Heat in the Blood
In traditional theory, Heat in the Blood describes heat entering or affecting the Blood level, with possible involvement of the Heart, Liver, Lung, or digestive pathways. Its conceptual role is to organize heat sensations, agitation, eruptions, and bleeding around a predominantly full pattern. Study defining presentations and traditional differentiation context in this educational pattern record.
Key reference facts
- Nature
- Full
- Organ affinity
- Heart, Liver
- Defining presentations
- Feeling of heat; Red skin eruptions; Thirst; Frequent bleeding episodes; Bloody sputum
- Treatment principles
- Clear heat from the Blood level; Cool and stabilize Blood; Regulate bleeding within traditional theory; Address the involved organ-system pathway
Related library records
Source reference: Me & Qi - TCM Patterns Database