Cold and Heat ... The Eight Principles ...

The symptoms of cold are cold limbs, clear urine and pallor. The syndromes of heat include a flushed face, warm body, high irritability and constipation.

Hot illness
Redness, feverishness, thirst, dryness, strong symptoms, sudden occurrence and activity, and often (but not invariably) in the upper part of the body. Pain is burning or acidic.

If the patient comes into contact with warmth, this will worsen the problems, adding to the Heat already in the body. Heat turns Body Fluids dark yellow, or makes them green and thick.

Examples of hot illness
The symptoms of illnesses are: Indigestion that comes on suddenly after too much alcohol, with burning pain rising upwards. A typical sinus infection, with sudden pain and some thick yellow-green nasal discharge, inflammation and possibly a fever. Anger, irritation, a quick temper, red face, severe headaches, a tendency to high blood-pressure.

Cold Illness
The symptoms of illnesses are: cold Darkened areas, feelings of cold, increased fluids, slow onset, and lack of movement. Problems most often occur in the lower part of the body. Pain is cramping, twisting or tight in nature. Large amounts of white or clear Body Fluids. 医.学 全在.线提供www.med126.com

Examples of cold illness
A bladder chill: feelings of cold, backache, lack of thirst, and lots of clear urine.

Joint pain that worsens in cold weather, stiffness, and feelings of tiredness. Abdominal cramps and watery diarrhoea following too much cold food.

Full and Empty (or Deficiency and Excess)
... The Eight Principles ...

Deficiency is marked by deficiency in qi and blood, a weak constitution, loss of weight, giddy spells etc.

Excess is marked by symptoms of illnesses such as rapid breathing, irritability and constipation.

Symptoms of Illnesses for "Deficiency"
A lack of something in the body. The disharmony usually develops quite slowly, is chronic in nature, and has relatively mild symptoms (e.g. Weakness, feebleness, dull pain, lethargy, sleepiness, and most chronic conditions).

Example of deficiency Coldness in the body which feels better when heated.

Symptoms of Illnesses for "Excess"
Severe symptoms of illnesses denote Fullness. These will often come on suddenly, flare up, and then die down quickly. Essentially, a Full condition is due to an overabundance of something in the body (e.g. Sudden and severe pain, severe or pronounced mental agitation, acute conditions).

Examples of Excess
A common cold that develops rapidly with thick catarrh, sweating, raised temperature and a rasping sore throat, indicating an Excess of Heat.

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