What does it mean when heat and toxicity are raging? What does it mean when heat and toxicity are stagnate?

Heat and toxic congestion is actually the name of a disease in traditional Chinese medicine. It mainly manifests itself in swelling and pain in the cheeks. Such symptoms are closely related to the balance of yin and yang in the body. Heat and toxic congestion refers to the mumps evil, which can be treated through diet therapy or traditional Chinese medicine. For traditional Chinese medicine, you can go to a regular Chinese medicine hospital for diagnosis and consultation. Do not use folk remedies indiscriminately.

Heat and toxic congestion syndrome is a disease name in Traditional Chinese Medicine. It refers to the mumps evil that is blocked in the Shaoyang meridian, goes up along the meridian to the cheeks, and causes stagnation of Qi and blood, resulting in high fever, swelling and pain in the cheeks under one or both ears, red tongue, yellow tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse. Common in mumps.

Etiology and pathogenesis

When pathogenic viruses accumulate in the Shaoyang meridian, they go up along the meridian to attack the cheeks, causing qi and blood to stagnate, resulting in swelling, pain, hardness, and difficulty in chewing in the cheeks; when heat toxins are intense, high fever will not subside; when pathogenic heat disturbs the heart, the person will become irritable and restless; when heat toxins disturb the spleen and stomach, the person will suffer from poor appetite and vomiting; when heat toxins damage body fluids, the person will feel thirsty and have scanty and yellow urine.

Dialectical points

High fever, swelling and pain in the cheeks under one or both ears, red tongue, yellow tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

Clinical manifestations

High fever, swelling and pain in the cheeks under one or both ears, hardness and resistance to pressure, difficulty in chewing with the mouth open, or irritability, thirst, headache, red and swollen sore throat, painful and swollen lump under the jaw, poor appetite, constipation, scanty and yellow urine, red tongue, yellow tongue coating, and slippery and rapid pulse.

Governing Law

Clears away heat, detoxifies, softens and resolves stagnation.

prescription

Puji Disinfection Drink with modifications.

Commonly used Chinese medicine

Bupleurum, Scutellaria, Coptis, Forsythia, Isatis, Cimicifuga, Burdock, Puffball, Platycodon, Scrophularia, Menthus, Tangerine Peel, Bombyx Batryticatus.

Preventive care

prevention

Children with mumps should be isolated and treated promptly until the parotid swelling completely subsides.

Nursing

Children should rest in bed during fever, keep the room well ventilated, and avoid catching cold and other pathogens. The diet should mainly consist of liquid or semi-liquid foods, and avoid fatty, spicy, hard and acidic foods. Pay attention to oral hygiene and take good care of your oral cavity.