Tag: Internal Heat
Common Cold with Internal Heat and Wind-Cold Attack
In the cultural circles of 19th-century Beijing, a story unfolded between Ma Jieqiao, an official from the Ministry of Rites (responsible for state rituals), and a renowned opera performer named A’Er: As autumn arrived, A’Er contracted malaria with distinct symptoms: frequent chills (“excessive cold” in traditional Chinese medicine terminology) accompanied by rare fever episodes, leaving…
Yin Deficiency with Internal Heat Damaging Spleen and Blood
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A Scholar’s Recovery: Traditional Chinese Medicine in Action In the year Renzi (a traditional Chinese calendar year), my fellow scholar Lou Bingqing passed the imperial civil examination and was appointed as a Shujichang (a probationary officer in the Hanlin Academy). While temporarily residing at Three Loyalists Temple, he secretly battled a chronic blood-coughing illness…
Eye Pain due to Yin Deficiency with Internal Heat
Dr. Guo Hexuan (given name Changnian), a rural physician in China, specialized in prescribing herbal medicines. One summer, he suddenly developed severe eye pain. Believing it was due to “heat” (a common TCM diagnosis), he self-prescribed cooling herbs like Coptis (Huanglian), Gardenia (Shanzhi), chrysanthemum, and mint. Surprisingly, his condition worsened. Eventually, he sought my help.…
