose stools with offensive odor, burning sensation in the anus, feeling of heat, scanty dark urine, low grade fever throughout the day, feeling of heaviness in the body, sweet taste or absence of taste, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, lassitude, desire to lie down, itchy skin or skin eruptions, dull yellow complexion, yellow sclera of the eyes. Tongue: red with sticky yellow coat/Pulse: slippery and rapid.

Answer 7

Damp heat invading the spleen

Question 8

Lack of appetite, loose stools, tiredness, weak limbs worse in the morning, slightly uncomfortable feeling in the epigastrium, lack of taste sensation. Tongue: pale/Pulse: empty, especially in the right (Guan) middle position

Answer 8

Stomach Qi Deficiency

Question 9

Discomfort or dull pain in the epigastrium, better with pressure and better after eating, no appetite, preference for warm drinks and foods, vomiting of clear fluid, cold and weak limbs, tiredness, pale complexion. Tongue: pale and wet/Pulse: deep weak slow, especially in the right (Guan) position

Answer 9

Stomach Deficient and Cold

Question 10

Dry mouth and throat, thirst with desire to drink small sips, constipation, no appetite or slight hunger with no desire to eat, night sweats, five palm heat. Tongue: normal or red, no coat (possible no coat in center)/Pulse: floating, empty, possibly slightly rapid on middle (Guan) right position

Answer 10

Stomach Yin Deficiency

Question 11

Epigastric pain and distention, belching, nausea, vomiting, hiccups, irritability. Tongue: normal (in severe cases sides may red)

Answer 11

Stomach Qi Stagnation

Question 12

Burning pain in the epigastric region, intense thirst with desire to drink cold fluids, mental restlessness, bleeding gums, dry stools, dry mouth, sour regurgitation, nausea, foul breath. Tongue: red (possibly in center) dry yellow or dark yellow coat/sticky yellow coat./Pulse: rapid and slightly overflowing on right (Guan) position, rapid and slippery overflowing

Answer 12

Stomach Fire (or Phlegm fire)

Question 13

Sudden severe pain in the epigastrium, feeling of cold, cold limbs, preference for warmth, vomiting clear liquids, nausea, preference for warm drinks. Tongue: thick white coating/Pulse: deep tight and slow

Answer 13

Cold invading Stomach

Question 14

Nausea, difficulty swallowing, belching, vomiting, hiccups. Tongue: normal/Pulse: tight or wiry in the middle (Guan) right position

Answer 14

Rebellious Stomach Qi

Question 15

Fullness and pain in the epigastrium, feeling of heaviness, facial pain, blocked nose or thick sticky nasal discharge, thirst without desire to drink, nausea, dull yellow complexion. Tongue: red with thick, sticky yellow coat/Pulse: slippery and rapid

Answer 15

Damp Heat in the Stomach

Question 16

Fullness, pain and distention in the epigastrium that is relieved by vomiting, sour regurgitation, belching, insomnia, loose stools or constipation, poor appetite, foul breath. Tongue: thick coating (could be white or yellow)/Pulse: full and slippery

Answer 16

Retention of food in the stomach

Question 17

Severe, stabbing epigastric pain worse at night, dislike pressure, nausea, vomiting, possibly vomiting blood, blood in the stools. Tongue: Purple/Pulse: wiry

Answer 17

Blood stasis in the stomach

Question 18

Low backache, cold and weak knees, cold sensation in the low back, dizziness, tinnitus, general feeling of cold, bright white complexion, tiredness, lassitude, abundant clear urine, urination at night, edema of the legs, infertility in women, loose stools, depression, premature ejaculation, low sperm count, decreased libido. Tongue: pale and wet/ Pulse: deep and weak

Answer 18

Kidney Yang Deficiency

Question 19

Dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, poor memory, hard of hearing, night sweats, 5 palm heat, malar flush, thirst with desire to drink, dry mouth and throat worse at night, lower backache, achy bones, nocturnal emissions, constipation, dark scanty urine, infertility, premature ejaculation, tiredness, lassitude, depression. Tongue: normal or red color, no coat, cracked in severe cases/Pulse: floating and empty, possibly rapid

Answer 19

Kidney Yin Deficiency

Question 20

Sore and weak low back, weak knees, clear and frequent urination, weak stream, incontinence, dribbling after urination, urination at night, nocturnal emissions, tiredness, feeling of cold, cold limbs. Tongue: pale/Pulse: deep and weak, especially in the Chi positions

Answer 20

Kidney Qi not firm

Question 21

Shortness of breath on exertion, rapid and weak breathing, difficulty inhaling, chronic cough and/or asthma, spontaneous sweating, swelling of the face, thin body, mental listlessness, clear urination especially during asthma attack, lower backache, dizziness, tinnitus. Tongue: pale/Pulse: deep, weak and tight.

Answer 21

Kidneys Failing to Receive Qi

Question 22

Poor bone development, late closure of the fontanelle, deafness, mental dullness, retardation. Softening of the bones, weakness of the knees and legs, poor memory, loose teeth, falling out of head hair or premature graying, weakness of sexual activity, lower backache, infertility, sterility, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, blurred vision, absentmindedness, decreased mental sharpness. Tongue: no coating or pale/Pulse: floating and empty

Answer 22

Kidney Essence Deficiency

Question 23

Edema of the legs and ankles, cold feeling in the legs and back, fullness and distention of the abdomen, soreness in the lower back, feeling of cold, scanty clear urination. Tongue: pale, swollen and wet with white coating/ Pulse: deep, weak, and slow

Answer 23

Kidney Yang Deficiency

Question 24

Malar flush, mental restlessness, insomnia, night sweating, low grade fever, five palm heat, scanty dark urine, blood in the urine, dry throat especially at night, thirst with desire to drink, dizziness, tinnitus, hardness of hearing, lower backache, nocturnal emission, excessive sexual desire, dry stools. Tongue: red, cracked with red tip, no coating/Pulse: floating, empty and rapid

Answer 24

Kidney Yin Deficiency, Empty heat blazing

Question 25

Frequent and urgent urination, burning on urination, difficult urination (stopping in the middle of flow), dark yellow turbid urine, blood in the urine, fever, thirst with no desire to drink, feeling of heaviness in epigastrium and urethra, feeling of heat. Tongue: thick sticky yellow coat on the root of the tongue, possible red spots/Pulse: slippery, rapid, and slightly wiry on the left rear (Chi) position

Answer 25

Damp Heat in the Urinary Bladder

Question 26

Frequent and urgent urination, difficult urination, feeling of heaviness in epigastrium and urethra, pale and turbid urine. Tongue: white sticky coating on root/Pulse: slippery, slow and slightly wiry on left rear (Chi) position

Answer 26

Damp cold in the Bladder

Question 27

Slight shortness of breath, slight cough, weak voice, spontaneous sweating, dislike speaking, bright pale complexion, easily catches colds, tiredness, aversion to cold. Tongue: pale/Pulse: empty, especially on the front right (Cun) position.

Answer 27

Lung Qi Deficiency

Question 28

Dry cough with scanty sticky sputum, weak or hoarse voice, dry mouth and throat, tiredness, dislike for speaking, night sweats, malar flush, 5 palm heat. Tongue: normal color or red, dry, peeled, no coat, transversal cracks in lung area/Pulse: floating, empty and rapid.

Answer 28

Lung Yin Deficiency

Question 29

Dry cough, dry voice, dry skin, dry throat, dry mouth, thirst, hoarse voice. Tongue: dry, not red yet/Pulse: empty, especially in right front (cun) position.

Answer 29

Lung Dryness

Question 30

Aversion to cold, fever, cough, blocked or runny nose with clear watery discharge, slight breathlessness, sneezing, headaches (usually occipital), body aches. Tongue: normal (pale red, thin white coating)/Pulse: floating and tight.

Answer 30

Wind Cold Invasion

Question 31

Aversion to cold, fever, sore throat, blocked or stuffy nose with yellow discharge, sneezing, headache, body aches, slight sweating, slight thirst, etc. Tongue: normal or slightly red in the front and on the sides./Pulse: floating and rapid

Answer 31

Wind Heat Invasion

Question 32

Sudden swelling of the eyes and face gradually spreading to the whole body, bright shiny complexion, scanty and pale urine, aversion to wind, aversion to cold, fever, cough, slight breathlessness. Tongue: sticky, white coat./Pulse: floating and slippery

Answer 32

Wind Water Invasion of the Lung

Question 33

Aversion to cold, fever, dry cough, dry nose, dry throat, thirst, hoarse voice. Tongue: normal, dry/Pulse: floating or empty especially right front (cun) position.

Answer 33

Exterior dry Invasion

Question 34

Cough, breathlessness, feeling of heat, chest ache, flaring of the nostrils, thirst, red face. Tongue: red with yellow coating (may be redder in the area of the LU on the tongue)/Pulse: rapid and overflowing.

Answer 34

Lung Heat

Question 35

Chronic cough with profuse white sticky sputum, pasty white complexion, phlegm in the throat, a feeling of oppression in the chest, shortness of breath, dislike of lying down, wheezing, nausea, feeling of muzziness and dizziness in the head. Tongue: swollen with sticky white coating/Pulse: slippery or soggy

Answer 35

Damp Phlegm in the Lungs

Question 36

Cough with white watery sputum, worse with exposure to cold, cold hands, phlegm in the throat, oppression in the chest, feeling of cold in the chest, feeling of heaviness, muzziness and dizziness of the head. Tongue: swollen, wet, sticky white coating./Pulse: slippery and slow

Answer 36

Cold Phlegm in the Lungs

Question 37

Barking cough with profuse sticky yellow or green sputum, shortness of breath, wheezing, a feeling of oppression in the chest, phlegm in the throat, a feeling of heat, thirst, insomnia, agitation, a feeling of heaviness and muzziness in the head, dizziness. Tongue: red and swollen with a sticky yellow coat./Pulse: slippery and rapid

Answer 37

Phlegm Heat in the Lungs

Question 38

Dry cough with difficult expectoration of scanty sputum, shortness of breath, feeling of oppression in the chest, scanty phlegm in the throat, feeling of heaviness, muzziness and dizziness in the head, dry throat, wheezing, pasty dry complexion. Tongue: swollen with dry sticky coating. Pulse: fine and slippery

Answer 38

Dry Phlegm in the Lungs

Question 39

Cough with expectoration of white watery sputum, breathlessness, splashing sound in the chest, vomiting of white watery frothy sputum, feeling of oppression of the chest, muzziness, heaviness and dizziness in the head, feeling of cold. Tongue: Pale with thick white coating/Pulse: fine, slippery, soggy or wiry

Answer 39

Phlegm Fluids obstructing the Lungs

Question 40

Abdominal pain not relieved by bowel movement, abdominal fullness, diarrhea, mucus and/or blood in the stools, offensive odor of stools, burning in the anus, scanty dark yellow urine, feeling of heaviness in the body and limbs. Tongue: red, sticky yellow coating. Pulse: slippery and rapid.

Answer 40

Damp Heat in the Large Intestine

Question 41

Constipation, dry stools, burning sensation and dryness in the mouth, dry tongue, burning sensation in the anus, scanty dark urine. Tongue: red with thick yellow dry coat. Pulse: full and rapid.

Answer 41

Heat in the Large Intestine

Question 42

Constipation, dry stools, burning sensation and dryness in the mouth, dry tongue, burning sensation in the anus, scanty dark urine, high fever. Tongue: red with thick yellow dry coat./Pulse: deep and full

Answer 42

Heat obstructing the Large Intestine

Question 43

Sudden cramping, diarrhea possibly with pain, general feeling of cold, cold in the abdomen. Tongue: thick white coating./Pulse: deep and tight.

Answer 43

Cold Invading the Large Intestine

Question 44

Abdominal distention and pain, constipation with bitty stools, irritability, aggravation of condition according to mood. Tongue: either normal or slightly red on the sides. /Pulse: wiry on both rear positions (Chi).

Answer 44

Qi Stagnation in the Large Intestine

Question 45

Dry stools that are difficult to push out, dry mouth and throat, foul breath due to retention of food. Tongue: dry, either pale or red with rootless coating./Pulse: fine.

Answer 45

Dryness in the Large Intestine

Question 46

Loose stools like duck droppings, dull abdominal pain, borborygmi, pale urine, cold limbs. Tongue: pale./Pulse: deep and weak

Answer 46

Cold in the Large Intestine

Question 47

Chronic diarrhea, prolapsed anus, hemorrhoids, tiredness after bowel movement, cold limbs, no appetite, mental exhaustion, desire to drink warm fluids, desire to have abdomen massaged.

Answer 47

Collapse of the Large Intestine

Question 48

Palpitations, shortness of breath worse on exertion, pale face, spontaneous sweating, tiredness, slight depression. Tongue: pale or normal./Pulse: empty

Answer 48

Heart Qi deficiency

Question 49

Palpitation, shortness of breath worse on exertion, bright pale face, spontaneous sweating, tiredness, slight depression, slight feeling of stuffiness in the chest, feeling of cold, cold hands, bright pale complexion, slightly dark lips. Tongue: pale and slightly wet./Pulse: deep and weak

Answer 49

Heart Yang Deficiency

Question 50

Palpitations, weak and shallow breathing, pale face, profuse sweating, tiredness, slight depression, slight feeling of stuffiness in the chest, feeling of cold, cold hands, grayish white complexion, cyanosis of the lips, coma. Tongue: very pale or bluish purple, short./Pale: hidden and knotted

Answer 50

Heart Yang Collapse

Question 51

Palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, trouble falling asleep but once asleep will sleep throughout the night, dream disturbed sleep, poor memory, anxiety, propensity to be startled, dull pale complexion, pale lips. Tongue: pale, thin and slightly dry./Pulse: choppy or fine.

Answer 51

Heart Blood Deficiency

Question 52

Palpitations, insomnia, trouble falling asleep and will wake up throughout the night, dream disturbed sleep, propensity to be startled, poor memory, anxiety, mental restlessness, uneasiness, dry mouth and throat, night sweats, 5 palm heat, malar flush. Tongue: no coating, deep middle crack reaching the tip/Pulse: floating, empty and possibly rapid

Answer 52

Heart Yin Deficiency

Question 53

Palpitations, thirst, mouth and tongue ulcers, mental restlessness, feeling agitated, feeling of heat, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, red face, dark urine or blood in the urine, bitter taste (only in morning). Tongue: red, redder tip with swollen red points, yellow coating, possible midline crack to the tip./Pulse: full, rapid, and overflowing especially in the front left (cun) position

Answer 53

Heart Fire Blazing

Question 54

Palpitations, thirst, red face, bitter taste, feeling of oppression in the chest, expectoration of phlegm, rattling sound in the throat, mental restlessness, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, agitation, incoherent speech, mental confusion, uncontrolled laughter or crying, muttering to oneself, mental depression, manic behavior. Tongue: red, swollen, yellow dry sticky coating, possible redder and swollen tip with red points, possible deep crack.

Answer 54

Phlegm Fire Harassing the Heart

Question 55

Mental confusion, unconsciousness, incoherent speech, slurred speech, aphasia, vomiting of phlegm, rattling sound in the throat, mental depression. Tongue: swollen with a thick sticky coating, midline crack reaching the tip./Pulse: slippery

Answer 55

Phlegm Misting the Mind (Phlegm Obstructing the Heart Orifices)

Question 56

Palpitations, feeling of distention or oppression in the chest, depression, slight shortness of breath, slight feeling of lump in the throat, sighing, poor appetite, weak and cold limbs, slightly purple lips, pale complexion. Tongue: slightly pale, purple on the sides./Pulse: empty, slightly overflowing on the front left (cun) position.

Answer 56

Heart Qi Stagnation

Question 57

Palpitations, shortness of breath with inability to lie down, depression, mental restlessness, feeling of oppression in the chest, stabbing or prickling pain in the heart region that may radiate to the shoulder or upper back, pain worse by exposure to cold and alleviated by heat, expectoration of phlegm, feeling of heaviness, cold hands, purple lips face and nails. Tongue: purple on the sides./Pulse: wiry, choppy or knotted

Answer 57

Heart Vessel Obstructed

Question 58

Palpitations, stabbing or prickling pain in the chest that may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm or shoulder, feeling of obstruction or constriction in the chest, cyanosis of lips and nails, cold hands. Tongue: purple./Pulse: choppy, wiry or knotted

Answer 58

Heart Blood Stasis

Question 59

Dull abdominal pain that is alleviated by pressure and warmth, desire for hot drinks, borborygmi, diarrhea, pale and abundant urination, cold limbs. Tongue: pale with white coating. Pulse: deep, weak and slow

Answer 59

Small Intestine Deficient and Cold

Question 60

Mental restlessness, insomnia, tongue/mouth ulcers, pain in the throat, deafness, heat sensation in the chest, abdominal pain, thirst with desire to drink cold drinks, scanty dark yellow urine, burning on urination, blood in the urine. Tongue: red, possible redder and swollen tip, yellow coating./Pulse: overflowing, rapid on left front (cun) position.

Answer 60

Excess (Full) Heat in the Small Intestine

Question 61

Lower abdominal twisting pain which may extend to the back, abdominal distention, dislikes pressure on abdomen, borborygmi, flatulence, pain relieved by flatulence, pain in the testes. Tongue: white coat/Pulse: deep and wiry.

Answer 61

Small Intestine Qi Stagnation

Question 62

Severe abdominal pain, dislike pressure, abdominal distention, constipation, vomiting, borborygmi, flatulence. Tongue: thick white coating./Pulse: deep and wiry

Answer 62

Small Intestine Qi Tied

Question 63

Abdominal pain and distention, bad taste in the mouth, sallow complexion, possible vomiting of worms, possible constant hunger.

Answer 63

Infestation of Worms in the Small Intestine

Question 64

Fever at night, mental confusion, incoherent speech or aphasia, delirium, feeling of heat in the body, cold hands and feet. Tongue: red, dry and without coating./Pulse: fine

Answer 64

Heat in the Pericardium

Question 65

Feeling of stuffiness and discomfort in the chest, dull ache in the chest, slight shortness of breath, palpations, anxiety, insomnia, dizziness, dream disturbed sleep, poor memory, dull pale complexion, pale lips, cold hands, scanty periods, amenorrhea. Tongue: pale, thin, slightly dry/Pulse: choppy or fine

Answer 65

Blood deficiency of the Pericardium

Question 66

Palpitations, feeling of tightness and heat in the chest, chest ache, rapid breathing, thirst, mouth and tongue ulcers, mental restlessness, feeling agitated, feeling of heat, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, red face, bitter taste (in the morning), heavy periods. Tongue: red, redder tip, swollen with red points, possible midline crack reaching the tip/Pulse: full, rapid, overflowing, especially in front (cun) left positions.

Answer 66

Pericardium Fire

Question 67

Palpations, feeling of oppression and heat in the chest, chest pain, expectoration of phlegm, rattling sound in the throat, mental restlessness, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, agitation, incoherent speech, mental confusion, rash behavior, tendency to hit or scold people, uncontrolled laughter or crying, shouting, muttering to oneself, mental depression and dullness, manic behavior. Tongue: red, swollen with yellow, dry, sticky coating and deep crack to the tip, tip may be redder and swollen/Pulse: full, rapid and slippery or rapid overflowing and slippery or rapid full and wiry

Answer 67

Phlegm Fire Harassing the Pericardium

Question 68

Feeling of distention and slight pain in the chest, feeling of tightness in the chest, slight shortness of breath, sighing, feeling of lump in the throat, palpitations, depression, irritability, poor appetite, weak and cold limbs, pale complexion, slightly purple lips. Tongue: slightly pale purple on the sides/Pulse: empty but very slightly overflowing on the front (cun) left position

Answer 68

Qi Stagnation of the Pericardium

Question 69

Palpitations, stabbing or pricking pain in the chest which may radiate to the inner aspect of the left arm or shoulder, feeling of oppression or constriction in the chest, shortness of breath, cyanosis of the lips and nails, cold hands, painful periods with dark clots. Tongue: purple, possibly just purple sides/Pulse: choppy, wiry, or knotted

Answer 69

Blood Stasis of the Pericardium

Question 70

Feeling of distention in hypochondrium, chest, epigastrium or abdomen, sighing, melancholy, depression, moodiness, fluctuation of mental state, feeling of lump in the throat, irregular periods, distention of breasts before periods, premenstrual tension and irritability. Tongue: the body color may be normal, in severe cases may be red on the sides/Pulse: wiry, especially on the left Guan position

Answer 70

Liver Qi Stagnation

Question 71

Hypochondrial or epigastric distention, irritability, melancholy, depression, moodiness, feeling of lump in the throat, feeling of heat, red face and eyes, thirst, propensity to outbursts of anger, premenstrual tension, heavy periods. Tongue: red on sides/Pulse: wiry, especially on the left Guan position

Answer 71

Stagnant Liver Qi turning into Heat

Question 72

Hypochondrial or epigastric distention, hiccups, sighing, nausea, vomiting, belching, churning feeling in the stomach, irritability, in women breast distention. Tongue: normal, red sides in severe cases/Pulse: wiry, both Guan positions

Answer 72

Rebellious Liver Qi

Question 73

Hypochondrial pain, abdominal pain, vomiting of blood, epistaxis, painful periods, irregular periods, menstrual blood dark and clotted, infertility, fixed masses in abdomen, purple nails, purple lips, purple or dark complexion, dry skin. Tongue: purple, possible purple sides, in severe cases purple spots/Pulse: wiry or firm.

Answer 73

Liver Blood Stasis

Question 74

Irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, acute tinnitus, acute deafness, temporal headaches, dizziness, red face and eyes, thirst, bitter taste, dream disturbed sleep, dry stools, constipation, dark yellow urine, epistaxis, haematemesis (vomiting up blood), haemoptysis (coughing up blood). Tongue: red body, redder sides, dry yellow coating/Pulse: full, wiry and rapid

Answer 74

Liver Fire Blazing

Question 75

Fullness in the hypochondrium, abdomen or hypogastrium, bitter taste, poor appetite, nausea, feeling of heaviness in the body, yellow vaginal discharge, mid cycle bleeding and/or pain, redness and swelling of the scrotum, genital skin rashes and itching, urinary difficulty, burning on urination, dark urine. Tongue: red body with redder sides, sticky yellow coat./Pulse: slippery, wiry and rapid

Answer 75

Damp Heat in the Liver

Question 76

Fullness and distention of the hypogastrium which may refer downward to the scrotum and testis and upward to the hypochondrium, pain is relieved by warmth, contraction of the scrotum, feeling of cold, cold hands and feet, vomiting clear watery fluid or dry vomiting. Tongue: pale and wet with white coating./Pulse: deep, wiry and slow

Answer 76

Stagnation of Cold in the Liver Channel

Question 77

Dizziness, numbness or tingling in the limbs, insomnia, blurred vision, "floaters" in the eyes, diminished night vision, scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, dull pale complexion, pale lips, muscular weakness, withered brittle nails, dry hair and skin, depression, feeling of aimlessness. Tongue: pale body especially the sides, thin and slightly dry/Pulse: choppy or fine

Answer 77

Liver Blood Deficiency

Question 78

Dizziness, numbness or tingling in the limbs, insomnia, blurred vision, "floaters" in the eyes, dry eyes, diminished night vision, scanty menstruation or amenorrhea, dull pale complexion with red cheekbones, pale lips, muscular weakness and cramps, withered brittle nails, very dry hair and skin, depression, feelings of aimlessness, anxiety, night sweats, five palm heat, thirst with desire to drink in small sips. Tongue: normal color or red in severe cases with redder sides and no coating/Pulse: floating, empty, slightly rapid

Answer 78

Liver Yin Deficiency

Question 79

Headache that may be on temples, eyes or lateral sides of the head, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, blurred vision, dry mouth and throat, insomnia, irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, feeling worked up. Tongue: Liv blood def- pale, Liver yin def- sightly red on sides, no coat/Pulse: wiry

Answer 79

Liver Yang Rising

Question 80

High temperature, convulsions, tremor, tic, rigidity of neck, tremor of the limbs, in severe cases coma. Tongue: deep red, stiff, dry yellow coating./Pulse: wiry and rapid

Answer 80

Extreme Heat generating Wind

Question 81

Tremor, irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, tinnitus and/or deafness (acute onset), temporal headaches, dizziness, red face and eyes, thirst, bitter taste, dream disturbed sleep, constipation with dry stools, dark yellow urine, bloody nose, vomiting or coughing up blood. Tongue: red with redder sides and dry yellow tongue/Pulse: wiry and rapid

Answer 81

Liver Fire generating Wind

Question 82

Fine tremor, facial tic, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of the limbs, poor memory, insomnia, scanty periods. Tongue: pale and thin,/Pulse: wiry and fine

Answer 82

Liver Blood Deficiency generating Wind

Question 83

Jaundice, dull yellow eyes and skin, hypochondrial pain, fullness and distention, nausea, vomiting, inability to digest fats, dull yellow sclera, turbid urine, lack of thirst, sticky taste, dull headache, feeling of heaviness in the body. Tongue: thick, stickiy white coating, possibly unilateral./Pulse: slippery and wiry

Answer 83

Dampness in the Gallbladder

Question 84

Hypochondrial pain, fullness and distention, nausea, vomiting inability to digest fats, yellow complexion (jaundice), scanty dark yellow urine, fever, thirst without desire to drink, bitter taste, dizziness, irritability, feeling of heaviness in the body, loose stools or constipation, yellow sclera (jaundice), feeling of heat. Tongue: thick, sticky, yellow coating, possibly unilateral/Pulse: slippery or wiry and rapid

Answer 84

Damp Heat in the Gallbladder

Question 85

Dizziness, blurred vision, floaters, nervousness, timidity, propensity to be startled, lack of courage or initiative, indecision, waking up early in the the morning and not being able to fall back asleep. Tongue: pale or normal/Pulse: weak

Answer 85

Gall Bladder Deficient