Organ Patterns

Front 1

Palpitations, S.O.B., worse on exertion, fatigue, fullness of chest, poor memory, pale face, spontaneous sweating

Back 1

Deficiency of Heart QI

Pale tongue, white coating

empty pulse

Front 2

palpittion, lassitude, cold limbs, pale face, fullness or pain in chest, aversion to cold sponteous sweating, dislike talking

Back 2

Heart Yang deficiency

Pale, swollen tongue

deep pulse

Front 3

palpitations, insomnia, poor memory, dizziness, pale face & lips, night sweating

Back 3

Heart Blood deficiency

pale tongue

thin-weak or thin rapid pulse

Front 4

palpitation, irritability, heat sensation in the palms& soles, malar flush/tidal fever / afternoon fever, night sweating, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, dry throat poor memory

Back 4

Heart Yin Deficiency

red-peeled tongue
thread-rapid pulse

Front 5

palpitation, intermittent cardiac pain which may refer into shoulder & arm (severe cases cyanosis of the face, lips & nails with cold limbs, spontaneous sweating) ( / or pain in heart region, which may radiate into arm)

Back 5

Stagnation of heart blood

purple dark tongue or purplish spots

thread hesitant pulse or missed beat

Front 6

mental restlessness, insomnia, flushed face, thirst, ulceration, pain of the mouth & tongue, hot & deep yellow urine; hesitant & painful urination in severe cases

Back 6

Hyperactivity of Heart Fire

red-peeled tongue

rapid pulse

Front 7

mental depression & dullness or incoherent speech, weeping & laughing without a proper reason, or sudden collapse, coma, or gurgling with sputum in the throat

Back 7

Phlegm misting the heart

white tongue with sticky coating

rolling (slippery) & stringy pulse

Front 8

all various mental symptoms ( derangement of the mind, mania, agressive, violent behavior), insomnia, dream-disturb sleep, constipation, deep-ellow urine

Back 8

Phlegm-fire disturbing the heart

yellow tongue, sticky coating

rolling, rapid,forceful pulse

Front 9

Cough with mucoid sputum, no thirst, nasal obstruction, watery discharge, chills and fever, no sweating, headache

Back 9

Wind-cold invading Lungs

thin, white tongue

superficial, tense pulse

Front 10

Cough with yellow, purulent sputum, thirst, sore throat, fever, aversion to wind & cold, headache

Back 10

WInd-heat invading lung

Thin tongue, yellow coating

Superficial, rapid pulse

Front 11

Cough with much frothy or white sputum, fullness & stuffiness in chest, gurgling with sputum in throat, S.O. B. or asthmatic breathing; orthopenia in severe cases

Back 11

Phelgm-dampness in lungs

white tongue, sticky coating

rolling pulse

Front 12

cough with asthmatic and coarse breathing; flapping of ala nasi in severe cases; yellow, thick sputum or expectoration of foul smelling bloody pus; chest pain while coughing, dryness of the mouth, yellow urine, constipation

Back 12

Heat-phlegm clogging (retention) in lung

red tongue, yellow, sticky coating

rolling, rapid pulse

Front 13

feeble cough, S.O.B., worse on exertion, clear dilute sputum, lassitude, lack of desire to talk, low voice, aversion to wind, frigid appearance, spontaneous sweating

Back 13

Lung Qi deficiency

pale tongue, thin white coating

weak pulse

Front 14

Cough with small amount of sticky sputum, or cough with blood-tinged sputum; dryness of the mouth & throat, afternoon fever, malar flush, ngith sweating, heat sensation in the palms & soles

Back 14

Deficiency of Lung Yin

red tongue, small amount of coating

thready, rapid pulse