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Zhi Ci Wen (Thorny Acacia Pattern)
[Image: Zhi Ci Wen]
This pattern is named "Zhi Ci Wen" (Thorny Acacia Pattern). The larger ones are purple, and the smaller ones are red. The clinical manifestation involves steaming heat, with eruptive disease appearing one day later. The eruptions occur at the right corner of the forehead and behind both ears; they will inevitably be dense, leading to itching, collapse, and death, or turning black and sunken, resulting in death.

Bai Ye Wen (Cypress Leaf Pattern)
[Image: Bai Ye Wen]
This pattern is named "Bai Ye Wen" (Cypress Leaf Pattern). A slightly red color indicates a mild condition, whereas a purple color indicates a severe condition. High fever persists for four to five days before eruption. The eruptions appear above both eyebrows and are necessarily sparse, which is an auspicious omen.

Gong Wen (Bow Pattern)
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This pattern is named "Gong Wen" (Bow Pattern). The color is cyan, indicating a syndrome of the Liver [Gan], with a mild condition; a red color indicates an even milder condition. During eruption, there is necessarily high fever, and eruptions appear after three days between the corners of the forehead and the cheeks, in small numbers.

Sui Si Wen (Shredded Silk Pattern)
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This pattern is named "Sui Si Wen" (Shredded Silk Pattern), characterized by being fine, fragmented, and chaotic. A red color indicates a syndrome of the Heart [Xin]; a cyan color indicates a syndrome of the Liver [Gan]. Both are auspicious. Regarding eruption, the Heart experiences high fever for four to five days before eruption occurs. The eruptions above both eyebrows, Yintang (EX-HN29), and the tip of the nose are necessarily sparse, without the risk of macules or vesicles.

Pi Fa Wen (Wholesale Pattern)
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This pattern is named "Pi Fa Wen" (Wholesale Pattern). The color is slightly red, indicating a mild condition. The lines are fine, numerous, and difficult to see; careful observation is required. If the color is identical to the skin tone with no difference, it indicates a syndrome of the Liver [Gan]. Regarding eruption, there is necessarily fever for four days before eruption. The eruptions on Yintang (EX-HN29) number less than a hundred, which is an auspicious omen.

Mei Zhi Wen (Plum Branch Pattern)
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This pattern is named "Mei Zhi Wen" (Plum Branch Pattern). The large lines are purple, and the small lines are red. There are small red spots on the ears, also red, indicating syndromes of the Heart Meridian [Xin Jing] and Kidney Meridian [Shen Jing]. Regarding eruption, eruptions appear immediately following the fever, first occurring behind both ears. The eruption color becomes purple-black and sunken, leading to the development of Ding sores [Ding Chuang] and death.

Ren Zi Wen (Character 'Ren' Pattern)
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This pattern is named "Ren Zi Wen" (Character 'Ren' Pattern). The color is purple-black, indicating a syndrome of the Kidney [Shen]. Regarding eruption, there is necessarily fever for two days, followed by eruptions between the cheeks. The eruptions are dense and seamless, which is an inauspicious omen. It inevitably leads to death from complicated diseases.

Shi Zi Wen (Cross Pattern)
[Image: Shi Zi Wen]
This pattern is named "Shi Zi Wen" (Cross Pattern). The color is cyan-black. Cyan indicates a Liver syndrome, and black indicates a Kidney syndrome. Regarding eruption, there is fever for three days, and eruptions first appear at the temples. Although the eruptions are sparse, it inevitably leads to death from thirst and excessive drinking.

Zhen Ru Sha Wen (Needle into Sand Pattern)
[Image: Zhen Ru Sha Wen]
Although this pattern is named "Zhen Ru Sha Wen" (Needle into Sand Pattern), its color is purple-black, indicating a Kidney syndrome. Regarding eruption, the Heart experiences fever for one day, followed by eruptions between the cheeks. The eruptions are dense and red, with occasional white vesicles, inevitably leading to death from Ding sores [Ding Chuang].

Generally, if the tendons/patterns behind the ear are water-red, it is normal; apricot-red is secondary; bright red requires fire-clearing treatment; purple-black or cyan colors indicate untreatable conditions. Furthermore, patterns that are uniform, straight, ascending to the ear apex without branches are superior. If there are branching and entangling patterns, or if they cross horizontally over the hairline, even if pale red, they are mostly incurable.