Three Burners

Question 1

Wind-Heat in LU Defensive Qi portion - s/s and tx?

Answer 1

Fever, aversion to cold, HA, sore throat, slight sweat, runny nose w/yellow discharge, swollen tonsils, body aches, slight thirst. T: red in front, t.w.c. P: floating-rapid. Tx: release exterior, expel Wind-Heat, restore diffusing and descending of LU Qi. LI4, LI11, TW5, GV14, LU11, GV12 w/cupping. Yin Qiao San or Sang Ju Yin.

Question 2

Wind-Heat in LU Defensive Qi portion - s/s and tx?

Answer 2

Wei Level

Question 3

Heat in LU Qi Level - s/s and tx?

Answer 3

Fever, sweating, cough, breathlessness, thirst, feeling of oppression and pain of the chest. T: red w/yellow t.c. P: rapid-overflowing. Tx: clear LU-Heat, resolve Phlegm, restore descending of LU Qi. LU5, LU10, LU1, LI11, BL13. Ma Xing Sh Gan Tang / Wu Hu Tang / Xie Bai San / Qing Qi Hua Tan Tang (if Phlegm)

Question 4

Heat in PC (Ying Level) - s/s and tx?

Answer 4

High fever at night, burning sensation of epigastrium, cold limbs, delirium, aphasia. T: deep-red, stiff, no coat. P: fine-rapid. Tx: clear Heat in PC, restore consciousness, promote fluids. PC9, PC3, LI11, PC8, HT9, KD6, ShiXuan. Qing Ying Tang.

Question 5

What are Upper Burner Patterns and what is their 4 Levels correspondence?

Answer 5

Upper Burner patterns are Wind-Heat in LU (Wei level), Heat in LU (Qi level), and Heat in PC (Blood Level)

Question 6

What are Middle Burner Patterns and what is their 4 Levels correspondence?

Answer 6

Heat in Bright Yang (ST Heat Qi Level) and Damp-Heat in SP (Damp-Heat in ST/SP Qi Level)

Question 7

What are Lower Burner Patterns and what is their 4 Levels OR 6 stages correspondence?

Answer 7

Heat in Kidneys (Shaoyin Heat transformation from 6 stages), Liver-Heat Stirs Wind (Blood level Heat Victorious Stirring Wind), and Liver Empty Wind (Blood level Empty Wind in the Interior)

Question 8

Heat in YangMing - s/s and tx?

Answer 8

High fever worse in afternoon, no aversion to cold, feeling of heat, intense thirst, profuse sweating. T: red w/yellow coat. P: overflowing-rapid. Tx: clear ST-Heat. ST34, ST43, ST44, ST21, ST25, LI11. Bai Hu Tang.

Question 9

Damp-Heat in SP - s/s and tx?

Answer 9

Fever, epigastric fullness, feeling of heaviness in body and head, nausea, vomiting. T: red w/sticky yellow t.c. P: soggy, rapid. Tx: clear Heat, resolve Dampness in SP. CV12, SP9, SP6, CV9, ST36, LI11, BL20, BL22. Lian Po Yin.

Question 10

Heat in Kidneys - s/s and tx?

Answer 10

Fever in afternoon/evening, five-palm heat, dry mouth and throat, night sweats, deafness, lassitude. T: deep-red, no coat. P: floating-empty and rapid. Tx. nourish KD-Yin, clear Empty Heat. KD3, KD6, SP6, KD2, LI11. Huang Lian E Jiao Tang.

Question 11

Liver-Heat stirs Wind - s/s and tx?

Answer 11

High fever at night, coma, convulsions, clenched teeth. T: deep-red, no coat. P: wiry-fine-rapid. Tx: clear Heat, extinguish Wind, stop convulsions, restore consciousness. LIV3, LIV2, GB20, GV16, SI3 + BL62, SP10, LI11, KD6, HT9, ShiXuan. Ling Jiao Gou Teng Tang.

Question 12

Liver Empty Wind - s/s and tx?

Answer 12

Low-grade fever, cold limbs, dry and black teeth, dry and cracked lips, convulsions, tremor of limbs. T: deep-red no coat. P: deep-fine-rapid. Tx: nourish Yin, extinguish Wind, stop convulsions. LIV3, LIV2, GB20, GV16, SI3 + BL62, KD3, KD6, SP6, LIV8. Zhen Gan Xi Feng Tang or Da Ding Feng Zhu.