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When yáng is exuberant, there is external heat

阳盛则外热 〔陽盛則外熱〕 yáng shèng zé wài rè

External evils cause yáng qì that defends the outer body to become exuberant and put up a fierce fight that manifests in heat effusion. Plain Questions (素问 sù wèn, tiáo jīng lùn) states, When the upper burner is inhibited, the skin becomes tight, the interstices become blocked, the mysterious mansions [i.e., sweat pores] become stopped, and defense qì fails to be discharged; hence there is external heat.

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