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Heat dysentery

热痢 〔熱痢〕rè lì

Dysentery forming a heat pattern. Heat dysentery is usually attributable to exuberant heat in the intestines causing accumulation and stagnation. It is characterized by the general signs of dysentery (abdominal pain, tenesmus, and red and white stool) in addition to generalized heat, vexation and thirst with intake of fluid, hot reddish urine, slimy yellow tongue fur, and a forceful rapid slippery pulse.

Medicinal therapy: Clear heat, cool the blood, and resolve toxin. Use formulas such as Pulsatilla Decoction (白头翁汤 bái tóu wēng tāng).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment on ST and LI. Select LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū), ST-37 (Upper Great Hollow, 上巨虚 shàng jù xū), LI-11 (Pool at the Bend, 曲池 qū chí), ST-44 (Inner Court, 内庭 nèi tíng), and GV-14 (Great Hammer, 大椎 dà zhuī); needle with drainage.

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