Clearing qì-aspect heat

Also clearing qì heat; clearing qì. A method of treatment used to address exuberant qì-aspect heat patterns with vigorous (surfaced) heat effusion, thirst, dry tongue, and surging pulse. Commonly used medicinals include gypsum (Gypsum Fibrosum, 石膏 shí gāo), anemarrhena (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma, 知母 zhī mǔ), and gardenia (Gardeniae Fructus, 山栀子 shān zhī zǐ). White Tiger Decoction (白虎汤 bái hǔ tāng) and Gardenia and Fermented Soybean Decoction (栀子豉汤 zhī zǐ chǐ tāng) are representative qì-heat-clearing formulas.

Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on LI and ST. Select LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), LI-11 (Pool at the Bend, 曲池 qū chí), ST-44 (Inner Court, 内庭 nèi tíng), and PC-6 (Inner Pass, 内关 nèi guān), needle with drainage.