Taiyang Greater Yang Stage |
Common Symptoms |
Tongue |
Pulse |
Channel Pattern Attack of Cold |
Aversion to cold,
shivering, cough and sneezing, runny nose with white watery discharge, no or
slight fever, occipital stiffness, no sweating, no thirst |
Color unchanged, thin white
coating |
Floating-Tight |
Channel Pattern Attack of Wind |
Aversion to wind,
shivering, slight sweating, no or slight fever, mild myalgias,
slight headache, no thirst |
Body color unchanged, thin
white coating |
Floating, Slow |
Organ Pattern Accumulation of Water |
Fever, aversion to cold,
thirst, retention of urine, difficult urination, vomiting |
Yellow coating on the root |
Floating, Rapid |
Accumulation of Blood |
Distention and fullness of
Epigastrium |
Red with yellow coating on
the root |
Deep, Choppy |
Yangming Bright Yang Stage |
Common Symptoms |
Tongue |
Pulse |
Channel Pattern |
High fever, profuse
sweating, aversion to heat, thirsty for cold water, red face, restlessness |
Red with yellow coating |
Overflowing, Rapid |
Organ pattern |
High fever worsening in
afternoon, profuse sweating, constipation, thirsty for cold water, fullness
in abdomen worsening on pressure, restlessness and irritability, delirium |
Red with dry , yellow or
black coating |
Full, Deep, Rapid |
Shaoyang Lesser Yang Stage |
Common Symptoms |
Tongue |
Pulse |
General Clinical
Manifestations |
Alternating feelings of hot
and cold, bitter taste, dry throat, distention and fullness of hypochondrium, blurred vision, no desire to eat or drink,
irritability, nausea and vomiting |
White coating on one side
only |
Wiry, Fine |
Taiyin Greater Yin Stage |
Common Symptoms |
Tongue |
Pulse |
General Clinical
Manifestations |
Abdominal fullness,
vomiting, diarrhea, no thirst, No appetite |
Red without coating |
Fine, Rapid |
Shaoyin Lesser Yin Stage |
Common Symptoms |
Tongue |
Pulse |
Heat Transformation |
Feeling hot, irritable,
insomnia, dry mouth and throat worse at night, dark, scanty urine |
Red without coating |
Fine, Rapid |
Cold Transformation |
Chills, Fetal position,
aversion to cold, listless, desire to sleep, cold limbs, diarrhea, desire for
warm liquids or no thirst, pale copious urine |
Pale |
Deep, Weak |
Jueyin Terminal Yin Stage |
Common Symptoms |
Tongue |
Pulse |
General Clinical
Manifestations |
Persistent thirst, upward
feeling of disturbance of heart, heat and pain in chest, feeling of hunger
without desire to eat, cold limbs, diarrhea, vomiting |
Yellow coating in front,
white coating on the root |
Wiry, Fine |