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Heat stroke

热中 〔熱中〕 rè zhòng

1. From Plain Questions (素问 sù wèn, fēng lún). A disease characterized by reddening of the eyes, arising when wind evil invades the stomach, which is linked to the eyes by channel.

2. A qì vacuity and effulgent fire pattern attributable to damage to the spleen through dietary irregularities or taxation fatigue and characterized by generalized heat, heart vexation, panting, headache, aversion to cold, and in some cases thirst. The pulse is large and floating (and forceless).

Medicinal therapy: Use Center-Supplementing Qì-Boosting Decoction (补中益气汤 bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng).

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