Week 1 Observation

Question 1

Dry and withered hair

Answer 1

Blood deficiency

Question 2

Hair loss in youth

Answer 2

Kidney Qi deficiency/

Heat in Blood

Question 3

Premature greying

Answer 3

Kidney deficiency

Question 4

Losing hair easily

Answer 4

Jing deficiency

Question 5

Sudden, localised hair loss

Answer 5

Qi and Blood deficiency due to Wind affliction

Question 6

Dull, splitting hair

Answer 6

Lung deficiency

Question 7

Green/blue face:
Dark Green
Dark blue green
Sudden blue green
Blue/green purple

Answer 7

Dark Green: WIND
Dark blue green: COLD
Sudden blue green: PAIN
Blue/green purple: STASIS

Question 8

Red face:
Whole face
Red cheeks
Redness in specific place

Answer 8

Whole face: EXCESS HEAT
Red cheeks: DEFICIENT HEAT
Redness in specific place: HEAT IN CORRESPONDING ORGAN/CHANNEL

Question 9

Yellow face:
Pale, light yellow
Yellow and puffy
Bright orange/yellow
Dull yellow

Answer 9

Pale, light yellow: SPLEEN DEFICIENCY
Yellow and puffy: SPLEEN DAMPNESS
Bright orange/yellow: DAMP HEAT
Dull yellow: DAMP COLD

Question 10

White face:
Bright white
Pale/dull white
Blueish white

Answer 10

Bright white: YANG DEFICIENCY
Pale/dull white: QI OR BLOOD DEFICIENCY
Blueish white: COLD

Question 11

Black face:
Dark black and moist
Dark, scorched black
Purple black

Answer 11

Dark black and moist: KIDNEY YANG DEFICIENCY
Dark, scorched black: KIDNEY YIN DEFICIENCY
Purple black: BLOOD STASIS

Question 12

Dry, withered skin

Answer 12

Blood/fluid deficiency

Question 13

Itchy skin

Answer 13

Internal Wind

Question 14

Jaundice

Answer 14

Damp Heat

Question 15

Puffiness

Answer 15

Dampness

Question 16

Vesicles (blisters)

Answer 16

Damp/Incomplete sweating

Question 17

Oedema:
Pitting
Non-Pitting

Answer 17

Pitting: KIDNEY YANG DEF/ SPLEEN DEF

Non-Pitting: QI STAGNATION

Question 18

Macules:
Red/purple
Blue/green

Answer 18

Red/purple: HEAT IN BLOOD

Blue/green: COLD ACCUMULATION

Question 19

Swollen ear
Thin ear
Swelling and pain of ear

Answer 19

Swollen ear: PRESENCE OF EXTERNAL PATHOGEN (EXC)
Thin ear: QI AND BLODD DEFICIENCY
Swelling and pain of ear: HEAT IN SHAOYANG

Question 20

Eyes:
Swelling/dark rings around orbit
Yellowing of sclera
Reddening of sclera

Answer 20

Swelling/dark rings around orbit: KIDNEY DEF
Yellowing of sclera: DAMP HEAT JAUNDICE
Reddening of sclera: LUNG HEAT

Question 21

Eyes:
Red corner
Puffy
Bulging
Red, painful swelling of whole eye

Answer 21

Red corner: HEART FIRE
Puffy: DAMPNESS
Bulging: PHLEGM FIRE
Red, painful swelling of whole eye: WIND HEAT OR LIVER FIRE

Question 22

Pale lips
Slightly white lips
Blue/purple lips
Red, dry lips

Answer 22

Pale lips: BLOOD DEF
Slightly white lips: QI AND BLOOD VACUITY
Blue/purple lips: COLD OR BLOOD STASIS
Red, dry lips: STOMACH AND SPLEEN HEAT CONSUMING JINYE

Question 23

Green tinge around mouth
Deviated mouth
Mouth breathing
Salivation during sleep

Answer 23

Green tinge around mouth: LIVER QI OR BLOOD STAGTN
Deviated mouth: INTERNAL WIND
Mouth breathing: LUNG QI DEF
Salivation during sleep: SPLEEN DEF / DAMP / STOMACH HEAT

Question 24

Painful, swollen gums (may bleed)
Painless, swollen gums (may bleed)
Bleeding gums

Answer 24

Painful, swollen gums (may bleed): ST HEAT
Painless, swollen gums (may bleed): DEF HEAT OF ST&KI
Bleeding gums: STOMACH HEAT

Question 25

Pale gums Dry teeth Grinding teeth

Answer 25

Pale gums: BLOOD DEF Dry teeth: JING DEF Grinding teeth: STOMACH HEAT

Question 26

Swollen, restricted, painful throat: Acute Chronic

Answer 26

Acute: WIND HEAT INVASION Chronic: STOMACH AND LUNG HEAT

Question 27

Swollen, restricted, intensely painful throat with yellow or white spots on one or both sides of inner throat

Answer 27

Fire blazing in Stomach and Lung

Question 28

Sore, dry throat without swelling

Answer 28

Deficiency heat

Question 29

``` Saliva: Thin, clear, abundant Sticky, frequent production Overflowing from mouth Salivation during sleep ```

Answer 29

Thin, clear, abundant: COLD IN SPLEEN Sticky, frequent production: DAMP HEAT IN SPLEEN Overflowing from mouth: SPLEEN DEF AND DAMP ACCUMULATION / STOMACH HEAT Salivation during sleep: STOMACH HEAT / FOOD RETENTION

Question 30

``` Phlegm: White, clear, thin Yellow, thick Scanty, difficult to expectorate White, profuse, easy to expectorate Purulent/blood streaked ```

Answer 30

White, clear, thin: COLD PATTERN Yellow, thick: HEAT PATTERN Scanty, difficult to expectorate: DRY PHLEGM White, profuse, easy to expectorate: DAMP PHLEGM / COLD PATTERN Purulent/blood streaked: HEAT IN LUNG OR GB

Question 31

``` Vomitus: Clear, thin sputum and saliva Clear, yellow and thin with food Yellow and bitter Sour and smelly Blood with food dregs ```

Answer 31

Clear, thin sputum and saliva: COLD PATTERN Clear, yellow and thin with food: ST QI DEF Yellow and bitter: GB / ST HEAT Sour and smelly: ST HEAT DUE TO FOOD RETENTION Blood with food dregs: LIVER FIRE INVADING STOMACH / BLOOD STASIS OF STOMACH

Question 32

``` STOOLS: Loose, yellow, sticky Watery with undigested food Dark red, purplish or black stool Bright blood ```

Answer 32

Loose, yellow, sticky: DAMP HEAT IN INTESTINES Watery with undigested food: DAMP COLD Dark red, purplish or black stool: BLOOD STASIS / BLEEDING HIGHER IN G.I.T. Bright blood: BLEEDING IN LOWER G.I.T.

Question 33

``` URINE: Clear and profuse Dark and scanty Cloudy With blood ```

Answer 33

Clear and profuse: DEFICIENCY COLD Dark and scanty: HEAT PATTERN Cloudy : DAMP DUE TO SP / KI DEF With blood: HEAT PATTERN