Comparing Full heat and Empty Heat

Full-Heat
Empty-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