Figure 5.1.3 Female 31 years old See CASE HISTORY below ‘Tongue description Pale with slight teeth marks Vertical crack in the anterior third Red points at the tip White, greasy coating Chinese diagnosis Spleen qi deficiency (blood deficiency) Onset of Lung yin deficiency Heat in the upper burner Food stagnation Symptoms Dry mouth at night Dry skin Constipation Bloated abdomen Western diagnosis None Background to disease Long-lasting pertussis one year ago Overwork SmokingTongue description Reddish, rough tongue surface Red edges. Deep, irregular crack in the anterior third Deep red spots at the tip Yellow, thick, greasy coating especially at the root Symptoms Difficult breathing Dry mouth Thirst Night sweats Restlessness Tendency to catch colds Western diagnosis Chronic tonsillitis with abscesses of the crypts Allergic rhinitis Bronchial asthma Background to disease Repressed emotions, especially grief and feelings of, guilt due to having given birth to a handicapped child Family history of respiratory diseases Chinese diagnosis Onset of Kidney yin deficiency Heat in the Liver Lung yin deficiency Long-standing retention of toxic heat Accumulation of damp-heat in the lower burner Figure 5.1.9 Female 38 years old See CASE HISTORY. belowFigure 5.3.1 Female 41 years old See CASE HISTORY below Tongue description Pale, swollen Swollen in the anterior third Whitish, thin coating Chinese diagnosis Spleen qi deficiency (accumulation of dampness) Retention of damp-phlegm in the Lung Normal Symptoms Cough with copious white mucus Tendency to catch colds Exhaustion Western diagnosis Chronic bronchitis Several miscarriages Background to disease Overwork Irregular eating habits