Heat

Key Insight
Physical connection
Excessive SNS
Physical Symptom
Illnesses
Heat is characterised by increases in temperature
Psych (excess)
Psych (deficient)
Related Principle
Type
Principle
Lesson
From acute infection: self-love, boundaries, exhaustion From yin deficiency: lack of nourishment, overly intense lifestyle From stagnation: repressed emotion, stuck, preoccupied with others at the expense of myself
Look for
red skin eruption which feels hot, burning sensation, loss of blood, extreme restlessness
Questions to ask
Pulse

Hot and cold is a very good way of determining whether there is a yin or yang pattern predominating.

Heat is characterised by increases in temperature (objective or subjective) and activity, while cold brings lower temperatures and pallor.

As far as the mind is concerned, any condition of extreme restlessness or manic behaviour indicates Heat in the Heart. Of course, a subjective feeling of heat also indicates Heat.

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

Comparing Full heat and Empty Heat

Full-HeatEmpty-Heat
Face
Whole face red
Malar flush
Thirst
Desire to drink cold water
Desire to drink in small sips
Eyelid
Red all over inside eyelid
Thin red line inside eyelid
Taste
Bitter taste
No bitter taste
Feeling of heat
All day
In the afternoon or evening
Fever
High fever
Low-grade fever in the afternoon
Mind
Very restless and agitated
Vague anxiety, fidgeting
Bowels
Constipation, abdominal pain
Dry stools, no abdominal pain
Bleeding
Profuse
Slight
Sleep
Dream-disturbed, very restless
Waking up frequently during the night or early morning
Skin
Red, hot painful skin eruptions
Scarlet-red, not raised painless skin eruptions
Pulse
Full-Rapid-Overflowing
Floating-Empty, Rapid
Tongue
Red with yellow coating
Red and Peeled
Treatment method
Clear Heat
Nourish Yin, clear Empty-Heat