What are the symptoms of Yin deficiency fever?

There are many reasons for Yin deficiency fever. The most common ones are mental fatigue, lust, internal injuries, etc. In addition, excessive use of warm and dry medicines during the treatment process leads to Yin essence deficiency and water cannot control fire, thus causing Yin deficiency fever. The most typical manifestation of Yin deficiency fever is hot flashes in the afternoon, or fever, irritability, hot hands and feet at night, and a red or cracked tongue coating.

Yin deficiency fever symptoms and signs:

Hot flashes in the afternoon, or fever at night, unwillingness to wear clothes, hot hands and feet, irritability, insomnia and frequent dreams, night sweats, dry mouth and throat, red tongue or cracks, little or no coating, and a weak pulse.

Treatment of Yin deficiency fever:

Treatment method: Nourish yin and clear heat.

Prescription: Qinggu San.

This prescription has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing heat, reducing fever and eliminating steaming. The prescription uses Bupleurum chinense, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Picrorhizoma Picrorhizoma, Rehmannia glutinosa, Artemisia annua, and Gentiana macrophylla to clear away deficiency heat, turtle shell to nourish yin and suppress yang, and licorice to harmonize the various medicines. For severe night sweats, remove Artemisia annua and add oyster, floating wheat, and glutinous rice root to consolidate the exterior and reduce sweating; for severe yin deficiency, add Scrophularia ningpoensis, Rehmannia glutinosa, and processed Polygonum multiflorum to nourish yin essence; for insomnia, add Ziziphus jujuba seed, Torreya grandis seed, and Polygonum multiflorum to nourish the heart and calm the mind; for qi deficiency with dizziness, shortness of breath, fatigue, add Adenophora acuta, Ophiopogon japonicus, and Schisandra chinensis to nourish qi and yin.

Suitable foods for Yin deficiency fever:

Plantain Plantain, also known as wheel vegetable, is a perennial herb of the Plantaginaceae family. It grows in mountains, roadsides, flower gardens, river banks, etc. The rhizome is shortened and thickened, with dense fibrous roots. All leaves are basal, with smooth, broadly ovate leaves, wavy edges, and inconspicuous blunt teeth in between. There are five main veins that bulge toward the back of the leaf and extend into the petiole in rib-like shapes. The leaf blade is often the same length as the petiole. In spring, summer and autumn, spike inflorescences emerge from the center of the plant. The flowers are small and the corolla is not prominent. The fruit is an oval capsule with a persistent style at the top. When ripe, the lid cracks and the seeds are scattered. It has the effects of diuresis, clearing away heat and detoxification, clearing the liver and improving eyesight, removing phlegm and stopping diarrhea. It is not only medicinal but also edible, and is deeply loved by people, which has led to the emergence of many folk songs and stories about plantain.

Razor clams, scientifically known as Sinonovacula constricta, are mollusks belonging to the class Bivalvia, the family Eubrachiidae and the family Rhamnosidae. Their shells are brittle and thin, long and flat, with an oblique groove from the top of the shell to the ventral edge, hence the name Sinonovacula constricta.

Fried dough sticks are one of the traditional popular foods in my country. They are not only cheap, but also crispy and delicious, suitable for people of all ages. In the south, especially in Hangzhou. Youtiao is called "fried cypress". Legend has it that the people made an image of Qin Hui with flour and fried it in oil to relieve their hatred, hence the name. Youbing is similar to Youtiao, a fried food, but shorter and crisper than Youtiao, and shaped like a small circle, about the size of a bowl.