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Pattern三焦辨证

中焦湿热证

Zhōng Jiāo Shī Rè Zhèng

Middle Burner Damp-Heat Pattern

Treatment Principle

辛开苦降，清热化湿

Acrid-opening and bitter-draining, clear heat and transform dampness

Cardinal Symptoms · 主症

unsurfaced body heat
epigastric and abdominal fullness and distension
nausea and vomiting
loose thin stools or sticky incomplete stools

Secondary Symptoms · 次症

heaviness of the limbs
scanty dark urination

Etiology · 病因

Damp-heat accumulates in the middle jiao — whether from external contraction, dietary irregularity, or impaired Spleen-Stomach movement and transformation.

Pathomechanism · 病机

Damp-heat binds the Spleen and Stomach; upbearing and downbearing lose their norm, qi dynamics are obstructed, and damp-heat steams together.

Treating Formulas · 主治方剂

茵陈蒿汤

Yīn Chén Hāo Tāng

Artemisia Yinchenhao Decoction

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-09

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  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Zhōng Jiāo Shī Rè Zhèng 中焦湿热证 (Middle Burner Damp-Heat Pattern)},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/patterns/zhong-jiao-shi-re},
  urldate      = {2026-04-17},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
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