Ri 裏 — interior pattern
interior presentation
Ri identifies an interior presentation, the complementary depth category to hyō in Kampo diagnosis. The abdominal point is a schematic depth marker for fukushin and internal pattern assessment, not a universal locus.
Point 6 of 6 in Kampō Body Typology — Sho Pattern Field
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Yoshimasu Tōdō, Ruikei-hō (primary_canonical)
The Ruikei-hō records Tōdō’s symptom-and-formula classification; consult the sections on sho (pattern) selection and formula families.
Terasawa Katsutoshi, Kampo: A Clinical Guide to Theory and Practice (scholarly_modern)
Modern clinical synthesis explaining shō diagnosis, abdominal palpation (fukushin), and formula typology.
Tsumura Kampo (primary)
Manufacturer monographs document formula indications and Japanese Kampo naming; used here for terminology, not as proof of efficacy.