Diagnostic Patterns

Diagnostic Patterns
Diagnostic Patterns
BLADDER
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Other Possible TCM Patterns
Bedwetting
Bladder Damp Heat, Stagnation,

Heart, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Cystitis
Bladder Damp Heat, Liver and

Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Fire
Gonorrhea
Bladder Damp Heat, Kidney Yang

Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder
Damp Heat
Hemorrhoids
Bladder Damp Heat, Blood,

Liver, Liver Yang Rising
Incontinence

Kidney, Lung Qi Deficiency, Spleen Qi
Deficiency
Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

Gallbladder Damp Heat
Uroschesis
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Abdominal Pain
Amenorrhea (Absence
of Menstruation)
Anemia
Angina
Arrhythmia
(Palpitations)
Atherosclerosis
Bladder Damp Heat, Deficiency,
Other
Possible TCM Patterns
Lung, Spleen and Stomach Damp
Heat, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Blood Stagnation, Cold,

Stomach, Stagnation,
Stomach, Stomach Rebellious Qi
Blood Stagnation, Deficiency,
Liver, Liver Cold Stagnation, Liver
Qi Stagnation, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Kidney, Liver Blood
Deficiency, Spleen Qi
Deficiency, Stomach Qi Deficiency
Heart, Heart Yin Deficiency, Phlegm
Stagnation
Heart, Heart Yin
Deficiency, Deficiency,
Kidney, Deficiency, Spleen, Spleen
Yang Deficiency
Liver, Phlegm Stagnation
Blood Stagnation
Listed below are western
medical conditions and/or
general symptoms that may
arise from this particular TCM
pattern. The condition page
that they link to will have the
majority of commonly related
patterns for this specific
condition.
Diagnostic Patterns
Bedwetting

Heart, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Lung
Qi Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Bells Palsy
Blood Stagnation, Liver Blood
Stagnation, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Cold, Heat, Spleen
Cardiomyopathy
Blood Stagnation, Heart Blood
(Dilated)
Stagnation, Heart Qi
Deficiency, Heart Yang Deficiency
Chest Pain
Blood Stagnation, Stagnation,
Liver, Phlegm Fire, Phlegm
Stagnation
Coma
Blood Stagnation, Kidney Yang
Deficiency, Kidney Yin
Damp Heat, Fire, Liver, Liver Yin
Deficiency, Shen Disturbance
Congestive Heart Failure Blood Stagnation, Deficiency,
Heart, Kidney Yang Deficiency, Lung
Qi Deficiency, Phlegm Stagnation
Convulsions
Stagnation, Liver Fire, Liver
Wind, Liver Yang Rising, Liver Yin
Deficiency
Coronary Artery Disease Blood Stagnation, Deficiency,
Heart, Heart Yang Deficiency, Heart
Yin Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency, Lung Yin
Deficiency, Stomach Qi
Deficiency, Stomach Yin Deficiency
Deafness (Hearing Loss) Blood Stagnation, Deficiency, Liver
Delirium
Blood Stagnation, Stagnation, hen
Dementia
Kidney, Deficiency, Spleen
Depression
Kidney, Liver Fire, Liver Qi
Stagnation, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Diabetes Type I
Heart, Deficiency, Kidney, Kidney
, Diabetes Type II
Yin Deficiency, Lung Qi
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Diagnostic Patterns
Disseminated
Intravascular
Coagulation (DIC)
Dizziness (Vertigo)
Dysmenorrheal
(Menstrual
Pain/Cramps)
Emphysema
Endometriosis
Epigastric Pain
Fever
Gastritis
Headache
Hemiplegic
Hyper somnia
Hypertension (High
Blood Pressure)
Hypochondriac Pain
Deficiency, Stomach Fire, Stomach

Qi Deficiency, Stomach Yin
Deficiency
Blood Stagnation, Liver Yin
Deficiency
Liver, Liver Wind, Spleen Qi
Deficiency
Blood Stagnation, Stagnation, Spleen

Lung, Lung Qi Deficiency, Lung
Wind Invasion - Wind Cold, Phlegm
Blood Stagnation, Liver Qi
Stagnation
Blood Stagnation, Liver Attacking the
Spleen, Heat, Spleen, Cold,
Stomach, Stagnation, Stomach
Blood Stagnation, Liver Fire, Liver
Qi Stagnation, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Heat, Stomach Fire
Blood Stagnation, Liver and
Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Qi
Stagnation, Spleen Qi
Deficiency, Dampness,
Stomach, Stomach Yin Deficiency
Liver, Liver Wind, Liver Yang
Rising, Lung Wind Invasion - Wind
Cold, Lung Wind Invasion - Wind
Heat
Blood Stagnation, Liver Wind
Blood Stagnation, Stagnation, Spleen
Liver, Liver Wind, Liver Yang
Rising,Liver Yin Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Incontinence
Infertility
Irregular Menstruation
Lung Cancer
Myasthenia Gravis
Myocardial Infarction
Nausea
Nephrotic Syndrome
Neuritis
Neuropathy
Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency

Bladder Damp Heat, Blood
Stagnation,Kidney Jing
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Blood Stagnation, Kidney Jing
Deficiency,Kidney Yang
Deficiency, Liver Qi
Stagnation,Spleen Qi Deficiency
Blood Stagnation, Kidney Yin
Deficiency,Lung Dampness - Phlegm
Cold, Lung Dampness - Phlegm
Heat, Lung Qi Deficiency, Lung Yin
Sinking, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Blood Stagnation, Heart Qi
Deficiency,Heart Yin Deficiency
Blood Stagnation, Phlegm
Stagnation,Spleen and Stomach
Damp Heat, Spleen Qi
Deficiency, Stomach Cold, Stomach
Fire, Stomach Food
Stagnation, Stomach Yin Deficiency
Blood Stagnation, Kidney Qi
Deficiency, Liver Yin
Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency
Stagnation,Liver Wind
Blood Stagnation, Lung Dampness Phlegm Cold, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Cold, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Heat
Diagnostic Patterns
Numbness
Obesity (Weight Loss)
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Palpitations
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatitis
Parkinson's Disease
(PD)
Psoriasis
Raynaud's Disease
Rheumatoid Arthritis
(RA)

Deficiency,Liver Blood
Deficiency, Liver Wind, Lung
Dampness - Phlegm Heat, Spleen Qi
Blood Stagnation, Heart Yang
Deficiency,Spleen and Stomach
Deficiency, Spleen Yang
Deficiency,Stomach
Dampness, Stomach Fire
Deficiency
Deficiency,Heart Yang
Deficiency, Heart Yin Deficiency
Gallbladder Damp Heat, Phlegm
Stagnation, Spleen and Stomach
Damp Heat, Stomach Qi Deficiency
Stagnation, Liver Yin
Deficiency, Spleen and Stomach
Damp Heat, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Deficiency,Liver Wind, Liver Yang
Rising, Liver Yin Deficiency
Gallbladder Damp Heat, Stomach
Cold, Stomach Fire,Stomach Yin
Deficiency
Blood Stagnation, Heat in the
Blood,Liver Wind
Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver Blood
Stagnation, Liver Qi Stagnation
Damp Heat, Liver Fire, Liver
Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Rosacea
Scleroderma
Stroke (CVA)
Transient Ischemic
Attack (TIA)
Trauma
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Ulcerative Colitis
Vomiting

Deficiency
Damp Heat, Liver Blood
Deficiency, Liver Wind, Spleen Yang
Deficiency
Deficiency,Liver Wind, Liver Yin
Deficiency
Deficiency,Liver Yang Rising, Liver
Yin Deficiency
Stagnation,Shen Disturbance
Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver
Fire, Liver Yin Deficiency, Lung
Dampness - Phlegm Cold, Lung
Dampness - Phlegm Heat,Lung Wind
Invasion - Wind Cold, Lung Wind
Invasion - Wind Heat, Stomach Fire
Spleen, Phlegm Stagnation, Spleen
and Stomach Damp Heat, Stomach
Cold,Stomach Fire, Stomach Food
Stagnation,Stomach Yin Deficiency
General Signs & Symptoms BLOOD DEFICIENCY :
Palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, anxiety, easily startled, poor memory, poor
concentration, dull pale complexion, lips are likely to be pale
Diagnostic Patterns
Tongue:
Pale, possibly thin and maybe dry
Pulse:
Thin or choppy (many times felt in the HT position)
Listed below are western medical conditions and/or general symptoms that may arise from this
particular TCM pattern. The condition page that they link to will have the majority of commonly related
patterns for this specific condition.
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Motion Sickness
Numbness
Rosacea
Schizophrenia
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)

Heart Blood Deficiency, Spleen Qi
Deficiency, Stomach
Dampness, Stomach Rebellious Qi
Deficiency
Heart Blood Deficiency, Liver
Fire, Liver Yang Rising, Phlegm
Stagnation, Shen Disturbance, Spleen
Qi Deficiency
Heart Blood Deficiency, Heart Qi
Deficiency, Heart Yin
Deficiency, Kidney Yang
Deficiency, Liver Qi Stagnation,Lung
Qi Deficiency, Lung Yin
Deficiency,Spleen Qi
Deficiency,Stomach Yin Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
General Signs & Symptoms BLOOD STAGNATION:
Angina, chest oppression, HT Pain which may radiate down to the left arm or to shoulder (emotionally
a/or physiologically related), palpitations, cyanosis of the lips (in more severe cases)
Tongue:
Purplish
Pulse:
Knotted
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Cardiomyopathy (Dilated)
Convulsions

Deficiency
General Signs & Symptoms HEART FIRE :

Palpitations, thirst, tongue/mouth ulcers, restlessness, red complexion, bitter taste in the mouth (esp.
if after a poor night of sleep, if during day may be more LV), other heat signs
Tongue: Red w/yellow coat, red points on tip

Pulse:
Full, rapid, overflowing (esp. in HT position)
Pattern Related
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Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Anemia
Conditions/Symptoms
Insomnia
Angina
Arrhythmia
(Palpitations)
Cardiomyopathy
(Dilated)
Congestive Heart
Failure
Coronary Artery
Disease
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Diabetes Type
I,Diabetes Type II
Forgetfulness
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Heat Stroke

Diagnostic
Deficiency,Kidney
Qi Patterns
Deficiency, Liver Blood
Heart Fire,
Heart QiQi Deficiency
Deficiency,
Stomach
Deficiency,
Liver
and Qi
Gallbladder
Blood
Stagnation,
Heart
Damp Heat, Liver
Fire, Spleen Qi
Deficiency,Heart
Yang
Deficiency
Deficiency,
Heart Yin
Deficiency, Phlegm Stagnation
Deficiency,Kidney Yin
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Collapse, Heart Yang
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency,
Stomach
Other Possible
TCMQi
Patterns
Deficiency,Heart Yin
Deficiency, Kidney Qi
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency
Heart Qi Deficiency, Kidney Jing
Stagnation, Phlegm
Heart Qi Deficiency, Heart Yin
Deficiency,Liver Wind, Lung Qi
General Signs & Symptoms

HEART QI DEFICIENCY:
Palpitations on exertion,
spontaneous sweating, fatigue
Tongue:
Pale, possibly a midline crack

down to the tip
Pulse:
Empty
Listed below are western
medical conditions and/or
general symptoms that may
arise from this particular TCM
pattern. The condition page
that they link to will have the
majority of commonly related
patterns for this specific
condition.

HEART YANG COLLAPSE:
Similar symptoms to HT Qi
Deficiency (palpitations on
exertion, fatique, spontenous
sweating) but with cold limbs,
feeling of cold, bright pale
face
Diagnostic Patterns
HT Yang Collapse: more serious, patient needs to go to the hospital, severe palpitations, weak and
shallow breathing, cyanosis of the lips
Tongue:
Pale or Purple
Pulse:
Hidden, minute or very knotted
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Coronary Artery Disease

Deficiency, Lung Qi

HEART YANG DEFICIENCY:
Similar symptoms to HT Qi
Deficiency (palpitations on
exertion, fatique, spontenous
sweating) but with cold limbs,
feeling of cold, bright pale
face
HT Yang Collapse: more serious, patient needs to go to the hospital, severe palpitations, weak and
shallow breathing, cyanosis of the lips
Tongue:
Pale, wet & swollen - (HT Yang Collapse - Pale or Purple)
Pulse:
Deep, weak, possibly knotted - (HT Yang Collapse - Hidden, minute or very knotted)
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Diagnostic Patterns
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Angina

Arrhythmia
(Palpitations)
Cardiomyopathy
(Dilated)
Congestive Heart Failure Blood Stagnation, Heart Qi
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Coronary Artery Disease Blood Stagnation, Heart Qi
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Edema
Heart Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yang
Deficiency, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Cold, Spleen Invasion - Cold
Damp,Spleen Yang Deficiency
Hypotension (Low
Blood Pressure)
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency, Spleen Blood
Deficiency,Spleen Qi Sinking, Spleen
Yang Deficiency
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Diagnostic Patterns
Hypothyroidism
Palpitations
Heart Yang Deficiency, Kidney Qi

Deficiency,Stomach
General Signs & Symptoms HEART YIN DEFICIENCY:
Similar to Blood Deficiency but with more anxiety and restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, dream
disturbed sleep, easily startled, poor memory, fidgeting, mallor flush, night sweats, heat in the 5
palms, dry mouth
Tongue:
Red or peeled w/no coat

Pulse:
Floating, empty or Thin, fast
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Angina
Arrhythmia
(Palpitations)
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Diagnostic Patterns
Bedwetting
Coronary Artery
Disease
Depression
Diabetes Type
I,Diabetes Type II
Heat Stroke
Hyperthyroidism
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Stagnation,Heart Yin
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Blood Stagnation, Heart Yin
Deficiency, Liver Fire, Liver Qi
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency
Deficiency, Shen
Disturbance, Stomach Qi
Heart Yin Deficiency, Kidney Yin
Stagnation,Liver Yang Rising, Liver
Yin Deficiency,Phlegm Stagnation
Diagnostic Patterns
Palpitations
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)

General Signs & Symptoms HEART YIN DEFICIENCY:

Similar to Blood Deficiency but with more anxiety and restlessness, palpitations, insomnia, dream
disturbed sleep, easily startled, poor memory, fidgeting, mallor flush, night sweats, heat in the 5
palms, dry mouth
Tongue:
Red or peeled w/no coat

Pulse:
Floating, empty or Thin, fast
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Angina
Arrhythmia
(Palpitations)
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Diagnostic Patterns
Bedwetting
Coronary Artery
Disease
Depression
Diabetes Type
I,Diabetes Type II
Heat Stroke
Hyperthyroidism
Palpitations
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Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency
Deficiency, Shen
Diagnostic Patterns
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)
HEAD IN THE BLOOD

Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Acne
Anemia
Dermatitis
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Heat in the Blood, Liver
Fire, Spleen and Stomach Damp
Heat
Heat in the Blood, Kidney Yang
Diagnostic Patterns
Eczema
Furuncles (Boils)
Hemorrhoids
Liver Cancer Hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC)
Psoriasis
Toothache

Damp Heat, Liver Wind,Liver Yin
Heat in the Blood, Liver Wind
Bladder Damp Heat, Heat in the
Blood,Liver Fire, Liver Yang Rising
Heat in the Blood, Kidney Yin
Stagnation, Liver Qi
Blood,Liver Wind
Heat in the Blood, Liver and
Gallbladder Damp Heat, Shen
Disturbance, Spleen and Stomach
Damp Heat, Stomach Fire
General Signs & Symptoms KIDNEY JING DEFICIENCY:
In children poor physical a/or mental development will be seen, in adults a weakening of the bones,
teeth, back a/or knees, memory problems, a/or a lowering of the libido/ability can be seen
Tongue:
Red, peeled
Pulse:
Floating, empty
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Diagnostic Patterns
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Alopecia
Forgetfulness
Incontinence
Infertility
Menopause (Hot
Flashes)
Miscarriages
Osteoporosis
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Spermatorrhea

Kidney Jing Deficiency, Liver Blood
Deficiency
Stagnation, Phlegm
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Kidney Jing Deficiency, Kidney
Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin
Deficiency
Deficiency, Spleen Invasion - Cold
Damp, Spleen Qi
Deficiency, Stomach Cold
Damp Heat, Liver Fire
General Signs & Symptoms KIDNEY QI DIFICIENCY:
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Diagnostic Patterns
SOB, ashtma, cold limbs, weak back a/or knees, copious clear urination, incontinence, night-time
urination.
Tongue:
Pale
Pulse:
Deep, weak possibly tight
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Addison's Disease
Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Yang
(Adrenal Insufficiency)
Deficiency,Spleen Yang Deficiency
Amenorrhea (Absence
of Menstruation)
Stagnation, Liver Cold
Anemia
Deficiency,Kidney Qi
Asthma
Kidney Qi Deficiency, Liver
Fire, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin
Deficiency, Lung Dampness - Phlegm
Heat, Lung Wind Invasion - Wind
Atherosclerosis
Deficiency,Liver Qi
Stagnation, Phlegm Stagnation
Dementia
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Diagnostic Patterns
Diabetes Type
I,Diabetes Type II
Dizziness (Vertigo)
Emphysema
Epilepsy (Seizure)
Glomerulonephritis
Gout
Headache
Hypothyroidism
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Deficiency,Spleen Qi Deficiency
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency
Deficiency,Liver Fire, Liver
Wind, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Heat, Lung Qi Deficiency, Lung
Kidney Qi Deficiency, Liver and
Wind, Liver Yang Rising
Kidney Qi Deficiency, Kidney Yin
Deficiency, Stomach Dampness
Deficiency, Liver Cold
Stagnation, Liver Wind
Deficiency,Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver
Wind, Liver Yang Rising, Lung Wind
Invasion - Wind Heat
Diagnostic Patterns
Nephrotic Syndrome
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Sciatica
Scleroderma
Uroschesis
Wheezing (Dyspnea)

Deficiency
Deficiency, Liver Wind
Deficiency
Bladder Damp Heat, Kidney Qi
Heat, Spleen and Stomach Damp
Kidney Qi Deficiency, Lung
Dampness - Phlegm Heat, Lung
Dryness, Lung Qi Deficiency,Lung
Wind Invasion - Wind Cold, Lung
Wind Invasion - Wind Heat, Spleen
Qi Deficiency
General Signs & Symptoms KIDNEY YANG DEFICIENCY:
Sore a/or weak back/knees, sensation of cold, aversion to cold, weak lower limbs, lassitude, clear
copious urine, poor appetite, loose stools, edema (which can be severe)
Tongue:
Pale, swollen, wet possibly a white coat with strong water signs
Pulse:
Deep, weak possibly slow with strong water signs
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Diagnostic Patterns
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Addison's Disease
Anemia
Arrhythmia
(Palpitations)
Behcet's Disease
Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yin
Bronchitis
Kidney Yang Deficiency, Lung
Dampness - Phlegm Heat, Lung Qi
Deficiency, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Cold, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Heat, Spleen Qi
Colon Cancer
Deficiency, Large Intestine Damp
Heat,Liver Yin Deficiency, Spleen
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Diagnostic Patterns
Coma
Congestive Heart
Failure
Dermatitis
Diabetes Type
I,Diabetes Type II
Diarrhea
Dysuria (Painful
Urination)
Eczema
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Yang Deficiency
Damp Heat, Liver Fire,Liver
Wind, Liver Yin Deficiency, Shen
Disturbance
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency
Kidney Yang Deficiency, Liver
Attacking the Spleen, Spleen Qi
Deficiency,Stomach Cold, Stomach
Dampness,Stomach Fire, Stomach
Food Stagnation,Stomach Qi
Deficiency
Deficiency, Liver Fire, Liver Yin
Diagnostic Patterns
Edema
Gonorrhea
Gout
Hepato-Cirrhosis
Hypercortisolism
Hyperlipidemia
Hypotension (Low
Blood Pressure)
Hypothyroidism
Infertility
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Damp Heat
Deficiency,Spleen Yang
Damp Heat, Liver Yin Deficiency
Deficiency, Phlegm
Stagnation, Spleen Yang
Deficiency, Stomach Blood
Stagnation, Stomach Fire, Stomach
Qi Deficiency
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Yang Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Irritable Bowel
Syndrome (IBS)
Menopause (Hot
Flashes)
Miscarriages
Myasthenia Gravis
Nephrotic Syndrome
Osteoporosis
Pheochromocytoma
Prostatitis
Renal Failure
(RA)
Sciatica
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Kidney Yang Deficiency, Large
Intestine Cold, Large Intestine Damp
Heat, Large Intestine Dryness, Liver
Qi Stagnation,Spleen Qi
Kidney Jing Deficiency, Kidney Yang
Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency
Damp, Spleen Qi
Deficiency, Liver Yang Rising, Liver
Yin Deficiency, Phlegm Stagnation
Kidney Yang Deficiency, Liver and
Diagnostic Patterns
Scleroderma
Spermatorrhea
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)
Ulcerative Colitis

Deficiency
General Signs & Symptoms KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY:
Dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, sore back, constipation, may also have empty heat signs, mallor flush,
night sweats, heat in the 5 palms, insomnia, dry throat
Tongue:
Red w/no coat, may have horizontal cracks, red tip w/empty fire
Pulse:
Floating, empty, rapid
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Diagnostic Patterns
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Addison's Disease
Aldosteronism (Primary)
Anemia
Arrhythmia
(Palpitations)
Bedwetting
Behcet's Disease
Colon Cancer
Coma
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Kidney Yin Deficiency, Spleen and
Stomach Damp Heat, Spleen Qi
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Yang Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Constipation
Deafness (Hearing Loss)
Dementia
Depression
Dermatitis
Diabetes Type I,Diabetes

Type II
Dysuria (Painful
Urination)
Eczema
Glaucoma
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Disturbance
Kidney Yin Deficiency, Spleen Blood
Deficiency
Deficiency,Liver Yin Deficiency
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency
Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver Blood
Diagnostic Patterns
Glomerulonephritis
Hepato-Cirrhosis
Hypercortisolism
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension (High
Blood Pressure)
Hyperthyroidism
Infertility
Liver Cancer Hepatocellular

carcinoma (HCC)
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Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency

Deficiency, Phlegm
Qi Deficiency
Wind, Liver Yang Rising,Liver Yin
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Lung Cancer
Menopause (Hot
Flashes)
Miscarriages
Nephrotic Syndrome
Osteoporosis
Pheochromocytoma
Pyelonephritis
Renal Failure
Spermatorrhea
Stroke (CVA)
Tinnitus
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Deficiency
Damp, Spleen Qi
Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver and
Gallbladder Damp Heat, Lung
Dampness - Phlegm Heat, Spleen and
Deficiency
Deficiency
Kidney Yin Deficiency, Liver
Diagnostic Patterns
Transient Ischemic
Attack (TIA)
Tremor
Tuberculosis
Fire, Liver Yin Deficiency, Lung Qi

Deficiency, Phlegm
Deficiency, Spleen Qi Sinking
Yin Deficiency
Kidney Yin Deficiency, Lung Yin
CONDITIONS THAT MAY ARISE FROM LARGE INTESTINE BLOOD STAGNATION:

Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Appendicitis
Crohn's Disease

Large Intestine Blood
Stagnation, Large Intestine Damp
Heat
Heat, Spleen Invasion - Cold
Damp, Spleen Qi Deficiency, Spleen
Qi Sinking
Conditions that may arise from Large Intestine Cold

Pattern Related
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Diagnostic Patterns
Conditions/Symptoms
Dysentary
Irritable Bowel
Syndrome (IBS)
Large Intestine Cold, Large Intestine

Damp Heat, Spleen and Stomach
Damp Heat, Spleen Invasion - Cold
Damp,Stomach Cold, Stomach
Dampness,Stomach Qi Deficiency
Conditions that may arise from Large Intestine Damp Heat

Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Appendicitis
Colon Cancer
Crohn's Disease
Dysentary
Irritable Bowel
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Heat
Yang Deficiency
Qi Sinking
Diagnostic Patterns
Syndrome (IBS)
Leukemia

Large Intestine Damp Heat, Liver
and Gallbladder Damp Heat, Liver
Blood Deficiency, Liver Yin
Deficiency, Lung Dampness Phlegm Heat, Spleen and Stomach
Damp Heat
Conditions that may arise from Large Intestine Dryness

Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Irritable Bowel
Syndrome (IBS)


LIV & GB:
Chest a/or hypochondriac

pain/distention, jaundice,
fever, bitter taste in the
mouth, poor appetite, nausea, vomiting, swelling a/or itching of the genitals
Tongue:
Red w/yellow sticky coat

Pulse:
Slippery, wiry, rapid
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
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Diagnostic Patterns
Gallstones
(Cholelithiasis)
Chronic Cholecystitis
Coma
Cystitis
Dermatitis
Eczema
Epilepsy (Seizure)
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Gingivitis
Gonorrhea
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Liver and Gallbladder Damp

Heat, Liver Blood Stagnation, Liver
Fire, Liver Qi Stagnation
Disturbance
Deficiency, Stomach
Dampness,Stomach Qi
Heat,Stomach Cold, Stomach
Dampness
Heat, Stomach Fire,Stomach Yin
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Hepatitis (B or C)
Herpes
Hypercortisolism
Hypochondriac Pain
Impotence (Erectile
Dysfunction)
Insomnia
Leukemia
Leukorrhea
Morning Sickness
Pancreatic Cancer
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Damp Heat
Heat, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Yin
Deficiency
Heat, Liver Attacking the
Spleen, Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver
Wind
Heart Qi Deficiency, Liver and
Heart Fire, Heart Qi
Damp Heat, Liver Fire, Spleen Qi
Deficiency
Large Intestine Damp Heat, Liver and
Heat
Heat, Liver Fire, Liver Qi
Heat, Lung Dampness - Phlegm
Cold, Spleen Invasion - Cold
Damp, Stomach Cold,Stomach
Rebellious Qi
Diagnostic Patterns
Pancreatitis
Prostatitis
Pyelonephritis
Raynaud's Disease
(RA)
Sciatica
Scleroderma
Spermatorrhea
Thyroiditis
Tonsillitis
36

Deficiency
Kidney Yang Deficiency, Liver and
Deficiency
Deficiency
Heat, Liver Fire, Spleen Yang
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Toothache
Tremor
Urinary Tract Infection

(UTI)

Heat, Lung Qi Deficiency, Phlegm
Stagnation
Conditions that may arise from Liver Attacking the Spleen

Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Acid Reflux Disease
(GERD)
Diarrhea
Epigastric Pain
37

Liver Attacking the Spleen, Stomach
Cold, Stomach Dampness, Stomach
Fire
Deficiency
Blood Stagnation, Liver Attacking
the Spleen, Spleen and Stomach
Diagnostic Patterns
Herpes
Indigestion
Vomiting
Damp Heat,Spleen Qi
Deficiency, Stomach Cold,Stomach
Fire, Stomach Food
Stagnation,Stomach Qi Deficiency
Wind
Liver Attacking the Spleen, Liver Qi
Deficiency,Stomach Food
Stagnation, Stomach Qi Deficiency
the Spleen, Phlegm
Damp Heat, Stomach Cold,Stomach
Fire, Stomach Food
General Signs & Symptoms LIVER BLOOD DEFICIENCY:

Numbness in the extremities, tics, tremors, dizziness, blurred vision, floaters, insomnia, dry skin/hair,
scanty or lack of menstruation
Tongue:
Pale, thin, dry
Pulse:
Thin, choppy
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Alopecia
Anemia
38

Kidney Jing Deficiency, Liver Blood
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Glaucoma
Gout
Leukemia
Numbness
Sciatica
Scleroderma

Damp Heat
Deficiency
General Signs & Symptoms LIVER BLOOD STAGNATION:

Abdominal pain, palpable masses in the abdomen, irregular a/or painful menstruation possible with
dark clots, purple nails, purple lips
Tongue:
Purple, possibly w/purple spots
Pulse:
Wiry
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Diagnostic Patterns
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Amenorrhea (Absence of
Menstruation)
Bells Palsy
Gallstones
(Cholelithiasis)
Hepato-Cirrhosis
Liver Cancer Hepatocellular carcinoma

(HCC)
Pneumothorax
Raynaud's Disease

Stagnation, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Cold, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Heat,Spleen Qi Deficiency
Kidney Yang Deficiency, Kidney
Yin Deficiency, Liver Blood
Liver Blood Stagnation, Liver Qi
Stagnation, Lung Dampness Phlegm Heat, Lung Qi
Deficiency, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Cold, Phlegm
Stagnation
General Signs & Symptoms LIVER COLD STAGNATION:

Pain in the genital area, general cold signs
40
Diagnostic Patterns
Tongue:
Pale, wet, white coat
Pulse:
Wiry, deep, slow
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Amenorrhea (Absence of
Menstruation)
Chest Pain
Gout

Blood Stagnation, Liver Cold
Stagnation,Liver Qi
Stagnation, Phlegm Fire, Phlegm
Stagnation
General Signs & Symptoms LIVER FIRE:

Headache, irritability, explosive anger, dizziness, tinnitus, bitter taste in the mouth, red face, red eyes,
dream-disturbed sleep, constipation
Tongue:
Red, dry w/yellow coat, possibly redder along the LV/GB area
Pulse:
Wiry, full, rapid
41
Diagnostic Patterns
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Acne
Asthma
Bronchiectasis
Gallstones
(Cholelithiasis)
Coma
Convulsions
Cystitis
Depression
Dizziness (Vertigo)
Dysuria (Painful
42

Heat in the Blood, Liver Fire, Spleen
and Stomach Damp Heat
Liver Fire, Lung Dampness - Phlegm
Heat, Lung Dryness, Lung Wind
Disturbance
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Urination)
Fever
Hemorrhoids
Hypertension (High
Blood Pressure)
Hyperthyroidism
Insomnia
Leukorrhea
Neurasthenia
(RA)
Schizophrenia
Spermatorrhea
Thyroiditis
43

Deficiency
Deficiency
Heart Qi Deficiency, Liver Fire, Liver
Qi Stagnation, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Qi Deficiency
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Tinnitus

Deficiency, Phlegm
General Signs & Symptoms LIVER QI STAGNATION:
Chest distention, hypochondriac pain a/or distention, sighing, nausea, vomiting, poor appetite,
diarrhea, depression, moodiness ,plum pit qi, PMS, breast tenderness, painful a/or irregular
menstruation
Tongue:
Normal
Pulse:
Wiry
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Amenorrhea (Absence of Blood Stagnation, Kidney Qi
Menstruation)
Asthma
Deficiency, Lung Dampness Phlegm Cold, Lung Dampness Phlegm Heat, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Cold, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Heat, Spleen Qi Deficiency
44
Diagnostic Patterns
Atherosclerosis

Deficiency,Liver Qi
Stagnation, Phlegm Stagnation
Chest Pain
Stagnation,Liver Qi
Stagnation
Gallstones
(Cholelithiasis)
Depression
Dysmenorrhea
(Menstrual Pain/Cramps) Stagnation,Spleen Qi Deficiency
Endometriosis
Stagnation
Fever
Forgetfulness
Stagnation, Phlegm
Gastritis
Deficiency, Stomach
Dampness,Stomach Qi
Goiter
Liver Qi Stagnation, Phlegm
Headache
Deficiency,Liver Qi
Stagnation, Liver Wind, Liver Yang
45
Diagnostic Patterns
Hepatitis (B or C)
Hepato-Cirrhosis
Herpes
Hyperlipidemia
Hyperthyroidism
Hypochondriac Pain
Impotence (Erectile
Dysfunction)
Indigestion
Infertility
46
Heat
Deficiency
Wind
Deficiency, Phlegm
Qi Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Irritable Bowel
Syndrome (IBS)
Leukorrhea

carcinoma (HCC)
Meniere's Disease
Neurasthenia
Neuritis
Neurosis
Pancreatitis
Pneumothorax
Raynaud's Disease
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)
47

Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver
Wind, Liver Yang Rising, Spleen Qi
Deficiency
Heart Qi Deficiency, Liver
Fire, Liver Qi Stagnation, Spleen Qi
Deficiency
Liver Qi Stagnation
Stagnation, Lung Dampness - Phlegm
Diagnostic Patterns
Trauma
Ulcerative Colitis

General Signs and Symptoms of Liver Wind
General Signs & Symptoms:

Can come from LV Blood Deficiency, LV Yang Rising or from Internal heat (discussed here), muscle
spasms, convulsions, high fever, fairly serious condition
Tongue:
Red, stiff w/thick yellow coat

Pulse:
Wiry, rapid, full
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Coma
Convulsions
48

Disturbance
Diagnostic Patterns
Dermatitis
Dizziness (Vertigo)
Eczema
Epilepsy (Seizure)
Furuncles (Boils)
Gout
Headache
Heat Stroke
Hemiplegia
Herpes
Hypertension (High
Blood Pressure)
49
Deficiency
Heat in the Blood, Liver Wind
Deficiency,Liver Qi
Heat
Deficiency, Shen
Blood Stagnation, Liver Wind
Wind
Diagnostic Patterns
Deficiency
Meniere's Disease
Deficiency
Neuritis
Numbness
Otitis Media
Liver Wind, Stomach Blood
Parkinson's Disease (PD) Blood Stagnation, Kidney Jing
Psoriasis
Blood,Liver Wind
(RA)
Sciatica
Scleroderma
Deficiency
Stroke (CVA)
Deficiency
Tremor
General Signs and Symptoms of Liver Yang Rising
50
Diagnostic Patterns
Stroke, aphasia, dizziness, twitching
Tongue:
Red, peeled possibly deviated
Pulse:
Floating, empty or Wiry, fine, rapid
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Convulsions
Epilepsy (Seizure)
Headache
Hemorrhoids
Hypertension (High
Blood Pressure)
Hyperthyroidism
Meniere's Disease

51

Deficiency
Deficiency,Liver Qi
Heat
Deficiency
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Pheochromocytoma
Schizophrenia
Transient Ischemic
Attack (TIA)

Stagnation, Shen
Disturbance, Spleen Qi Deficiency
Yin Deficiency
Conditions that may arise from Liver Yin Deficiency

Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Addison's Disease
Anemia
Arrhythmia
(Palpitations)
52

Diagnostic Patterns
Asthma
Colon Cancer
Coma
Convulsions
Deafness (Hearing Loss)

Dementia
Dermatitis
Disseminated
Intravascular
Coagulation (DIC)
Dysuria (Painful
Urination)
Eczema
53

Yang Deficiency
Disturbance
Deficiency
Deficiency,Liver Yin Deficiency
Blood Stagnation, Liver Yin
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Glaucoma
Glomerulonephritis
Hepatitis (B or C)
Hepato-Cirrhosis
Hypercortisolism
Hyperlipidemia
Hypertension (High
Blood Pressure)
Hyperthyroidism
Hypochondriac Pain
54

Deficiency
Deficiency, Phlegm
Qi Deficiency
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Leukemia
Leukorrhea

carcinoma (HCC)
Nephrotic Syndrome
Pancreatitis
Pheochromocytoma
Renal Failure
(RA)
Stroke (CVA)
55

Damp Heat
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Tinnitus
Transient Ischemic
Attack (TIA)
Tremor
56

Deficiency, Phlegm
Yin Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
General Signs and Symptoms of Lung Dampness - Phlegm Cold

Chronic cough which comes in bouts, profuse white sputum that is easy to expectorate, fullness of the
chest, asthma is possible, can be either a chronic or acute condition
Tongue:
Thick sticky white coat
Pulse:
Slippery or Weak, floating & fine
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Asthma
Bronchitis
Cough
57

Lung Dampness - Phlegm Cold, Lung
Dryness,Lung Qi Deficiency, Lung
Diagnostic Patterns
Lung Cancer
Morning Sickness
Neuropathy
Tracheobronchitis
Wheezing (Dyspnea)
Wind Invasion - Wind Heat, Lung Yin

Deficiency
Rebellious Qi
Blood Stagnation, Lung Dampness Phlegm Cold, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Cold, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Heat
Dryness,Lung Wind Invasion - Wind
Heat
Qi Deficiency
General Signs and Symptoms of Lung Dampness - Phlegm Heat

Barking cough, SOB, asthma, chest oppression, yellow/green mucus (main difference from dampphlegm above)
58
Diagnostic Patterns
Tongue:
Red, thick sticky yellow coat
Pulse:
Slippery, rapid, full
Listed below are western medical conditions and/or general symptoms
that may arise from this particular TCM pattern. The condition page that
they link to will have the majority of commonly related patterns for this
specific condition.
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Asthma
Bronchiectasis
Bronchitis
Cough
Emphysema
59

Liver Fire, Lung Dampness - Phlegm
Heat, Lung Dryness, Lung Wind
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Leukemia
Lung Cancer
Numbness
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
Pyelonephritis
Rhinitis
Tonsillitis
Tracheobronchitis
60

Large Intestine Damp Heat, Liver and
Heat
Lung Dampness - Phlegm Heat, Lung
Wind Invasion - Wind Heat
Deficiency
Qi Deficiency
Heat, Lung Qi Deficiency, Phlegm
Stagnation
Dryness,Lung Wind Invasion - Wind
Diagnostic Patterns
Uroschesis
Wheezing (Dyspnea)

Heat
Qi Deficiency
General Signs and Symptoms of Lung Yin Deficiency

Dry cough possibly w/blood tinged sputum, dry throat a/or mouth, hoarseness, night sweats, mallor
flush
Tongue:
Red, no coat, probably peeled, horizontal cracks in the LU area possible
Pulse:
Thin, rapid or Floating, empty
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Coronary Artery
61
Diagnostic Patterns
Disease
Cough
Diabetes Type
I,Diabetes Type II
Heat Stroke
Lung Cancer
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)
62
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency
Deficiency, Shen
Diagnostic Patterns
Tuberculosis
General Signs and Symptoms of Phlegm Fire

More serious than HT Fire, mental confusion, lack of mental clarity, palpitations, restlessness,
incoherent speech, rash behavior, tendency towards hitting a/or scolding people, uncontrollable
laughter a/or crying, manic depression, asphasia (in extreme cases)
Tongue:
Red w/yellow greasy coat, possibly red points on tip a/or a deep midline crack running to the tip
Pulse:
Full, slippery
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Chest Pain

Stagnation,Liver Qi
Stagnation
Conditions that may arise from Shen Disturbance

Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
63
Diagnostic Patterns
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Aphonia/Dysphonia
Coma
Delirium
Heat Stroke
Schizophrenia
Toothache
Trauma

Shen Disturbance
Disturbance
Deficiency, Shen
Qi Deficiency
General Signs and

Symptoms of Spleen and
Stomach Damp Heat
General Signs &
Symptoms:
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
Tongue:
Yellow sticky coat
Pulse:
Slippery, rapid
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Acne
Anorexia Nervosa
64

Heat in the Blood, Liver Fire, Spleen
and Stomach Damp Heat
Spleen and Stomach Damp
Heat, Spleen Blood
Diagnostic Patterns
Appendicitis
Arthritis (Bi Syndromes)

Behcet's Disease
Crohn's Disease
Dysentary
Dysuria (Painful
Urination)
Epigastric Pain
Gingivitis
Glomerulonephritis
65
Heat
Spleen and Stomach Damp Heat
Qi Sinking
Damp Heat,Spleen Qi
Fire, Stomach Food
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Jaundice
Leukemia
Nausea
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatitis
Pyelonephritis
Sinusitis
66

Yang Deficiency,Stomach
Cold, Stomach Dampness,Stomach
Qi Deficiency
Damp Heat
Fire, Stomach Food
Deficiency,Stomach
Deficiency
Lung Wind Invasion - Wind
Diagnostic Patterns
Toothache
Ulcerative Colitis
Uroschesis
Vomiting

the Spleen, Phlegm
Fire, Stomach Food
Conditions that may arise from Spleen Blood Deficiency

Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Addison's Disease
67

Diagnostic Patterns
Anorexia Nervosa
Anemia
Constipation
Hypotension (Low Blood
Pressure)

Heat, Spleen Blood
Kidney Yin Deficiency, Spleen
Blood Deficiency
Deficiency, Lung Qi
General Signs and Symptoms of Spleen Invasion - Cold Damp

Poor appetite, chest a/or epigastric oppression, sensation of cold in the abdomen which feels better
with the application of heat, heavy head a/or body, lack of thirst, loose stools
Tongue: Thick sticky white coat, Pulse: Slippery, slow
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Diagnostic Patterns
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Crohn's Disease
Dysentary
Edema
Jaundice
Miscarriages
Morning Sickness

Qi Sinking
Qi Deficiency
Damp, Spleen Qi
Rebellious Qi
General Signs and Symptoms of Spleen Qi Deficiency
69
Diagnostic Patterns
Poor appetite, distention after eating, weakness of the four limbs, fatigue, loose stools
Tongue:
Pale, swollen w/teethmarks
Pulse:
Empty
Poor appetite, lack of taste, dull sensation in the epigastrium, weak limbs, tiredness, loose stools
Tongue:
Pale
Pulse:
Empty
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms

Amenorrhea (Absence of Blood Stagnation, Kidney Qi
Menstruation)
Anemia
Anorexia Nervosa
Heat, Spleen Blood
Anemia
70
Diagnostic Patterns
Arrhythmia
(Palpitations)
Asthma
Bedwetting
Behcet's Disease
Bells Palsy
Bronchitis
Crohn's Disease
71

Deficiency, Lung Qi
Stagnation, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Cold, Lung Wind Invasion Wind Heat,Spleen Qi Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Qi Sinking
Dementia
Depression
Diarrhea
Deficiency
Dizziness (Vertigo)
Dysmenorrhea
(Menstrual Pain/Cramps) Stagnation,Spleen Qi Deficiency
Dysuria (Painful
Urination)
Emphysema
Epigastric Pain
Damp Heat,Spleen Qi
Fire, Stomach Food
Forgetfulness
Stagnation, Phlegm
72
Diagnostic Patterns
Gastritis
Gastroptosis
Glomerulonephritis
Goiter
Hypersomnia
Hypotension (Low
Blood Pressure)
Hypothyroidism
Impotence (Erectile
Dysfunction)
Incontinence
Indigestion
Infertility
73

Deficiency, Stomach
Dampness,Stomach Qi
Spleen Qi Deficiency, Spleen Qi
Sinking
Liver Qi Stagnation, Phlegm
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Yang Deficiency
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Diagnostic Patterns
Insomnia
Irritable Bowel
Syndrome (IBS)
Jaundice
Leukorrhea

carcinoma (HCC)
Lung Cancer
Meniere's Disease
Miscarriages
74

Deficiency
Qi Deficiency
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Motion Sickness
Myasthenia Gravis
Nausea
Neurasthenia
Numbness
Osteoporosis
Pancreatitis
Pneumothorax
75
Damp, Spleen Qi
Deficiency, Stomach
Fire, Stomach Food
Heart Qi Deficiency, Liver
Fire, Liver Qi Stagnation, Spleen Qi
Deficiency
Deficiency,Stomach
Diagnostic Patterns
Pyelonephritis
Rhinitis
Schizophrenia
Sinusitis
Stomach Cancer
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)
Tinnitus
Tuberculosis
Ulcerative Colitis
76

Deficiency
Qi Deficiency
Qi Deficiency
Phlegm Stagnation, Spleen Qi
Deficiency,Stomach Blood
Stagnation, Stomach Cold, Stomach
Fire, Stomach Food
Deficiency, Phlegm
Diagnostic Patterns
Uroschesis
Wheezing (Dyspnea)

Qi Deficiency
General Signs and Symptoms of Spleen Qi Sinking

Same symptoms as SP Qi Deficiency above but with prolapses of the stomach, uterus, anus a/or
vagina along with frequency a/or urgency of urination
Tongue:
Pale
Pulse:
Empty or weak

Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Crohn's Disease
Gastroptosis
77

Qi Sinking
Spleen Qi Deficiency, Spleen Qi
Sinking
Diagnostic Patterns
Hypotension (Low Blood Heart Yang Deficiency, Kidney Yang
Pressure)
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Myasthenia Gravis
Tinnitus
Deficiency, Phlegm
General Signs and Symptoms of Spleen Yang Deficiency

A further progression of SP Qi Deficiency above with more cold signs, cold limbs, chilliness, edema
(more in the middle warmer)
Tongue:
Pale, wet, swollen w/teethmarks

Pulse:
Deep
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Addison's Disease
Anemia
78
Diagnostic Patterns
Arrhythmia
(Palpitations)
Behcet's Disease
Bronchitis
Colon Cancer
Dermatitis
Eczema
Edema
Hepato-Cirrhosis
79
Yang Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Hyperlipidemia
Hypotension (Low
Blood Pressure)
Hypothyroidism
Irritable Bowel
Syndrome (IBS)
Jaundice
Myasthenia Gravis
Nephrotic Syndrome
80
Deficiency, Phlegm
Qi Deficiency
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Yang Deficiency
Cold, Stomach Dampness,Stomach Qi
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Renal Failure
Scleroderma
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)
Thyroiditis
Ulcerative Colitis
81

Deficiency,Stomach
Deficiency
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Conditions that may arise from Stomach Blood Stagnation

Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Hyperlipidemia
Otitis Media
Stomach Cancer

Deficiency, Phlegm
Qi Deficiency
Fire, Stomach Food
General Signs and Symptoms of Stomach Cold

Usually an acute situation, acute pain in the epigastrium which feels better with warm foods/drinks
a/or the application of heat and worse with cold
Tongue:
Thick white coat
Pulse:
Deep, slow, tight
82
Diagnostic Patterns
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Abdominal Pain
Acid Reflux Disease

(GERD)
Diarrhea
Dysentary
Epigastric Pain
Gastroenteritis
Jaundice
83

Blood Stagnation, Stomach
Stagnation,Stomach Qi
Deficiency, Stomach Rebellious Qi
Fire

Deficiency
Damp Heat,Spleen Qi
Fire, Stomach Food
Dampness
Stomach Cold, Stomach
Fire, Stomach Qi Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Miscarriages
Morning Sickness
Nausea
Stomach Cancer
Vomiting
Qi Deficiency
Damp, Spleen Qi
Rebellious Qi
Fire, Stomach Food
Deficiency
Fire, Stomach Food
the Spleen, Phlegm
Fire, Stomach Food
Conditions that may arise from Stomach Dampness

84
Diagnostic Patterns
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Acid Reflux Disease
(GERD)
Diarrhea
Dysentary
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Glomerulonephritis
Hepato-Cirrhosis
Jaundice
85

Fire
Deficiency
Deficiency, Stomach
Dampness,Stomach Qi
Dampness
Diagnostic Patterns
Motion Sickness

Qi Deficiency
Deficiency, Stomach
Deficiency,Stomach
General Signs and Symptoms of Stomach Fire

Constant hunger, painful, swollen a/or bleeding gums, regurgitation a/or vomiting likely after eating,
burning sensation in the epigastrium, nausea, constipation
Tongue:
Red, dry w/thick yellow coat
Pulse:
Full, deep, rapid
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Abdominal Pain
Acid Reflux Disease

(GERD)
Diabetes Type
I,Diabetes Type II
86

Fire
Diagnostic Patterns
Diarrhea
Epigastric Pain
Esophageal Cancer
Fever
Gingivitis
Halitosis (Bad Breath)
Hyperlipidemia
Nausea
87
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency
Deficiency
Spleen, Spleen and Stomach Damp
Heat,Spleen Qi Deficiency, Stomach
Phlegm Stagnation, Stomach
Fire,Stomach Qi Deficiency
Deficiency
Stomach Fire
Deficiency, Phlegm
Qi Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Stomach Cancer
Toothache
Vomiting

Fire, Stomach Food
Deficiency,Stomach
Deficiency
Fire, Stomach Food
General Signs and Symptoms of Stomach Food Stagnation

Vomiting, regurgitation, belching, epigastric pain a/or distention, lack of appetite, insomnia
88
Diagnostic Patterns
Tongue:
Thick yellow or white coat

Pulse:
Full, slippery
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Abdominal Pain
Anorexia Nervosa
Diarrhea
Epigastric Pain
Indigestion
Nausea
89

Heat, Spleen Blood
Deficiency
Damp Heat,Spleen Qi
Fire, Stomach Food
Fire, Stomach Food
Diagnostic Patterns
Stomach Cancer
Vomiting

Fire, Stomach Food
the Spleen, Phlegm
Fire, Stomach Food
Conditions that may arise from Stomach Qi Deficiency

Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Abdominal Pain
Aldosteronism
(Primary)
Anemia
Anorexia Nervosa
Coronary Artery
90

Heat, Spleen Blood
Diagnostic Patterns
Disease
Diabetes Type
I,Diabetes Type II
Diarrhea
Dysentary
Epigastric Pain
Esophageal Cancer
Gastritis
91
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency
Deficiency
Spleen, Spleen and Stomach Damp
Heat,Spleen Qi Deficiency, Stomach
Phlegm Stagnation, Stomach
Fire,Stomach Qi Deficiency
Deficiency, Stomach
Dampness,Stomach Qi
Diagnostic Patterns
Heat Stroke
Hyperlipidemia
Indigestion
Infertility
Jaundice
Numbness
Otitis Media
Pancreatic Cancer
92

Deficiency, Shen
Deficiency, Phlegm
Stagnation, Stomach Fire, Stomach Qi
Deficiency
Cold, Stomach Dampness,Stomach Qi
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
Stomach Cancer
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)

Fire, Stomach Food
General Signs and Symptoms of Stomach Rebellious Qi

Pattern usually appears with ST a/or other organ patterns and is related to the ST not descending the
Qi, regurgitation, belching, hiccups, vomiting
Tongue:
Normal
Pulse:
Tight
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Abdominal Pain
Morning Sickness
93

Diagnostic Patterns
Motion Sickness

Rebellious Qi
Deficiency, Stomach
General Signs and Symptoms of Stomach Yin Deficiency

Epigastric pain, poor appetite, heat in the 5 palms, constipation, dry mouth a/or throat, thirst w/no
desire to drink
Tongue:
Red or peeled in the ST/SP area
Pulse:
Floating, empty
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Coronary Artery
Disease
Diabetes Type
I,Diabetes Type II
94

Deficiency, Lung Qi
Deficiency, Lung Qi
Diagnostic Patterns
Gastritis
Gingivitis
Heat Stroke
Nausea
Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus (SLE)
Vomiting
95

Deficiency
Deficiency, Stomach
Dampness,Stomach Qi
Deficiency
Deficiency, Shen
Stagnation,Spleen and Stomach Damp
Heat, Spleen Qi Deficiency, Stomach
Cold, Stomach Fire, Stomach Food
Deficiency
Diagnostic Patterns
General Signs and Symptoms of Summer Heat

Fever, aversion to heat, sweating, thirst, irritability, dizziness, diarrhea
Tongue:
Red
Pulse:
Rapid, Empty
Pattern Related
Conditions/Symptoms
Common Cold
96

Heat, Summer Heat

Diagnostic Patterns

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Other Possible TCM Patterns

Bladder Damp Heat, Stagnation,

Bladder Damp Heat, Liver and

Bladder Damp Heat, Kidney Yang

Bladder Damp Heat, Blood,

Bladder Damp Heat, Stagnation,

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)

Bladder Damp Heat, Liver and

Bladder Damp Heat, Deficiency,

Blood Stagnation, Cold,

Bladder Damp Heat, Stagnation,

Deficiency, Stomach Fire, Stomach

Blood Stagnation, Deficiency,

Stagnation, Liver Yin Deficiency

Obesity (Weight Loss)

Blood Stagnation, Heart Blood

Blood Stagnation, Heart Blood

General Signs & Symptoms BLOOD DEFICIENCY :

Other Possible TCM Patterns

General Signs & Symptoms BLOOD STAGNATION:

Other Possible TCM Patterns

General Signs & Symptoms HEART FIRE :

Tongue: Red w/yellow coat, red points on tip

Other Possible TCM Patterns

Other Possible TCM Patterns

General Signs & Symptoms

Pale, possibly a midline crack

General Signs & Symptoms

Other Possible TCM Patterns

General Signs & Symptoms

Other Possible TCM Patterns

Blood Stagnation, Heart Qi

Obesity (Weight Loss)

Heart Yang Deficiency, Kidney Qi

General Signs & Symptoms HEART YIN DEFICIENCY:

Red or peeled w/no coat

Other Possible TCM Patterns

Deficiency, Liver Yin

Deficiency,Heart Yin Deficiency

General Signs & Symptoms HEART YIN DEFICIENCY:

Red or peeled w/no coat

Other Possible TCM Patterns

Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency

HEAD IN THE BLOOD

Other Possible TCM Patterns

Deficiency, Kidney Yin

General Signs & Symptoms KIDNEY JING DEFICIENCY:

Parkinson's Disease (PD)

Other Possible TCM Patterns

General Signs & Symptoms KIDNEY QI DIFICIENCY:

Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency

General Signs & Symptoms KIDNEY YANG DEFICIENCY:

Deficiency, Spleen Yang Deficiency

Deficiency, Kidney Yin

Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder

General Signs & Symptoms KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY:

Other Possible TCM Patterns

Diabetes Type I,Diabetes

Deficiency, Liver and Gallbladder

Liver Cancer Hepatocellular

Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency

Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency

Fire, Liver Yin Deficiency, Lung Qi