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Intense lung heat
肺热炽盛 〔肺熱熾盛〕rè rè chì shèng
Also:
- Heat evil congesting the lung (热邪壅肺 rè xié yōng fèi)
- Heat evil obstructing the lung (热邪阻肺 rè xié zǔ fèi)
A disease pattern chiefly characterized by heat effusion; cough; panting; rough breathing; flaring nostrils; rapid onset; fire-heat signs.
Description: Heat effusion; thirst; cough, panting, flaring nostrils with hot nasal breath; chest pain; painful red swollen pharynx; short voidings of reddish urine; constipation; red facial complexion; red tongue with yellow fur; a rapid pulse. Onset is often rapid. This pattern is notably seen in warm disease. See
Diseases: Cough; panting.
Biomedical correspondence: Seen in bronchitis; pneumonia; concurrent infections in emphysema and in bronchial asthma.
Pathogenesis: Heat evil of external or internal origin exuberant in the lung and scorching the fluids, notably
- external contraction of warm-heat evil entering via the mouth and nose and settling in the lung;
- wind-cold entering the interior, transforming into heat, and invading the lung;
- heat evil arising internally.
| Comparison Between Wind-Heat Invading the Lung and Intense Lung Heat | ||
|---|---|---|
| Wind-Heat Invading the Lung | Intense Lung Heat | |
| Common Signs | Repletion heat signs | |
| Course | Short | Long |
| Severity | Cough | Cough, rapid panting, flaring nostrils, rough breathing |
| Exterior Signs | Slight aversion to cold | None |
Analysis of signs
- Repletion heat: Vigorous heat effusion, thirst with desire for cold drinks, vexation and agitation, constipation, reddish urine, and red facial complexion.
- Lung: Cough with thick yellow phlegm, panting, and rough breathing, in severe cases with flaring nostrils.
- Throat: In some cases, a painful red swollen throat.
- Frenetic movement of hot blood: Nosebleed.
- Tongue: Red with yellow fur, reflecting heat.
- Pulse: Slippery and rapid, reflecting heat.
Comparison: See table.
Treatment
Medicinal therapy: Clear and drain lung heat with Ephedra, Apricot Kernel, Licorice, and Gypsum Decoction (
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on LU and LI. Select