Nutritive-Qi Level

Heat in Nutritive-Qi Portion

Fever at night, dry mouth but no desire to drink, insomnia, mental restlessness, aphasia, spots on
skin (maculae).

Tongue: Deep-Red without coating.

Pulse: Fine-Rapid.

Heat in Pericardium

Mental confusion with delirium or aphasia, high fever, body hot but hands and feet cold.

Tongue: Deep-Red without coating.

Pulse: Fine-Rapid.

Blood Level

Heat Victorious Moves Blood

High fever, irritability, manic behaviour, spots under the skin (maculae), vomiting blood,
epistaxis, blood in stools, blood in urine.

Tongue: Deep-Red without coating, dry.

Pulse: Wiry, Rapid.

Heat Victorious Stirs Wind

High fever, fainting, limbs twitching, rigidity of neck, opisthotonos, eyeballs turning up,
clenching of teeth.

Tongue: Deep-Red without coating.