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Repletion fire

实火 〔實火〕 shí huǒ

Repletion heat patterns caused by exuberant evil heat. The most common repletion fire patterns are gastrointestinal repletion fire or liver-gallbladder repletion fire. They are characterized by high fever, headache, red eyes, bitter taste in the mouth, dry mouth, thirst with desire for cold drinks, vexation and agitation, rib-side pain, abdominal pain that refuses pressure, constipation, red tongue with dry yellow and sometimes prickly fur, and a rapid replete pulse. In severe cases, there is blood ejection or spontaneous external bleeding, or maculopapular eruptions.

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