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Yáng vacuity heat effusion
阳虚发热 〔陽虛發熱〕 yáng xū fā rè
Vacuity heat due to debilitation of yáng qì (debilitation of kidney yáng or spleen-stomach qì vacuity).
Patterns
Debilitation of kidney yáng (肾气虚衰 shèn qì xū shuāi): In yáng vacuity, too, there may be heat effusion. This is due to exhaustion of original yáng and fire not returning to its source.
It is characterized by heat effusion with vexation and agitation, pale red cheeks, thirst with desire but inability to drink, counterflow cold of the feet, clear white urine (lack of color), clear-grain diarrhea, and a pulse that is sunken and fine or floating, rapid, and forceful, that feels about to disperse when pressure is applied.
Medicinal therapy: Supplement the kidney and warm yáng; return fire to its source. Use
Spleen-stomach qì vacuity (脾胃气虚 pí wèi qì xū) arises from taxation fatigue and internal damage. Qì is yáng, so qì vacuity heat effusion is a form of yáng vacuity heat effusion.
Medicinal therapy: Supplement the center and boost yáng qì. Use