Summerheat diarrhea

Diarrhea occurring in a summerheat pattern. Contraction of summerheat-heat may cause diarrhea characterized by watery or thick slimy stool, accompanied by such signs as vexation and thirst, reddish urine, spontaneous sweating, a dirty-looking complexion, and a soggy rapid pulse. Conventionally, the term also refers to diarrhea caused by heat stroke, excessive consumption of fluid, raw foods, or cold foods in summer. If heat is prominent, signs include vexation, thirst, reddish urine, spontaneous sweating, grimy face, and slimy yellow tongue fur.

Biomedical correspondence: bacillary food poisoning; acute enteritis.

Medicinal therapy: Transform dampness and resolve summerheat with Mosla Beverage (香薷饮 xiāng rú yǐn). For pronounced heat, treat by clearing heat and transforming dampness with Coptis and Mosla Powder (黄连香薷散 huáng lián xiāng rú sǎn), Costusroot and Coptis Pill (香连丸 xiāng lián wán), or Six-to-One Powder (六一散 liù yī sǎn).

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on PC, CV, ST, and SP. Main points: PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū), and ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ); needle with drainage. If dampness is prominent, add LR-13 (Camphorwood Gate, 章门 zhāng mén) and SP-9 (Yīn Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán). If heat is prominent, add LI-11 (Pool at the Bend, 曲池 qū chí), ST-44 (Inner Court, 内庭 nèi tíng), and SP-6 (Three Yīn Intersection, 三阴交 sān yīn jiāo).