Table 1.
Diagnostic criteria for blood stasis syndrome (BSS).
| Symptom | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | |
| Dark-rimmed eyes | 10 | 10 |
| Areas of dark pigmentation of facial skin | 2 | 2 |
| Rough skin | 2 | 5 |
| Livid lips | 2 | 2 |
| Livid gingival | 10 | 5 |
| Livid tongue | 10 | 10 |
| Telangiectasis/vascular spiders | 5 | 5 |
| Subcutaneous hemorrhage | 2 | 10 |
| Palmar erythema | 2 | 5 |
| Resistance and tenderness on pressure of the left paraumbilical region | 5 | 5 |
| Resistance and tenderness on pressure of the right paraumbilical region | 10 | 10 |
| Resistance and tenderness on pressure of the umbilical region | 5 | 5 |
| Resistance and/or tenderness on pressure of the ileocecal region | 5 | 2 |
| Resistance and/or tenderness on pressureof the sigmoidal region | 5 | 5 |
| Resistance and/or tenderness on pressureof the subcostal region | 5 | 5 |
| Hemorrhoids | 10 | 5 |
| Dysmenorrhea | — | 10 |
A total score larger than 20 is diagnosed as a BSS and that not exceeding 20 is diagnosed as a non-BSS. Mild symptoms are designated by half points.