FACE COLOUR

FACE COLOUR

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BLUISH/GREENISH

WHITE/PALE

Observation, Chapter 3

Qi deficiency

Slightly pale face, tiredness, poor appetite, loose stools, weak voice, slight shortness of breath, Empty pulse.

Other symptoms and signs depend on the organ involved, which may be especially the Lungs, Spleen or Heart.

Yang deficiency

Bright-pale complexion, tiredness, poor appetite, loose stools, weak voice, slight shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, cold limbs, Pale tongue, Weak pulse.

Yang deficiency of any organ, but especially the Stomach, Spleen, Kidneys, Lungs and Heart, may cause a bright-pale complexion.

Blood deficiency

Dull-pale complexion, blurred vision, poor memory, dizziness, scanty periods, Pale tongue, Choppy or Fine pulse.

Blood deficiency of the Heart, Spleen or Liver may cause a dull-pale complexion.

Full-Cold

Greyish-pale complexion, abdominal pain, epigastric pain cold limbs, pain alleviated by exposure to heat and by drinking warm drinks, and aggravated by exposure to cold and by drinking cold drinks, thick white tongue coating, Tight pulse.

This is Full-Internal-Cold, which may affect the Stomach, Spleen, Liver channel and Intestines.

Collapse of Yang

Greyish-pale complexion, sweating on the forehead like oil beads, chilliness, cold limbs, weak breathing, absence of thirst, profuse pale urination or incontinence of urine, loose stools, incontinence of faeces, mental confusion or unconsciousness, Pale-Short and wet tongue, Deep-Minute pulse.

Invasion of Wind-Cold

Greyish-pale complexion, aversion to cold, fever, cough, itchy throat, slight breathlessness, stuffed or runny nose with clear watery discharge, sneezing, occipital headache, body aches, thin white tongue coating, Floating-Tight pulse.

Heat stagnating in the Interior (True Heat-False Cold)

Greyish-pale complexion, dark face, bright eyes with lustre, red dry lips, irritability, strong body, noisy breathing, loud voice, thirst with a desire to drink cold fluids, scanty-dark urine, constipation, burning sensation in the anus, hot chest, cold limbs, aversion to heat, mental restlessness, thirst, dark urine, dry stools, Red tongue with yellow coating, Deep-Full-Rapid pulse.

• Do not be surprised if, in women, a pale face has some redness on the cheeks. This may be due to:

— simultaneous Kidney-Yin and Kidney-Yang deficiency

— Empty-Heat from Blood deficiency

YELLOW

Observation, Chapter 3

Dampness

Yellow complexion (which may be bright if Dampness is combined with Heat), a feeling of heaviness of the head and body, epigastric fullness, a sticky taste, a feeling of oppression of the chest, excessive vaginal discharge, sticky tongue coating, Slippery or Soggy pulse.

Chronic Spleen-Qi deficiency

Dull yellow, greyish-yellow complexion, poor appetite, slight abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, Pale tongue, Empty pulse.

Chronic Damp-Heat

Ash-like yellow complexion, a feeling of fullness and pain of the epigastrium and lower abdomen, poor appetite, a feeling of heaviness, thirst without a desire to drink, nausea, loose stools with offensive odour, a feeling of heat, sticky taste, Red tongue with sticky-yellow coating, Slippery-Rapid pulse.

Liver-Blood deficiency

Dull-yellow or greyish-yellow complexion, dizziness, blurred vision, floaters, numbness/tingling of limbs, scanty menstruation, Pale tongue, Choppy or Fine pulse.

Spleen-Qi deficiency with stagnation of Liver-Qi

Greyish yellow complexion, poor appetite, slight abdominal distension after eating, tiredness, weakness of the limbs, loose stools, hypochondrial or epigastric distension, irritability, moodiness, a feeling of a lump in the throat, premenstrual tension, pulse Weak on the right and Wiry on the left.

Damp-Heat with Blood stasis

Bluish yellow complexion, a feeling of fullness and pain of the epigastrium and lower abdomen, poor appetite, a feeling of heaviness, thirst without a desire to drink, nausea, loose stools with offensive odour, a feeling of heat, sticky taste, purple lips and nails, Reddish-purple tongue with sticky yellow coating, Slippery-Rapid pulse.

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