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Stack #242203
[SCU - OMT2] Heart Patterns (Tongue & Pulse)
Question | Answer |
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Heart Qi Deficiency | • Pale or normal color • Thin white coat. • Deficient (Empty) • Thready o Knotted (irregular) o Regularly Intermittent |
Heart Yang Deficiency | • Pale or bluish-purple • Wet, Swollen • Deep-Weak • Knotted • Possibly Intermittent |
Heart Yang Collapse | • Very pale or bluish-purple • Short • Hidden • Minute (feeble) • Knotted |
Heart Blood Deficiency | • Pale • Thin • Slightly dry • Thready • Hesitant |
Heart Yin Deficiency | • Red tongue with redder tip • No coating • Deep midline crack to the tip • Thready-Rapid • Superficial-Deficient |
Heart Fire | • Red, red tip and swollen with red points • Yellow coating • Possibly a midline crack to the tip • Excess (full) • Rapid • Surging (possibly Abrupt) |
Heart Blood Stagnation | • Purple or purple sides in chest area • Hesitant • String-taut • Knotted (irregular missed beats • Intermittent (regular missed beats) |
Phelgm Misting the Mind | • Swollen • Thick white greasy coating • Possibly midline crack to the tip • Rolling • Possibly String-taut |
Phlegm-Fire Harassing Heart | • Red swollen tip and/or body • Greasy yellow coating • Midline crack to the tip with prickles • Rapid • Excess • Surging/Rolling/String-taut |
Heat Invading the Pericardium | • Deep red and dry with no coating • Thready and rapid |