qīng gǔ sǎn is used for patterns with
liver and kidney yin xu with blazing empty-fire, steaming bone disorder from kidney and liver yin xu.
symptoms indicating the use of qīng gǔ sǎn
afternoon tidal fever or unremitting, chronic low-grade fever, five heart heat, night sweats, heat in the bones but the flesh is not warm to the touch, irritability, anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, excessive dreams, emaciation, lethargy, red lips, dark-red cheeks, malar flush, thirst, dry mouth and throat, scanty yellow urine, emaciation, lethargy, dry skin.
western interpretation of qīng gǔ sǎn
tuberculosis, fevers of unknown origin.
explanation of the mechanism
this is steaming bone disorder due to liver and kidney yin deficiency.
yin deficiency gives rise to fire, which disturbs the internal harmony of the body. the primary manifestations include afternoon tidal fever or unremitting, chronic low-grade fever. the kidneys, which store the true yin and are associated with the bones, are affected by this condition. when fire from yin deficiency occurs at this level, the patient often experiences a sensation of heat deep in the body (at the level of the bones), while the flesh itself is not warm to the touch. it is therefore called steaming bone disorder. the same process may also disturb the spirit and cause irritability and insomnia.
long-term deficiency at the nutritive level, when further injured by blazing fire, leads to emaciation and lethargy. the deficient yin cannot control the yang, which allows the fire from deficiency to blaze upward where it manifests as red lips and dark-red cheeks. the deficient yin is unable to contain the fluids during the night (yin). it is at this time that the blazing fire from deficiency forces the fluids out of the body in the form of sweat.
yin deficiency also prevents the upper parts of the body from receiving moisture, giving rise to thirst and a dry throat. the red tongue with little coating and the thin, rapid pulse are classic signs of heat from yin deficiency.
(bensky & barolet)
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