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The pulse is floating and the heat is severe; to apply moxibustion in this case constitutes treating a excess syndrome as deficiency (shí shí), causing fire pathogenic factors to disturb the body, resulting in dry throat and hematemesis.

When the pulse is floating and heat is severe, sweating should be employed to vent the heat. Applying moxibustion instead treats an excess syndrome as a deficiency syndrome. The internal excess heat, agitated by external fire, severely damages Yin Qi, leading to dry throat and hematemesis.

A pulse that is fine and rapid must never be treated with moxibustion. Fire becomes a pathogenic factor, causing irritability and rebellious Qi. Moxibustion pursues the already deficient Yin and chases the originally excess Yang, scattering blood within the vessels. Although the fire Qi seems weak, its internal attack is powerful, scorching bones and damaging sinews, making blood recovery difficult.

Taiyin Spleen Earth governs dampness. In individuals with Yin excess, if they contract a Taiyang exterior constraint, dampness may stir. However, without mismanagement, Stomach Yang remains intact, and dampness formation requires gradual accumulation. Once mistreated via sweating, purging, or warm needle therapy, Yang collapses while Yin flourishes, causing damp pathogens to rise vigorously. Spleen Earth fails, Water insults [the Spleen], and critical syndromes emerge. Therefore, methods for preventing disease progression from subtle signs must be urgently studied.

After Taiyang disease is treated with sweating, if profuse sweating occurs, causing dryness in the Stomach, irritability, insomnia, and thirst, water should be given in small amounts frequently to harmonize Stomach Qi, which leads to recovery. (This represents the transition from Taiyang to Yangming, potentially forming a Baihu Tang syndrome). If the pulse is floating, urination is difficult, heat is slight, but thirst is prominent, Wuling San (Five-Ingredient Powder with Poria) is the primary formula. (Formula found in Taiyang Section 41).

After sweating, individuals with Yang excess lose Yin fluids and develop Spleen-Stomach dryness, transitioning into Yangming and forming a Baihu Tang syndrome. Individuals with Yin excess lose Yang Qi and develop Spleen-Stomach dampness, transitioning into Taiyin and forming a Wuling San syndrome. Symptoms of Stomach dryness, irritability, insomnia, and thirst after sweating indicate a precursor to a future Baizhu Jia Renshen Tang syndrome. It is appropriate to give small amounts of water because Yang Qi is newly deficient after profuse sweating. If dryness and heat are severe and small amounts of water cannot control the blazing fire, Baihu Tang should be used. If dryness and heat are not severe, harmonizing the Stomach with small amounts of water will resolve irritability and thirst naturally, without needing Baihu Tang. If after sweating the pulse is floating, urination is difficult, heat is slight, and thirst is present, signs of a Taiyin syndrome are emerging. Wuling Tang should be used to dry dampness and promote water metabolism. This is because Yang is constrained at the exterior with unresolved exterior symptoms, hence the floating pulse; dampness stirs internally obstructing Liver Wood Qi, hence difficulty in urination; Liver Wood stagnation generates wind, consuming Lung Jin (fluids), hence thirst. This "thirst" involves drinking small amounts frequently without relief, due to abundant dampness and slight heat.