Table 1.
The grading system in quantifying blood stasis syndrome diagnosis standards.
| Signs and symptom | Point |
|---|---|
| Purple tongue | (less severe) 8, (more severe) 10 |
| Resistance to pressure in lower abdomen | (less severe) 8, (more severe) 10 |
| Choppy pulse | 10 |
| Dark stool (Melena) | 10 |
| Pathogenic nodules | 10 |
| Distended veins under tongue | (less severe) 8, (more severe) 10 |
| Irregular pulse | 8 |
| No pulse | 10 |
| Distended veins in abdominal wall | 10 |
| Hypodermal ecchymoses | (less severe) 8, (more severe) 10 |
| Dark menstrual blood with clots | (less severe) 8, (more severe) 10 |
| Persistent angina pectoris | 10 |
| General fixed pain | 8 |
| Dark red lips and gums | 6 |
| Small vessels | 5 |
| Numb extremities | 5 |
| Surgery history | 5 |
| Mucosal membrane of palate (+) | (less severe) 4, (more severe) 5 |
| Paralysis in extremities | (less severe) 5, (more severe) 7 |
| Psychiatric abnormality | (Irritability) 4, (Mania) 8 |
| Rough skin | (less severe) 4, (more severe) 5 |
| Complete blood viscosity (+) | 10 |
| Blood plasma viscosity (+) | 5 |
| External clot net weight (+) | 10 |
| External clot total weight (+) | 8 |
| Increase in platelet aggregation | 10 |
| Abnormality in blood clot elasticity | 8 |
| Microcirculation obstruction | 10 |
| Hemodynamics obstruction | 10 |
| Decrease in fiber dissolution activity | 10 |
| Resistance in platelet release | 10 |
| Pathogenic scan (+) for blood stasis | 10 |
| Blood vessel obstruction by new technology analysis | 10 |