Shang Han Lun, Wen Bing, Three Burner Patterns

Wind - heat in the LUNG defensive qi stage (Gio)

(upper burner)

Fever, aversion to cold, HA, Sore Throat, sl sweating, runny nose with yellow discharge, swollen tonsils, slight thirst, achy body

T: red in front or sides, twc

P: Floating rapid pulse

Heat in the lung (Gio)

(upper burner)

Fever, sweating, cough, asthma, breathlesness, thirst, stuffiness and pain in the chest.

T: red, w/ YC

P: Rapid Pulse

Heat in the PC (Gio)

(upper burner)

High fever, burning sensation in the epigastrium, cold limbs, delirium, aphasia & Stiff tongue

T: deep-red, w/o coating

P: fine, rapid

Damp-Heat in the Upper jiao (Cam)

(upper burner)

Relentless aversion to cold, fever is mild or absent, heavy sensation in the head (wrapped in cloth), heavy limbs and trunk, stifling sensation in chest, no thirst, dull facial expression, epigastric fullness & distention, poor appetite borborygmus, loose stool

T: White, sticky

P: soft, slowing down

Heat in the bright yang (Gio)

(middle burner)

High fever worse in afternoon, no aversion to cold, feeling of heat, intense thirst, profuse sweating

T: red w/ yc

P: overflowing & rapid

Damp Heat Invading the SP(Gio)

(middle burner)

slight fever worse in the afternoon, aversion to cold, feeling of heaviness of head or whole body, fullness of chest and epigastrium, n/v

T: red w/ yellow sticky coat

P: soggy, rapid

Damp Heat in the Middle jiao (Cam)

(middle burner)

Hard to feel the heat on first touch of the skin, but it is more noticeable after being felt for a long time, fever recurs after reduced by sweat or more fever in the afternoon, heavy limbs & trunk, distention & fullness in the chest & epig, N/V, anorexia, *thirst, w/ desire to drink only little*, scanty & deep yellow urine, loose but hesitant stools, severe cases, dull facial, expression with few words said or mental cloudiness.

T: *sticky white coat with tinge of yellow*

P: soft & rapid

Lower Burner heat in the KD (Gio)

(Lower Burner)

Low-grade fever in the afternoon & evening , hot palms & soles, dry mouth & throat, lassitude, deafness, night sweating, severe: convulsions

T: Deep-red w/o coat

P: Floating empty, rapid

Liver Heat Stirs wind (Gio)

(Lower Burner)

High Fever at night, coma, convulsions, *clenched teeth*

T: deep red w/o coating

P: wiry, fine, rapid

Liver Empty Wind (Gio)

(Lower Burner)

Low-grade fever, cold limbs, *dry & black teeth*, dry cracked lips, convulsions, tremors

T: Deep red w/o coating

P: Deep Fine & rapid

Damp Heat in the Lower burner (cam)

(Lower Burner)

Retention of urine, thirst, for small sips, constipation, hardness & fullness in the lower ab

T: Sticky yellow, or white coat

P: Soft, Rapid

Wei level Wind heat

fever, chills, mild aversion to wind and cold, HA, cough, absence or slight sweating, mild thirst, swelling and px in throat, swollen tonsils, red tongue tip and borders, runny nose w/ nasal discharge, body aches, sl thirst

Wei level Wind heat

Yin Qiao San; Sang Ju Yin

Wei level Wind heat

T: red in the front or sides with a thin white coat

P: superficial, rapid

Wei level Summer heat

Fever, aversion to cold, sweating, HA a feeling of heaviness, an uncomfortable sensation in the epigastrium, irritability, thirst

Wei level Summer heat

T: red in the front or sides with white sticky coat

P: soggy, rapid

Wei level Damp heat

Fever that is worse in the afternoon, body that is hot to touch, aversion to cold, swollen glands, HA, feeling of heaviness, feeling of oppression of the epigastrium, sticky taste, thirst with no desire to drink

Wei level Damp heat

T: sticky white coat

P: soggy, rapid

Wei level Damp heat

Huo xiang zheng qi tang

Wei level Dry heat

Fever, sl aversion to cold, sl sweating, dry skin, nose, mouth and throat, dry cough, sore throat

Wei level Dry heat

T: dry with thin white coat

P: superficial, rapid

Wei level Dry heat

Xing Su San; Sang Xing Tang

Qi level Retention of Heat in LU (CAM)

asthmatic breathing, cough, chest px, thick yellow sputum

Qi level Lu heat (Gio)

High fever, thirst, SOB, sweating, cough with thin yellow sputum

Qi level Lu heat (Gio)

T: red with yellow coat, P: slippery, rapid

Qi level Lu heat (Gio)

Qing qi hua tan tang

Qi level Retention of Heat in the ST or ST Heat

High fever, dysphoria, thirst w/ preference for cold drinks, profuse sweating, irritability

Qi level Retention of Heat in the ST or ST Heat

T: red with yellow coat, P: overflowing, rapid

Qi level Retention of Heat in the ST or ST Heat

Bai hu tang

Qi level Retention of Heat in Intestines

Tidal fever, constipation or fecal impaction w/ watery discharge, burning anus, irritability, delirium, fullness, hardness and abdomen px worse with pressure

Qi level Retention of Heat in Intestines

T: dry yellow or burnt black tongue coating with thorns; thick yellow dry

P: deep, forceful; deep, full, rapid

Qi level GB heat

Alternating hot and cold feeling with a prevalence of heat, bitter taste, thirst, dry throat, hypochondrial pain, nausea, feeling of fullness in the epigastrium.

Qi level GB heat

T: red with unilateral sticky yellow coat

P: string taut, rapid

Qi level St/SP damp heat

Fever that decreased after sweating but spikes again, heaviness of body and head, oppression of chest and epigastrium, nausea, loose stools

Qi level St/SP damp heat

T: red with sticky yellow coat

P: soggy, rapid

Ying level Heat in Nutritive Qi Layer

feverish body worse at night, dryness of mouth with strong desire to drink, mental restlessness, insomnia, irritability, delirium, faint erythema and purpura

Ying level Heat in Nutritive Qi Layer

T: red without coat or deep red dry

P: thready, rapid

Ying level Heat in PC

Fever at night, mental confusion, incoherent speech or aphasia, delirium, body heat, hands and feet feel cold, macules

Ying level Heat in PC

T: red without coat

P: thready, rapid

Xue Level Excessive Heat Stirring the Blood to Move Recklessly

burning heat in the body, mania, delirium, obvious skin rashes, hematemesis, hemoptysis, hematuria, epistaxis, convulsions

Xue Level Excessive Heat Stirring the Blood to Move Recklessly

T: dark red without coat

P: string taut, rapid

Xue level Heat victoriously moving wind

High fever, fainting, twitching of limbs, convulsions, rigidity of neck, opisthotonus, eyeballs turning up, clenching of teeth

Xue level Heat victoriously moving wind

T: dark red without coat

T: string taut, rapid

Xue level Empty wind agitating in the interior

Low grade fever, tremors, twitching, loss of weight, malar flush, listlessness

Xue level Empty wind agitating in the interior

T: dark red without coat or dry

P: dry, fine, rapid

Empty wind agitating in the interior

Zhen gan xi feng tang

Xue level Yin collapse

Low grade fever, night sweating, mental restlessness, dry mouth with desire to sip liquids, five palm heat, malar flush, emaciation

Xue level Yin collapse

T: dark red or dry without coating

P: fine rapid

Xue level Yang collapse

A feeling of cold, cold limbs, bright white complexion, profuse sweating on the forehead, listlessness.

Xue level Yang collapse

T: pale, swollen and short

P: hidden, slow, scattered

Tai yang wind attack channel pattern

Chills/Fever, sl. sweating, aversion to wind, sl. aversion to cold, pain & stiffness in the taiyang area of the head & neck, sneezing

Tai yang wind attack channel pattern

T: thin, white coat

P: superficial, slow or just superficial

Tai yang wind attack channel pattern

Gui zhi tang

Tai yang cold wind attack

Chills/fever, no sweating, aversion to cold, stiff neck/back, HA, sneezing, runny nose w/ white discharge, breathlessness

Tai yang cold attack wind attack

P: floating / superficial tight

Tai yang Fu water accumulation

Fever, aversion to cold, sl. thirst, vomit immediately after drinking, urinary difficulty

Tai yang Fu water accumulation

P: floating / rapid

Tai yang Fu water accumulation

Wu ling san

Tai yang Fu blood accumulation

Hypogastric distention, fullness and urgency, blood in urine, mental restlessness.

Tai yang blood accumulation

Tao he cheng qi tang

Tai yang blood accumulation

T: reddish purple without coat

P: deep, choppy

Yang ming channel pattern

High fever, profuse sweating, aversion to heat, intense thirst, red face, irritability, delirium.

Yang ming channel pattern

T: red with yellow coat

P: surging, rapid

Yang ming channel pattern

Bai hu tang

Yang ming organ pattern

High fever w/ sweating on the limbs which is worse in the afternoon, profuse sweating, constipation, thirst with a desire for cold beverages, abdominal pain and distention, worse w/ pressure, dark urine

Yang ming organ pattern

T: red with thick dry yellow coat or black coat, or burnt yellow w/ thorns on side

P: deep, excess

Yang ming organ pattern

high fever w/ sweating on the limbs and worse in the afternoon, profuse sweat, abd px and distention, thirst, dark urine

Yang ming organ pattern

Tiao Wei Cheng Qi Tang (should be Da Cheng)

Shao yang

Alternating fever and chills, hypochondriac pain, fullness, bitter taste, dry throat, blurred vision, anorexia, no thirst, irritability, vomiting

Shao yang

T: thin white coat or maybe coating on only one side

P: string-taut

Shao yang

Xiao chai hu tang

Tai yin

No appetite or thirst, tiredness, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain relieved by pressure, feeling of cold, no thirst

Tai yin

T: pale w/ white coat or pale w/ sticky white coat

P: weak, slow, deep

Tai yin

Li zhong tang

Shao yin cold

Aversion to cold, lying curled up, listlessness w/ desire to sleep, cold limbs, watery diarrhea, clear and profuse urine, no thirst, hot drinks

Shao yin cold

T: pale, thin white coat

P: deep, weak, slow OR deep, thready

Shao yin cold

Si ni tang

Shao yin heat

Fever, irritability, insomnia, dry mouth and throat at night, scanty dark urine, night sweating

Shao yin heat transformation

T: red without coat OR red/deep-deep red

P: fine, rapid OR rapid thready

Shao yin heat transformation

Huang lian e jiao tang

Jue yin

Thirst, vomiting, feeling of stream of air ascending, hot painful sensation in chest, cold limbs, hungry w/ no appetite, diarrhea, roundworms

Jue yin

P: wiry/string-taut

Jue yin

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