High
Fever
39
degrees or higher.
Western
medicine acute infection, epidemic febrile disease, rheumatism, cancer,
others.
TCM
Excessive Heat
Etiology and Pathogenesis
Main
etiology and pathogenesis is external pathogenic invasion with the Zheng Qi
fighting back causing fever.
- Wind/Heat Lung
cant move Wei Qi properly.
- Epidemic febrile
Heat pathogen invades Qi or Ying level.
- Summer-Heat
invades Pericardium
- Toxic Heat
epidemic contagious pathogen
Fever,
sweat, sore throat, scanty urine, dry stool, T- red, P- rapid
P/T
expel Wind/Heat, promote Lung function, relieve superficial.
Acupuncture
- LU 5 (son), 10 ying-spring),
LI 4 (ext patho), 11 (heat), SJ 5 (ext patho), Du 14 (heat)
- cough: LU 7
- headache: Du 20,
yintang, taiyang
- sore throat: LU 11,
LI 1
Wei
level: treat same as above
Qi
level: internal excess yangming heat, 4 big
P/T
clear Heat, purge Fire
Acupuncture
-
LI 2 & ST 44 (ying-spring),
LI 11 & Du 14 (Heat), ST 40 (Luo, remove stag.), LI 4 (ext patho,
heat)
Ying
& Xue level: excess fever at night, bleeding, eruptions.
P/T
clear Fire
Acupuncture
-
HT 9 & PC 9 (jing-well
heat), HT 7 & PC 7 (yuan-source clear & calm), PC 6 (Luo to SJ,
transforms Qi), PC 3 (he-sea, blood heat, bleed)
Severe: convulsions, very high fever
Acupuncture
Sunstroke, stagnation, burnt muscles or skin, red complexion, thirst, dry
lips, attacks of Heart Shen causes loss of consiousness, irritable, attacks
of Pericardium can produce Wind (spasm), if there is dampness nausea, yellow
urine and irregular bowel movements can occur, T- red, dry with yellow coat,
P- forceful, strong
P/T
purge summer-heat, open orifices
Acupuncture
-
LI 4 (heat),
PC 3, 9, & BL 40 (bleeding), PC 6 (nausea)
severe
(i.e. meningitis), excess fever, severe feelings of heat, severe sore throat
(ulcerated and painful), irritable, eruptions
P/T
clear Heat, detoxify
Acupuncture
-
LI 4, 11, ST
44, & 43 (heat and muscle heat), PC 3 & BL 40 (bleeding)
