Yang Ming Disease   阳明病

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Pattern Names
Yang Ming Disease • 阳明病 • Yáng Míng Bìng
Classification
Category: 6 Channels Syndrome: Yang Ming Disease
Symptoms
Tongue: CHANNEL: Red tongue, yellow/dry coating • FU: Red tongue, thick dry brown/dark brown with thorns coating Pulse: CHANNEL: Surging/large • FU: Deep/ Forceful[Qiao]
Indications: CHANNEL: Stomach Heat, 胃热 (4 Bigs, Persistent high fever, whole body perfuse sweating, server thirst and desire drink cold water, or irritability, restlessness or even coma, harsh breathing, red face, a dry yellow tongue coating, and a surging and large pulse.) • FU: Stomach/Intestine Fire, 肠胃生火 (high fever which peaked at 3:00 pm to 5:00pm, sweating only on hands and feet, mild thirst, abdominal pain and hardness which resistant to touch or press, severe constipation, or in coma, delirium, manic, irritable and insomnia. A thick dry yellow coating, or dark brown coating with thorns, and a deep and forceful pulse.) [Qiao]
Keywords
CHANNEL: High fever, sever thirst, profuse sweating, large pulse (4 big symptoms) • FU: Constipation, high tidal fever, abdominal fullness, bloating, deep and forceful pulse [Qiao]  
Treatment 
CHANNEL: Clear heat /fire • FU: Purgatives, drain heat
Acupuncture 
Herb
CHANNEL: Bai Hu Tang • FU: Da Cheng Qi Tang, Xiao Cheng Qi Tang, Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang
Etiology
CHANNEL: Excessive pathogenic heat accumulates in the yangming channel, and spread to entire body, manifested with interior excess heat syndrome • FU: Excessive heat and dry feces stuck in the intestines due to mixture of excessive pathogenic heat with waste materials in the intestines [Qiao]
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