TCM+Pattern+Identification+by+the+Six+Stages


 * Taiyang Stage – Path. Wind **
 * Aversion to wind/chills **
 * Fever **
 * Headache **
 * Sweating **
 * Possibly Accompanied by sneezing **
 * Runny Nose **
 * Nausea or Vomiting **
 * Pale-red tongue **
 * Thin white coat **
 * Floating, moderate Pulse **
 * Taiyang Stage – Path. Cold **
 * Aversion to cold/chills **
 * Fever **
 * Stiffness & pain in the occipital head & neck **
 * General Aches **
 * Absence of sweating **
 * Asthmatic Breath **
 * Pale-red tongue **
 * Thin white coat **
 * Floating, Tight pulse **
 * Yangming Stage – Jing Pattern **
 * High Fever **
 * Profuse sweating **
 * Extreme thirst w/ preference for large amounts of cold water **
 * Red complexion **
 * Mental Restlessness **
 * Red Tongue **
 * Dry, yellow coating **
 * Surging pulse **
 * Yangming Stage – Fu Pattern **
 * Tidal fever in afternoon **
 * Sweating from hands & feet **
 * Distention, fullness, hardness & pain in the abdomen aggravated by pressure **
 * Constipation w/ dry hard stool **
 * Bloating, gas **
 * Mental restlessness **
 * Insomnia **
 * Delirium **
 * Coma in severe cases **
 * Red tongue w/ prickles on the margin **
 * Thick, dry yellow coat or dry, grey, black or cracked tongue coat **
 * Slippery & rapid or deep, slow & forceful pulse **
 * Shaoyang Stage **
 * Bitter Taste **
 * Dry Throat **
 * Blurred vision **
 * Dizziness **
 * Alternating chills/fever **
 * Fullness in the costal & hypochondriacal regions **
 * Reduced appetite **
 * Mental restlessness **
 * Irritability **
 * Frequent nausea or vomiting **
 * White or a thin, yellowish coat **
 * Wiry Pulse **
 * Taiyin Stage **
 * Oppression & fullness of the epigastrium & abdomen **
 * Occasional/intermittent abdominal pain which can be alleviated by warmth & pressure **
 * Vomiting **
 * Poor appetite **
 * Diarrhea **
 * No thirst or possibleslight thirst w/ preference for small amounts of warm water **
 * Pale tongue **
 * Greasy, white coat **
 * Deep, moderate & weak pulse **
 * Shaoyin Stage – Cold Pattern **
 * No Fever **
 * Aversion to cold **
 * Frigid cold of the extremities **
 * Lying in a curled up position **
 * Somnolence **
 * No appetite or vomiting after eating **
 * Vomiting **
 * Diarrhea w/ watery stools containing undigested food **
 * Thirst w/ preference for warm water **
 * Pale tongue **
 * Slippery, White coat **
 * Fine, weak pulse **
 * Shaoyin Stage – Heat Pattern **
 * Mental restlessness **
 * Insomnia **
 * Dry mouth & throat **
 * Dark-yellow urine **
 * Constipation **
 * Red tongue tip or crimson tongue w/ little coat **
 * Rapid, fine pulse **
 * Jueyin Stage **
 * Thirsting & wasting **
 * Running piglet syndrome **
 * Hot & painful sensation in the stomach **
 * Hunger w/ no preference for eat **
 * Vomiting after eating **
 * Diarrhea **
 * Cold Limbs **