Tag: Heat Disease
(chapter96)Heat Disease in Late Summer
A girl around six or seven years old, daughter of Yang Qingli, developed severe fever. Initially treated by an itinerant practitioner named Chang who diagnosed “seasonal warmth syndrome” (a traditional febrile disease classification). He prescribed Schizonepeta and Saposhnikovia Antiphlogistic Decoction (Jingfang Baidu Tang) containing Schizonepeta (Jingjie) and Saposhnikovia Root (Fangfeng), without improvement. Subsequently consulted Dr.…
(chapter95)Mistreatment of Heat Disease
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For thirty years since her husband’s passing, my aunt Wang had single-handedly managed household affairs, her resilience unwavering even as she became a grandmother. Though chronically frail, she seldom took medicines. During that Ren-Chen year’s sweltering summer, she suddenly developed alarming symptoms—restless agitation paired with fever so intense her entire body burned like a furnace.…
