Lesser Yin Heat Transformation
Lesser Yin Heat Transformation
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Diagnostic Signs
Red tongue without coating
Rapid (Shu), Fine (Xi)
Key Characteristic Symptoms
Causes & Pathology
Common Causes
The main cause of this pattern is when an external pathogen, typically Wind-Cold, has invaded the body and had progressed in the Interior.
Pathological Mechanism
This is one of the two patterns of the Lesser Yin stage, the second Yin stage of the Six Stages theory.
The Lesser Yin stage is where the disharmony mainly affects the Kidney Channel.
The Kidneys are considered the root of Yin and Yang in the body. As such, this stage has two patterns, called "Cold transformation" and "Heat transformation" that describe respectively a Kidney Yang Deficiency (with Empty-Cold symptoms) and a Kidney Yin Deficiency (with Empty-Heat symptoms).
This being the "Heat transformation" patterns, the pathology of this pattern is essentially Kidney Yin Deficiency with Empty-Heat symptoms like a feeling of heat, nights sweats or dry mouth & throat during the night.
Treatment Approach
Treatment Principle
Nourish Kidney-Yin, clear Empty-Heat.
Recommended Herbal Formulas
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