LIVER
Tongue
EMPTY
Yin def.
Rapid changes, up & down fluctuation, irritability, pain, eye problems, feeling of distension, gynecological problems
Pulse
Face
Normal color w/o
coating or
rootless coat
Floating Empty
Pale
Choppy or
Fine
Body color may
be normal. Severe
cases slightly red
sides
Red sides
Wiry esp.@
left
Rebellious Qi
Normal or slightly
red sides
Wiry
Blood stasis
Purple
Wiry or Firm
Fire Blazing
Red tongue,
redder sides, dry
yellow coat
Full Wiry Rapid
Damp Heat
Red w/redder
sides, sticky
yellow coat
Slippery Wiry
Rapid
Cold Stagnation
Pale Wet w/white
Deep Wiry
Slow
Blood def.
FULL
Qi stagnation
Stagnate Qi
turning into Heat
Wiry
Dull-pale
w/o luster,
pale lips,
Red face
Purple lips,
purple or
dark
complexion
Red face &
eyes
Dry Eyes, Dizziness, numbness or tingling of limbs,
insomnia, Blurred vision, “floaters”, diminished night
vision, muscular weakness, cramps, withered &
brittle nails, very dry hair & skin, depression, feeling
aimless,
Dizziness, numbness or tingling of limbs, insomnia,
Blurred vision, “floaters”, diminished night vision,
muscular weakness, cramps, withered & brittle nails,
dry hair & skin, depression, feeling aimless,
Feelings of distension hypochondrium, chest,
epigastrium or abdomen, sighing.
Melancholy, depression, moodiness, feeling wound
up, a lump in the throat
Feelings of distension at hypochondrial or epigastric,
slight chest oppression, irritability, melancholy,
depression, moodiness, lump in the throat, feeling of
heat. Thirst,
Belching, irritability. distension at hypochondrial or
epigastric, hiccup, sighing, nausea, vomiting,
belching, churning stomach,
Stabbing pain hypochondrial pain, abdominal pain,
vomiting blood, epistaxis, purple nails, dry skin
(severe cases) purple petechiae.
Irritability, outburst of anger, tinnitus, deafness,
temporal headache, dizziness, thirst, bitter taste,
dream disturbed sleep, constipation/dry stools, dark
yellow urine, epistaxis, haematemesis (vomit blood),
hemoptysis (cough blood),
Fullness of hypochondrium, abdomen or
hypogastrium, bitter taste, sticky taste, poor
appetite, nausea, heaviness of body, urinary
difficulty, burning on urination, dark urine
Fullness & distension of hypogastrium w/pain that
refers downwards to scrotum, testis and upwards to
hypochondrium, pain alleviated by heat, feeling of
cold, cold hands & feet, vomiting clear watery fluid or
dry vomit,
Scanty menstruation or amenorrhea,
Scanty menstruation or amenorrhea,
Irregular periods, breasts distension before
periods, premenstrual tension and irritability.
Outbursts of anger, premenstrual tension,
irregular periods, premenstrual breast distension,
heavy periods.
Irritability, breast distension
Painful or irregular periods, irregular periods, dark
& clouded menstrual blood, infertility, masses in
abdomen,
Yellow vaginal discharge, vaginal itching, vulvar
eczema or sores, mid-cycle bleeding & or pain,
pain, redness & swelling of scrotum, genital,
papular or vesicular skin rashes and itching,
Testicular straining or contraction of scrotum,
Shrinking of the vagina
LIVER
Tongue
FULL / EMPTY PATTERNS
Yang Rising
Pale=Liver Blood
or w/o coat
(LIVER WIND PATTERNS)
Extreme Heat
Deep red, stiff,
generating (Wind) dry yellow coat
Yang Rising generating (Wind)
Yang Rising from
Normal color w/o
Liver Yin def.
coating
Yang Rising from
Normal color w/o
Liver & Kidney Yin coating
def. (Wind)
Yang Rising from
Pale & Thin
Liver Blood def.
(Wind)
Fire generating
Red w/redder
Wind
sides, dry yellow
coat
Blood def.
Pale & Thin
generating Wind
Tongue
COMBINED PATTERNS
Rebellious Qi
invading Spleen
Normal or slightly
red sides
Rebellious Qi
invading Stomach
Normal or slightly
red sides
Liver Fire insulting
Lungs
Red w/ slightly
redder sides, dry
yellow coat
Pale & Thin
Heart & Liver
Blood Def.
Pulse
Face
Wiry
Throbbing Headache @ temples, eyes or lateral side. Dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, blurred vision, dry
mouth & throat, insomnia, irritability, worked-up, outburst of anger, stiff neck
Wiry-Rapid
High temperature, convulsions, neck rigidity, tremor of limbs, opisthotonos (rigid body spasm) & coma in
severe cases.
Wiry-Fine
Tremor, facial tic, severe dizziness, tinnitus, headache, hypertension, dry throat, dry eyes, blurred vision,
numbness or tingling of limbs, poor memory.
Tremor, facial tic, severe dizziness, tinnitus, headache, hypertension, dry throat, dry eyes, blurred vision,
numbness or tingling of limbs, poor memory, backache, scanty urination, night sweats.
Wiry-Fine
Wiry-Fine
Tremor, dizziness, tinnitus, headache, hypertension, dry throat, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of
limbs, poor memory, insomnia.
Wiry-Rapid
Tremor, irritability, outburst of anger, tinnitus &/or deafness (sudden onset), temporal headache,
dizziness, read face & eyes, thirst, bitter taste, dream disturbed sleep, constipation w/dry stools, dark
yellow urine, epistaxis, haematemesis, hemoptysis.
Fine tremor, facial tic, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of limbs, poor memory, insomnia,
scanty periods.
Wiry-Fine
Pulse
Face
Wiry on left
and Weak on
Right
Wiry on left and weak on
Right or Wiry both middle
positions.
Wiry
Red face,
blood shot
eyes
Choppy
Dull pale
complexion,
pale lips
Choppy or Fine
Liver Qi stagnation & Liver Blood def.
Liver Qi stagnation & Liver Yang rising
Liver Blood def., Liver Qi stagnation, Liver Blood stasis & Liver Yang
rising
Liver Blood def. Liver Yang rising, rebellious Liver Qi
Rebellious Liver Qi & Liver Yang rising
Liver Qi stagnation & Liver Fire
Irritability, abdominal distension & pain, alternation
constipation & diarrhea, stools dry & bitty or loose,
flatulence, tiredness,
Irritability, epigastric & hypochondrial distension & pain, oppression in epigastrium, sour regurgitation,
hiccup, belching, nausea, vomiting, sighing, weak limbs,
Breathlessness, asthma, fullness & distension in chest & hypochondrium, cough w/ yellow or blood tinged
sputum, headache, dizziness, thirst, bitter taste, scanty dark urine, constipation
Palpations, dizziness, insomnia, dream disturbed
Scanty periods or amenorrhea, cramps,
sleep, poor memory, anxiety, propensity to startle,
blurred vision, floaters, diminished night vision,
tingling or numbness of limbs, muscle weakness, dry
hair & skin, depression aimlessness, withered brittle
nails.
Depression, crying, aimlessness, slight or no breast distension,
Abdominal distension, depression, moodiness, chronic throbbing headaches
Scanty periods, blurred vision, tingling, premenstrual tension, breast distension, painful periods w/dark
red clots, premenstrual throbbing headaches w/nausea, vomiting, visual disturbances
Digestive problems w/indigestion, belching, nausea, sour regurgitation, tiredness, blurred vision, dry
hair/skin, chronic throbbing headaches
Indigestion, belching, sour regurgitation, throbbing headaches
Feeling distension, irritability, moodiness, depression, feeling of heat, thirst, bitter taste, bloodshot eyes.