Muscle fatigue without ache or with only a slight ache, thirst, insomnia, cough with
scanty-yellow sputum, tiredness, breathlessness on exertion, loss of weight, dry throat.
Tongue: Red with a yellow coating, redder on the front part.
Pulse: Rapid and slightly Wiry.
This condition appears for only a few months at the beginning of development of ME. After
some months, it either gives rise to Damp-Heat (an Excess pattern) or the Heat injures Yin
giving rise to Yin deficiency (a Deficiency pattern). However, even in the case of Heat, there is
always some Dampness which accounts for the slight ache in the muscles.
The Heat is primarily in the Lungs (hence the cough with scanty yellow sputum and red colour
in the front part of the tongue) and Heart (hence the insomnia). This condition develops when
interior Heat is not cleared properly after an invasion of Wind-Heat. It then lurks in the Interior
for a long time giving rise to the above symptoms.
Treatment Principle
Clear interior Heat.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
Du-14 Dazhui, T.B.-5 Waiguan, L.I.-11 Quchi, LU-10 Yuji, HE-8 Shaofu, SP-6 Sanyinjiao. All
with reducing method except for SP-6 which should be reinforced.
Explanation
- Du-14 is the main point. It clears Heat and especially Heat which has remained in the
Interior for a long time. - T.B.-5 and L.I.-11 clear Heat.
- LU-10 and HE-8 clear Lung- and Heart-Heat respectively.
- SP-6 nourishes Yin, which will help to cool Heat.
Herbal Treatment