Colores What they mean

****White***** Deficiency Blood/Qi/Yang

Bright White Yang xu

Pale White Qi xu

Sallow White Blood xu

******Yellow***** Damp
Bright Yellow Yang Jaundice

Ashy Yellow Damp Heat

Sallow Yellow Sp. Qi xu/ yin jaundice

*****Red***** Heat shi/xu type

Whole face Red Full shi heat

Red Cheeks/ Thin Red Xu heat or anger

****Green/Blue**** Liver Pattern/ Cold/Pain/Wind

Greener Liver pattern, qi + blood stagnation

Bluer Cold

Bright Green/Blue cold/pain

Dull Green/Blue Heart Yang xu

Green w/ Red Liver fire

Green w/ Yellow Liver yang shi + phlegm

****Black**** (Dark) Kidney Pattern/ Cold/ Stasis

Dark w/ dry Kd Yin xu

Dull Dark Kd Yang xu w/ cold

Pale Dark Damp Cold, Phlegm fluids

Eye Sockets Dark Kd xu, phlegm, cold, lower jiao damp

Purple Red Blood Stasis

Purple Blue Severe internal cold

GOOD SHEN: embodiment of shen, good physical build, appearance of good yin yang qi
& blood, vitality, projected energy, clear mind strong voice, luster of spirit, complexion,
light

SPIRITED: bright eyes, coherent, not severe illness, usually recovers quickly

SPIRITLESSNESS: dull eyes, more care in treatment, upright Qi is damaged

FALSE SPIRITEDNESS: been very ill/unresponsive, all of a sudden up & talking w/ appetite * no bueno

GUEST COLOR: overlay, sits on top, seasonal changes and environmental factors

HOST COLOR: inherited skin tone, element type, environmental factors

5 WHEELS OF THE EYE

IRIS LIVER WHEEL OF WIND

CANTHUS HEART WHEEL OF BLOOD

SCLERA LUNG WHEEL OF QI

EYELIDS SPLEEN WHEEL OF MUSCLE

PUPIL KIDNEY WHEEL OF WATER

*UPPER EYELID=SPLEEN* *LOWER EYE LID=STOMACH*

EYE SOCKETS:
DARK= PHLEGM PALE BLUE=KD. XU DARK BLUE=COLD LIVER MAI

PALE GREEN= LIVER QI STAG PURPLE= BLOOD STASIS

FACE MAP
“SIMPLE
QUESTIONS”
NOSE TIP SPLEEN

NOSE BRIDGE LIVER

FOREHEAD HEART

GLABELLA LUNGS

RIGHT CHEEK LUNGS

LEFT CHEEK LIVER

CHIN KIDNEYS

*MACULES: FLAT AREAS OF COLOR

*PAPULES: RAISED SOLID, LESS THAN 5 MM
*VESICLES: RAISED FLUID FILLED
*PUSTULES: RAISED PUS FILLED
BODY PART MAI THAT ENTER COMMON ISSUES/ POSSIBLE PATTERNS
(DIRECTLY SYMPTOMS
AFFECTED)/
INDIRECTLY
AFFECTED

HAIR KIDNEYS, LIVER DRY+BRITTLE, XUE XU,JING XU, YIN

FALLING OUT, XU, QI XU, DAMP,
SUDDEN LOSS, DAMP HEAT
DANDRUFF

EYES LIVER, HEART. KIDNEY. VISION IMPAIRMENT/ XUE XU, QI XU, YIN XU,
STOMACH, SM INTEST, LOSS, FLOATERS, HEAT/FIRE XU/SHI
UB, GB,REN, YINQIAO, SWELLING, PAIN/ TYPE, WIND
YANGQIAO RED,DRY, DISCHARGE INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

EARS KIDNEYS, GB, SAN HEARING LOSS, KID XU, JING XU,
JIAO, SM INTEST, LG TINNITUS, YANG RISING, DAMP
INTEST, LIVER DISCHARGE, PAIN HEAT, PHLEGM, XUE
STASIS

NOSE LUNGS, DU, LG MUCUS, STUFFY, QI XU, COLD, PLEGM,

INTEST, STOMACH, RUNNY, DRY, BLOODY, HEAT/FIRE/TOXIC SHI/
SPLEEN, SWOLLEN, ACNE, XU TYPE, DAMP HEAT,
UB(SINEW),LIVER WIND INVASION, YIN
XU, BLOOD STASIS

MOUTH HEART, KIDNEYS, ULCERS, BLEEDING QI XU, XUE XU, YIN XU,
SPLEEN, STOMACH, GUMS, DRY, WET, YANG XU, HEAT/FIRE
LIVER, LG INTEST, DEVIATION, NUMB, SHI/XU TYPE, WIND,
REN, DU, CONG, LOSS OF TASTE, BAD PHLEGM/DAMP
YINQIAO, YANGQIAO TASTE/SMELL

FACE/HEAD LG INTEST, SM INTEST, DEVIATION, WIND, DAMP HEAT,

SAN JIAO, STOMACH, PARALYSIS, DAMP/PHLEGM,
GB, UB, REN, DU, NUMBNESS, COLD/HEAT/FIRE/
CONG, YINQIAO, YANG SWELLING, RASH, TOXIC SHI/XU TYPES,
QIAO, HEART, LIVER ACNE, PAIN, BLOOD STASIS, QI XU,
ABNORMAL SWEATY, YIN/YANG XU, YANG
HEADACHE RISING.

NECK/THROAT LG INTEST, SM INTEST, DRYNESS, SORE YIN XU,QI XU, DAMP,

SAN JIAO, STOMACH, THROAT, ITCHY, LOSS HEAT/FIRE, WIND
GB, UB, REN, DU, OF VOICE, PHLEGMY, INVASION, DAMP/
CONG, YINQIAO, YANG NECK STIFFNESS, PHLEM OR HEAT, QI
QIAO, YIN WEI, YANG COUGH, WEAK VOICE, STAGNATION, BLOOD
WEI, HEART, LIVER, GOITER STASIS, REBELLIOUS
LUNG, SPLEEN, PC, QI
KIDNEY

SHOULDERS SM INTEST, SANJIAO, PAIN, STIFFNESS, QI STAGNATION,

LG INTEST, GB, UB, LOSS OF MOBILITY BLOOD STAGNATION,
YANGWEI, YANGQIAO, BI SYNDROME
BODY PART MAI THAT ENTER COMMON ISSUES/ POSSIBLE PATTERNS
(DIRECTLY SYMPTOMS
AFFECTED)/
INDIRECTLY
AFFECTED

CHEST/HEART HEART, PC, LUNG, LG PAIN, OPPRESSION, QI XU, QI

INTEST, SPLEEN, TIGHTNESS, STAGNATION, BLOOD
STOMACH, SM INTEST, PALPITATIONS, STASIS, XUE XU, YIN/
SAN JIAO, KIDNEY, WEAKNESS, YANG XU, HEAT SHI/
REN, YINQIAO, DISTENTION XU, DAMP/PHLEGM
YINWEI, CONG

LUNGS LUNGS, LG INTEST, COUGH, PHLEGM, QI XU, YIN XU, DAMP/

HEART, KIDNEY, LIVER, PAIN, DIFFICULT PHLEGM, WIND
REN, STOMACH BREATHING, INVASION, KD LUNG
WHEEZING, MASSES DISHARMONY, BLOOD
STASIS, QI STASIS,
HEAT SHI/XU, COLD
SHI/XU

ABDOMEN/ STOMACH, SPLEEN, PAIN, BLOATING, QI XU, QI STASIS,

INTESTINES LIVER, GB, KIDNEY, DISTENTION, BLOOD STASIS, COLD/
REN, LG INTEST, SM CONSTIPATION, HEAT SHI/XU TYPE,
INTEST, SAN JIAO, DIARRHEA, YANG XU, YIN XU,
LUNG, REN, YINQIAO, FLATULANCE, PHLEGM, DAMP,
CONG, YINWEI BORYBORIGMY, BLOOD XU
CRAMPY, PROLAPSE,
HERNIA, OBESITY,
THIN, INCONTINENCE

UTERUS LIVER, KIDNEY, HEART, ABNORMAL PHLEGM, STASIS QI/

CONG, REN, DU, DISCHARGE, BLOOD, COLD SHI/XU,
DAI,SAN JIAO ABNORMAL HEAT SHI/XU, YIN XU,
MENSTRUATION, PAIN, DAMP
MASSES, PREGNANCY

ARMS/HANDS SM INTEST, SANJIAO, FLACCIDITY, QI XU, BLOOD XU,

LG INTEST, HEART, PC, WEAKNESS, TINGLY, BLOOD/QI STASIS,
LUNG, SPLEEN NUMB, PARALYSIS, PHLEGM/DAMP, WIND,
PAIN, ITCHY, COLD, HEAT, YANG XU, YINXU
SWEATY, HOT

LEGS/FEET SPLEEN, STOMACH, WEAKNESS, TINGLY, QI XU, BLOOD XU,

KIDNEY, LIVER, GB, NUMB, PARALYSIS, BLOOD STASIS, DAMP/
UB, YANGQIAO, PAIN, ITCHY, PHLEGM, YANG XU,
YINQIAO RESTLESS, CRAMP, YIN XU, WIND, HEAT/
COLD, SWEATY, HOT COLD SHI/XU

SPINE/BACK DU, UB, KIDNEY, PAIN, STIFFNESS, YIN/YANG XU, QI XU,

YANGWEI, YINWEI LOSS OF MOBILITY, WIND, BLOOD/QI
SPASM, WEAKNESS STASIS, DAMP
BODY PART MAI THAT ENTER COMMON ISSUES/ POSSIBLE PATTERNS
(DIRECTLY SYMPTOMS
AFFECTED)/
INDIRECTLY
AFFECTED

BRAIN DU, REN, GB, UB, POOR MEMORY, YIN/YANG XU, HEAT/
KIDNEY, HEART, LIVER, INSOMNIA, MANIA, FIRE SHI/XU TYPE,
STOMACH DEPRESSION, XUE XU, PHLEGM/
ANXIETY DAMP, QI
STAGNATION, WIND

GENITALS KIDNEY, GB, LIVER DU, ITCHY, PAIN, DAMP HEAT, WIND, YIN
DAI, SPLEEN (SINEW), DISCHARGE, STD XU, COLD/HEAT SHI/
YINQIAO, CONG XU TYPE

BLADDER UB, KIDNEY, REN, UTI, INCONTINENCE, DAMP HEAT/COLD,

CONG, DAI, SAN JIAO, URGENCY, YANG/YIN XU, BLOOD/
SPLEEN FREQUENCY, SCANTY QI STASIS, QI SINKING
URINE, PAIN

PATTERNS SYMPTOMS COMMON AFFECTED

ZANGFU

QI STAGNATION DISTENTION, SLIGHT PAIN, LIVER, LUNGS, HEART

EMOTIONAL CONNECTION,
PLUM PIT QI

QI XU WEAKNESS, TIREDNESS, PALE SPLEEN, LUNGS, HEART,

FACE, PALPITATIONS KIDNEYS

YANG XU LUMBAR PAIN, COPIOUS KIDNEYS, SPLEEN, STOMACH,

URINATION, BIRGHT PALE LUNG, HEART
FACE, LOOSE STOOLS, COLD
LIMBS

YIN XU NIGHT SWEATS, INSOMNIA, KIDNEYS, LUNG, HEART,

ANXIETY, DRYNESS, TINNITUS STOMACH, LIVER

BLOOD XU TINGLY LIMBS, DIZZINESS, LIVER, HEART, SPLEEN

PALE FACE, POOR MEMORY,
BLURRY VISION, INSOMNIA,
DRY SKIN/HAIR

HEAT/SHI TYPE RED FACE, FEELING HOT, HEART, STOMACH, LUNGS,

INSOMNIA, FEVER, THIRST, LIVER, SPLEEN, UB, GB, PC,
DRY STOOLS, DARK URINE, INTESTINES
RESTLESSNESS, ACUTE

HEAT/XU TYPE 5 PALM HEAT, HEAT IN KIDNEY, HEART, LIVER, LUNGS

AFTERNOON, DRY MOUTH,
NIGHT SWEATS, CHRONIC
PATTERNS SYMPTOMS COMMON AFFECTED
ZANGFU

COLD/SHI TYPE FEELING COLD, PALE URINE, STOMACH, SPLEEN,

CRAMPY PAIN, LOOSE INTESTINES, KIDNEYS,
STOOLS, NOT THIRSTY, ACUTE UTERUS, LUNGS

COLD/XU TYPE COLD LIMBS, PALE KIDNEYS, SPLEEN

FACE,LOOSE STOOLS,
FATIGUE, PALE URINATION,
CHRONIC

BLOOD STASIS BORING STABBING PAIN, LIVER, HEART,LUNGS,

MASSES THAT DON’T MOVE, STOMACH, INTESTINES,
PURPLE COLORS, CLOTTY/ UTERUS
PAINFUL MENSTRUATION

PHLEGM RATTLY SOUND IN THROAT, SPLEEN, LUNGS, HEART,

SWOLLEN, CHEST UTERUS, KIDNEYS, GB
OPPRESSION, NAUSEA,
MUZZINESS IN HEAD, HEAVY
FEELING, EXPECTORATION,
MOVABLE SQUISHY MASSES

DAMP HEAVINESS, NO STOMACH, SPLEEN,

APPETITE,FULL FEELING,
URINARY DIFFICULTY, WHITE
DISCHARGE, STICKY TASTE,
DIRTY/MURKEY FLUIDS, ITCHY,
SWOLLEN, GREASY
GENITLES, UB, GB, UTERUS,
INESTINES, KIDNEYS, LIVER,
SKIN, MAI

WIND TICS/TREMORS, FEVER, LUNGS, FACE, MAI ANF

AVERSION TO COLD, JOINTS, LIVER,SKIN, KIDNEY
PARALYSIS, NUMBNESS/
TINGLING, MOVNG, ITCHING

DRY DRY THROAT.MOUTH/SKIN/ STOMACH, LUNGS/ KIDNEY,

STOOLS/LIPS, SCANT SKIN
URINATION

FIRE RISE TO HEAD, BURNING /RED HEART, LIVER, STOMCH,

EYES, BLEEDING, INSOMNIA, LUNGS, INTESTINES
MOOD SWINGS, DRY STOOLS,
ULCERS, HEADACHES, PAIN

TOXIC HEAT SWELLING, REDNESS, PUS, PROSTATE, APENDIX, LYMPH

PAIN, HOT FEELING, BOILS, GLANDS, LIVER, GB,
ACNE W/ LARGE PUSTULES STOMACH, INTESTINES
*KNOW TONGUE MAP, WHERE THESE SIGNS APPEAR HINT TO ORGAN DISHARMONY*
TONGUE SIGN SHAPE/COLOR/MOISTURE/ PATTERN
COATING

SWOLLEN DAMP/PHLEGM

THIN BLOOD XU, FLUID XU

TEETH MARKED SP QI XU

LONG HEAT

SHORT COLD

CRACKS YIN XU

PALE BLOOD XU, QI XU

RED HEAT

PURPLE BLOOD STASIS/ COLD

DRY YIN XU, FLUID XU

WET YANG XU

FOAMY DAMP, FLUID/YIN XU

YELLOW HEAT

WHITE COLD

BLACK EXTREME HEAT/COLD

SLIPPERY DAMP, PHLEGM

STICKY DAMP

PEELED YIN XU, KIDNEY OR STOMACH

* STICKY/GREASY LIKE BUTTER ON TOOTHBRUSH, SLIPPERY CANNOT SEE

PAPILLAE
* HONG MA SAYS ORANGE SIDES IS HEAT, ROBIN SAYS ORANGE IS LONG TERM
BLOOD DEFICIENCY, MACOCIA SAYS SEVERE LIVER BLOOD XU PG 325 OF
FOUNDATIONS BOOK, ANGIE SAYS ITS DAMP IN THE GB/LIV
PULSE NAME DESCRIPTION INDICATIONS CATEGORY

FLOATING-FU LIKE A PLANK OF INTERIOR/EXTERIOR FLOATING/

WOOD ON WATER, COND. EXTERIOR= SUPERFICIAL
SUPERFICIAL WIND INVASION
SYMPTOMS,
INTERIOR= YIN/QI OR
XUE XU

SOGGY- RUAN FLOATING, FINE (THIN), DAMPNESS, CHRONIC SUPERFICIAL/

SOFT, FELT WITH QI+XUE XU FLOATING
LIGHT PRESSURE NOT
HEAVY

EMPTY-XU FLOATING, LARGE XU CONDITIONS, SUPERFICIAL/

(WIDE), FORCELESS, QI+XUE XU, SUMMER FLOATING
SLOW, DISAPPEARS HEAT
W/ PRESSURE

SCALLION STALK- FLOATING, LARGE LOSS OF BLOOD OR FLOATING/

KOU (WIDE), EMPTY IN BODY FLUIDS SUPERFICIAL
MIDDLE, SOLID SHAPE
ROLLING FROM
MEDIAL-LATERAL

WIRY/BOWSTRING- FINE (THIN), LONG, LIVER QI STAG,XUE WIRY

XIAN FORCEFUL, WIRY STASIS, YANG RISING,
PAIN OR PHLEGM

TIGHT- JIN LARGE(WIDE),WIRY, WIND COLD,INTERNAL WIRY

FORCEFUL COLD, COLD
STAGNATING XUE

DRUMSKIN/LEATHER- FLOATING, LARGE SEVERE XUE XU, JING WIRY/FLOATING

GE (WIDE), WIRY XU, YIN XU, RADIATION

FIRM/CONFINED- HARD, FIRM, COLD CAUSING PAIN, WIRY

LAO LARGE(WIDE), HERNIA, BI
FORCEFUL, WIRY, SYNDROME, BLOOD
LONG, HEAVY STASIS AND MASSES
PRESSURE DOES NOT
CHANGE PULSE
FULL-SHI LONG, WIRY, FULL HEAT OR COLD WIRY/FLOATING/DEEP
HARD+FULL, PATTERNS
FLOATING OR DEEP
LARGE-DA LARGE (WIDE), FILLS INTERNAL HEAT, LARGE/FORCEFULL
FINGER, FORCEFULL FEBRILE DISEASE, W/
O FORCE =YIN XU, XU
HEAT, XUE XU W/
LIVER YANG ^
PULSE NAME DESCRIPTION INDICATIONS CATEGORY

OVERFLOWING- FLOATING, COMES HEAT ALMOST FLOATING/ FORCEFUL

HONG WITH FORCE AND ALWAYS RAPID +
DEPARTS WEAKLY STRONG, W/O
STRENGTH COULD BE
YIN XU

SLIPPERY-HUA COMES SMOOTHLY PHLEGM, FOOD SLIPPERY

FLOWING, DEW DROP RETENTION, DAMP,
ROLLING ON A LEAF PREGNANCY

STIRRING- DONG SLIPPERY, RAPID, SHOCK, PAIN, SLIPPERY

FORCEFUL, BEAN SWEATING, FEVER,
SHAPE (LIKE A DIARRHEA, BLEEDING,
MEXICAN JUMPING QI+XUE XU
BEAN)

CHOPPY-SE SLOW, RELAXED, XUE XU OR STASIS,QI CHOPPY/SLOW

ROUGH, FINE, MAY XU, JING XU, DAMAGE
ALSO LOSE A BEAT TO BODY FLUIDS
AND RECOVER

SLOWED DOWN- CAN BE DAMP WITH SP/ST QI SLOW

HUAN HEALTHY(PING MAI) XU
BUT

AS A BING MAI
(DISEASED)- SLOWED
DOWN, LOOSE, SLACK

SLOW-CHI LESS THAN 60 BPM COLD XU OR SHI TYPE SLOW

FINE(THIN)- XI SOFT, FORCELESS, XUE + YIN XU, QI XU, FORCELESS/THIN

NOT SCATTERED BY DAMP
PRESSURE, THIN

FAINT/MINUTE- WEI EXTREMELY THIN, SEVERE XU OF XUE/ FORCELESS/THIN

SOFT, BARELY YIN/JING/YANG QI,
PALPABLE, POOR PROGNOSIS
SOMETIMES FELT,
SOMETIMES LOST
WEAK-RUO DEEP, THIN, YANG XU, QI+XUE XU DEEP/FORCELESS
FORCELESS
HIDDEN-FU DIFFICULT TO FEEL, MORE SEVERE DEEP
UNDER SINEWS, INTERIOR CONDITION,
HEAVY PRESSURE BLOCKAGE DEEP,
QI,XUE, HEAT, COLD,
PHLEGM, FOOD
RETENT, OR YANG XU
DEEP- CHEN NEAR THE INTERIOR PATTER IF DEEP
BONE,HEAVY W/ FORCE, W/O
PRESSURE FORCE IS YANG XU
PULSE NAME DESCRIPTION INDICATIONS CATEGORY

SHORT- DUAN FEELS SHORT, HEAD QI+XUE XU, HEART, SHORT

OR TAIL MISSING LUNG,ST, QI XU

LONG-CHANG CAN BE FELT BEYOND CAN BE PING MAI OR LONG

LOCATION LIVER YANG ^

RAPID- SHU OVER 90 BPM HEAT XU OR SHI, RAPID

EMOTIONAL UPSET,
OVERWORK

RACING-JI OVER 120 BPM SEVERE YIN RAPID

XU,FEBRIL DISEASE

BOUND/KNOTTED- SLOW, STOPS STAG QI DUE TO IRREGULAR/SLOW

JIE IRREGULARLY COLD, PHLEGM,
ACCUMULATIONS,
XUE STASIS, HEART
DISEASE

SKIPPING- CU RAPID, STOPS HEAT, HEART IRREGULAR/RAPID

IRREGULARLY DISHARMONY, FOOD
OR PHLEGM
RETENTION

INTERMITTENT-DAI REGULARLY HEART DISEASE, IRREGULAR/

SKIPPING, RELAXED, DEBILITATION OF FORCELESS
FORCELESS ORGAN QI, COLD OR
SHOCK

SCATTERED- SAN FLOATING, SEVERE QI +XUE XU, IRREGULAR/FLOATING

LARGE(WIDE), NO XU OF KIDNEYS AND
ROOT, EASILY YUAN QI
IRREGULAR, CHAOTIC,
DISAPPEARS WITH
HEAVY PRESSURE
* LOOK FOR SHEN, STOMACH QI, ROOT IN PING MAI *
4 LEVELS/ WARM DISEASE SYMPTOMS

WEI EXTERIOR: WIND HEAT, FEVER+ CHILLS

SUMMER HEAT, DAMP HEAT, SL. SWEATING, HEAT,

DRY HEAT SORE THROAT, FLOATING

PULSE

QI INTERIOR FULL HEAT:

4 BIGS-BIG SWEAT, BIG FEVER,
LUNG HEAT,
BIG THIRST, BIG PULSE. NO
ST HEAT,
CHILLS

INTESTINE DRY HEAT,

*MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY
GB DAMP HEAT,
INTERNAL WIND
DAMP HEAT ST/SP

YING EXCESS OR DEFICIENCY HEAT FEVER STRONGER AT NIGHT,

BURNING UP YIN DRY MOUTH, NIGHT SWEAT

RAPID/THIN PULSE

XUE SEVERE INFECTION BLEEDING, SKIN ERUPTIONS,

NIGHT FEVER/SWEAT

RAPID/THIN/WIRY PULSE

6 STAGES

TAIYANG EXTERIOR/ PORES BLOCKED/ AVERSION TO COLD/WIND,

STRONG QI
CHILLS AND FEVER, FLOATING
WIND PREVALENT TYPE PULSE

COLD PREVALENT TYPE WIND PREVALENT= SL.

SWEAT

COLD PREVALENT=NO SWEAT

*SWEAT OUT PATHOGEN

SHAOYIN EXTERIOR INVASION ON A WHOLE BODY COLD, WANT TO

PERSON WITH INTERIOR COLD
SLEEP ALL THE TIME,
ALSO PROLONGED SHAOYIN AVERSION COLD, PALE
TYPE MAKES SHAOYIN RE URINATION, THIN FAINT PULSE

HUA **SHAO YIN RE HUA ALL

ABOVE + 5 PALM WARM,
NIGHT SWEAT, HOT FLASH
6 STAGES

YANGMING MOSTLY AFFECTS DIGESTIVE 4 BIGS- BIG THIRST, BIG

TRACT
SWEAT, BIG FEVER, BIG PULSE

YANGMING JING ZHENG BOTH CHANNEL AND ORGAN

(CHANNEL) TYPE TYPES HAVE DIGESTIVE
YANGMING FU ZHENG DISTURBANCE BUT ORGAN
(ORGAN) TYPE TYPE HAS CONSTIPATION AND
MORE INTENSE HEAT+ NIGHT
FEVER

*CLEAR PATHOGEN THROUGH

UB+BOWEL

*CAN HAVE MENTAL CHANGES

TAIYIN PATHOGEN ATTACKING NO APPETITE, FATIGUE,

DEFICIENT SPLEEN- COLD DIARRHEA, VOMIT, FEELING
DAMP COLD, DULL ABDOMINAL PAIN,
GASTRO INTESTINAL DISTURB,
COLD OBSTRUCTING T&T

SHAOYANG FEVER OSCULATES BETWEEN ALTERNATING CHILLS AND

INTERIOR+ EXTERIOR, FEVER, BITTER TASTE, RED
PATHOGEN STAGNATED EYES, BITTER TASTE,
IRRITABLE

JUEYIN HALF INTERIOR HALF THIRSTY OR HUNGRY BUT

EXTERIOR, STAGNANT HEAT DOES NOT WANT TO EAT OR
RISED UP CAUSED BY DRINK, HEAT ABOVE AND
TRAPPED EVIL
COLD BELOW

*HUI JUE TYPE=PARASITES *HUI JUE CRITICAL, ROUND

WORMS, COLD SWEAT,
CONVULSIONS, DEATH

ZANG FU PATTERNS

HEART
PATTERNS
GENERAL PALPITATIONS, CHEST LOATHES HEAT,
SYMPTOMS PAIN, IRRITABILITY, CONTROLS SPEECH +
INSOMNIA
SWEAT
(DELIRIUM/COMA IF
SEVERE)

XU PATTERS:
HEART
PATTERNS
HEART QI XU CAUSE USUA;;Y PULSE= EMPTY
UB 44, PC 6, LI 4, ST
EMOTIONAL OR XUE TONGUE=NORMAL OR 36, UB 15, HT 7
LOSS:
PALE
PALPITATIONS,
FATIGUE, POOR
CIRCULATION, DULL
PALE COMPLEXION

HEART YANG XU *QI XU CAN LEAD TO PULSE= DEEP, WEAK, UB 15, PC 6, LI 4, ST

YANG XU
IRREGULAR/KNOTTED
36, HT 7 + MOXA DU 4,
PALPITATIONS, TONGUE=PALE, SL. UB 23 OR KD 3
FEELING COLD, COLD PUFFY, SLIP WHITE
HANDS, COAT
SPONTANEOUS
SWEAT, CHEST
DISCOMFORT/
STIFFNESS

HEART YANG MYOCARDIAL PULSE=MINUTE,

COLLAPSE INFARCTION
HIDDEN, KNOTTED

WHEN DOESN’T TONGUE= SHORT/

CAUSE DEATH MAKES CONTRACTED
SEVERE BLOOD
STAGNATION,
PROFUSE COLD
SWEAT, COLD BODY/
LIMBS, S.O.B., ALL QI
+YANG SYMPTOMS

HEART BLOOD XU S.O.B, INSOMNIA PULSE= THREADY

REN 4, REN 6, REN 14,
(HARD TO FALL TONGUE= PALE SP 3, HT 7, LIV 8 OR
ASLEEP) DIZZY, UB 17, UB 15, UB 17,
BLURRED VISION, UB 20, UB 23
PALE DULL
COMPLEXION, EASY
TO STARTLE

HEART YIN XU INSOMNIA (TROUBLE PULSE= THREADY SP 6, PC 6, REN 14, HT

FALLING BACK TO RAPID
3, KD 3, UB 23
SLEEP) S.O.B., MALAR TONGUE= RED
FLUSH, NIGHT SWEAT, PEELED
TIDAL FEVER, DRY
MOUTH

HEART + EASILY STARTLED, PULSE=WEAK OR HT 7, REN 6, UB 15, UB

GALLBLADDER QI XU PALPITATION, S.O.B., EMPTY
19, GB 34, GB 44
LIGHT SLEEP(EASILY TONGUE=NORMAL OR
AWAKENED), PALE
PROFUSE DREAMING
HEART
PATTERNS
HEART BLOOD XU+ PALPITATIONS, POOR PULSE= THREADY UB 15, UB 20, ST 36,
SPLEEN QI XU MEMORY, INSOMNIA, WEAK
UB 17, SP 6, HT 7,
XU HEAT, LOW TONGUE=PALE ANMIAN
APPETITE, FATIGUE, SWOLLEN
IRREGULAR SOMETIMES SLIPPERY
MENSTRUATION OR
DISCHARGE

SHI TYPE:

HEART FIRE BLAZING EMOTIONAL STRESS/ PULSE= LIV 3, HT 7, DU 14,LI 4,

DIET CAUSE
OVERFLOWING
PC 6, PC 8 +BLEED
MENTAL TONGUE= SWOLLEN ERJIAN
RESTLESSNESS, RED TIP, YELLOW
PALPITATIONS,AGITATI COAT
ON, DREAM
DISTURBED SLEEP,
INSOMNIA

PHLEGM MISTING **SP QI XU + LIV QI GRADUAL REN 14, REN 15, REN
THE MIND STAG PROLONGED PULSE= WIRY/ 12, PC 6, ST 40, LIV 3,
CAUSE
SLIPPERY
SP 3
GRADUAL= TONGUE=SWOLLEN
ALZHEIMERS, STICKY

NAUSEA, SALLOW SUDDEN

COMPLEX, PULSE= WIRY/

FORGETFULNESS
SLIPPERY

SUDDEN= WIND TONGUE= SWOLLEN

SIGNS, FOAMY VOMIT, STICKY
EPILEPSY

HEART BLOOD PURPLE LIPS, PAIN IN PULSE= CHOPPY OR UB 14 UB 15 UB 17

STASIS (ANGINA) AKA CHEST AND ARM, KNOTTED
REN 14 PC 4
HEART QI AND YANG DUSKY TONGUE TONGUE=PURPLE IN
XU HEART AREA

WATER PALPITATIONS, PULSE=DEEP AND KD 3 KD 7 HT 7 REN 15

OVERFLOWING ON DIZZINESS, VOMITING WIRY
REN 17 ST 36 LI 4 LIV 3
HEART (CONGESTIVE FROTHY FLUIDS, TONGUE=PALE WET SJ 5
HEART FAILURE) NAUSEA, SEVERE SWOLLEN
S.O.B., EDEMA, URINE
RETENTION
SMALL INTESTINE
PATTERNS

SMALL INTESTINE XU YANG XU PULSE=DEEP WEAK ST 36 ST 39 ST 25 REN

AND COLD CONSTITUTION, AND SLOW
4 REN 6 REN 12
CHRONIC DISEASE, TONGUE=PALE WET
BOWEL ISSUES, AND WHITE
BORBORYGMI, DULL
ABDOMINAL PAIN,
DESIRE FOR WARM
DRINKS,DIARRHEA,
PALE ABUNDANT
URINE, COLD BODY

FULL HEAT IN SMALL URINE SCANTY AND PULSE= RAPID UB 28, REN 3 SP 9 ST
INTESTINE PAINFUL, UTI OVERFLOWING
36 ST 29 REN 12 LGI
SYMPTOMS, MOUTH TONGUE= RED 11
SORES, BLADDER SWOLLEN TIP +
PAIN, HEAT SIGNS YELLOW COAT

SMALL INTESTINE QI TWISTING PAIN THAT PULSE DEEP AND REN 6 + 12, ST 25 ST
PAIN EXTENDS TO THE WIRY
37 ST 39 SJ 5
BACK, ABDOMINAL TONGUE= THICK
DISTENTION, PAIN WHITE COAT
RELIEVED BY PASSING
GAS

SMALL INTESTINE QI SEVERE ABDOMINAL PULSE= WIRY

SEND TO HOSPITAL
TIED (MORE SERIOUS PAIN, VOMITING TONGUE= THICK
THAN QI PAIN) FECES, CONSTIPATION WHITE COAT

WORMS IN SMALL ITCHY ANUS (PIN ———————— ST 25, ST 37, ST 39, SP

INTESTINE WORMS), ALWAYS 10, LI 4 MOXA
HUNGRY (TAPE ABDOMEN
WORM), VOMITING,
DIARRHEA,

LUNG PATTERNS

LUNG QI XU CHRONIC WEAK PULSE= WEAK ESP IN LU 1 UB 13 LU 9 REN

COUGH, S.O.B. LUNG AREA
17 REN 6 ST 36

ASTHMA. TONGUE= NORMAL

SPONTANEOUS TO PALE BU FEI TANG
SWEATING, LOW
WEAK VOICE, EASY TO
CATCH COLD
LUNG PATTERNS

LUNG YIN XU CAN BE LUNG PULSE= FLOATING LU 9, KD 6 SP 6 LU 1

WORMS, CHRONIC AND TREADY
UB 13 KD 2

COUGH, USUALLY TONGUE= RED/DRY

DUE TO FEBILE LITTLE OR NO SHA SHEN MAI DOUG
ILLNESS, COATING TAN
TUBERCULOSIS, DRY
MOUTH AND THROAT,
PERSISTENT COUGH
WITH LITTLE OR
BLOOD SPUTUM,
TIDAL FEVER

DUAL XU OF LUNG COUGH, S.O.B. CLEAR PULSE= SOGGY, UB 13 UB 20 UB 21 LU

AND SPLEEN WATERY PHLEGM, WEAK
9 ST 36 SP 3 REN 6
SPONTANEOUS TONGUE= NORMAL REN 17 SP 9 (IF W/
SWEAT, LOW OR PALE MAYBE DAMPNESS)

APPETITE, BLOATING, SLIPPERY COAT

LOOSE STOOLS, SI JUN ZI TANG

GASSY
LIU JUN ZI TANG (WITH
DAMPNESS)

LUNG AND KIDNEY COUGH WITH CLEAR PULSE= THIN AND UB 13 UB 23 LU9 SP 6

YANG XU WATERY MUCOUS, WEAK

S.O.B., INABILITY TO TONGUE= PALE AND DING CHUAN GU BEN

LIE FLAT, CHEST WET TANG
TIGHT, COLD BODY,
NO THIRST, ASTHMA