THIRST AND DRINK
THIRST
Damp-Heat in Liver and Gall-Bladder
Thirst, bitter taste, fullness/pain of the hypochondrium, abdomen or epigastrium, poor appetite, nausea, a feeling of heaviness of the body, yellow vaginal discharge, vaginal itching, mid-cycle bleeding/pain, burning on urination, dark urine, yellow complexion and eyes, vomiting, Red tongue with redder sides and unilateral or bilateral sticky yellow coating, Wiry-Slippery-Rapid pulse.
DRY MOUTH
Yin deficiency
Dry mouth with a desire to drink in small sips, dry throat in the evening, night sweating, scanty dark urine, dry stools, normal-coloured tongue without coating, Floating-Empty pulse. Other symptoms and signs depend on the organ involved, which could be the Stomach, Lungs, Liver, Kidneys, Heart, or Spleen.
