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SIX TISSUE TERRAINS

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METABOLISM MOISTURE TONE

OVERACTIVE UNDERACTIVE EXCESS DEFICIENT SPASTIC ATONIC

"HOT" "COLD" "DAMP" "DRY" "TENSE" "RELAXED"

General Indications General Indications
Increased metabolic rate, Reduced metabolic rate
elevated temperature, Lowered temperature
fever Skin is typically pale or
Classic signs of white and cold (warm,
inflammationheat, dark red or purple
swelling, redness and splotches may also be
acute or sharp pain present in this condition
Red tongue, often pointed due to putrefaction)
or elongated Dull or chronic pains
Rapid pulse usually Pulse slow and/or weak,
floating or superficial often deep or thin (may
White fibers in iris be rapid and
Initial tissue reaction to non-resistant with
injury, trauma or disease putrefaction)
Hyperactive function of Tongue pale or white
any organ or gland (dark red or purple with
putrification)
Tendency to fatigue and
lethargy, lack of response
to stimulation
Dark fibers in iris
Hypoactive function of
any organ or gland
General Indications
Excess fluids in tissues Excess minerals with
with insufficient mineral
electrolytes to keep fluids
in motion
Swollen, spongy,
water-logged tissues
Tongue swollen and
damp, often with
scalloped edges
Tongue may also have a
heavy mucus coat
Pulse rolling or slippery
When skin is depressed
on the hand or the arm it
takes more than 2 or 3
seconds to return to
normal color
Heavy mucus production
Lymphatic congestion
Oily skin and hair
Lacunas in iris
Hydrogenoid subtype in
iris
General Indications
Muscle cramping and
insufficient fluids (water
and fats) to keep tissues
moist and flexible
Dry, rough, leathery skin,
typically thin and weak
Brittle nails, hair, skin
and bones
Pulse thin, weak and/or
deep, sometimes tense on
one side with weakness
Dry mouth with dry
tongue, usually pale,
often cracked or fissured
In advanced cases, the Conditions aggravated by
tongue may appear
shriveled or withered
Psori in the iris
Tissue degeneration and
decay
General Indications General Indications
Excessive secretion of
spasm body fluids, sweat,
Conditions that alternate mucus, urine, blood, etc.
between extremes, such Conditions involving a
as fever and chills or "leaking" or rapid loss of
diarrhea and constipation body fluids such as
Pulse tense or wiry incontinence, diarrhea,
Tongue often quivers bleeding, constant sinus
Sharp stabbing or drainage, etc.
shooting pains that Pale, cool, moist skin
migrate from one location Non-resistant, relaxed,
to another languid pulse
Person is tense, nervous Radial furrows (radii
and high strung solaris) in the iris.
Expanded collarette in
nervous stress or fatigue the iris.
Contraction furrows Tophii floculations
(nerve rings) in the iris (lymphatic rosary) in iris
Constricted collarette in
iris

General General General General General General

Irritation Depression Stagnation Atrophy Constriction Relaxation