Excess Yang, Very Stuck, emotional stress
fever, thirst, red face, red eyes, red skin, red tongue, redness, constipation, scanty-dark urine, rapid-full pulse, acute illness, a feeling of heat, mental restlessness, red face, dry stools, Red tongue with yellow coating (Internal Full-Heat)
fever, thirst, red colour (face, eyes, skin, tongue, etc.), constipation, scanty- dark urine, and a rapid-full pulse
Excess Heat represents an excess of Yang (there is too much actual heat) and is characterised by fever, thirst, red colour (face, eyes, skin, tongue, etc.), constipation, scanty- dark urine, and a rapid-full pulse.
This is usually seen in an acute illness, like flu, but can also be caused by stagnation patterns. One example of a stagnation pattern is a person who is very stuck, and frustrated that gets angry regularly. Often they have a red face and feel hot.
Full-Heat causes severe mental restlessness, agitation, anxiety, insomnia with agitated sleep
Empty-Heat causes a vague mental restlessness that is worse in the evening, an anxiety with Fidgeting, and waking up frequently during the night
| Empty-Heat | Full-Heat | |
|---|---|---|
Scarlet-red, not raised painless skin eruptions | Red, hot painful skin eruptions | |
Desire to drink in small sips | Desire to drink cold water | |
Dry stools, no abdominal pain | Constipation, abdominal pain | |
Malar flush | Whole face red | |
Red and Peeled | Red with yellow coating | |
Waking up frequently during the night or early morning | Dream-disturbed, very restless | |
Low-grade fever in the afternoon | High fever | |
Vague anxiety, fidgeting | Very restless and agitated | |
Slight | Profuse | |
No bitter taste | Bitter taste | |
In the afternoon or evening | All day | |
Nourish Yin, clear Empty-Heat | Clear Heat | |
Thin red line inside eyelid | Red all over inside eyelid | |
Floating-Empty, Rapid | Full-Rapid-Overflowing |