Differences in the Composition of Vaginal Microbiota between Women Exhibiting Spleen-Deficiency Syndrome and Women with Damp-Heat Syndrome, Two of the Most Common Syndromes of Vaginitis in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Table 1

Comparison of symptoms of spleen-deficiency syndrome and damp-heat syndrome [13].

	Spleen-deficiency syndrome	Damp-heat syndrome
Leucorrhea	White or pale yellow	Yellow
Tongue and coating	Tongue with tooth marks, pale tongue, white or greasy coating	Red tongue, yellow greasy
Other symptoms	Low voice and no desire to speak, lassitude, slow movement, loss of appetite, loose stool	Bit and greasy mouth, short and red urine