时热往来。来日根据时而发。根据时而退。如潮水之应不差。故名潮热。大抵因饮食不调。中有积
滞。以致血气壅盛。热发于外。伏热者。大便黄而气臭。宿寒者。大便白而酸臭是也。法宜分阴
阳。运八卦。运水入土。捞明月。宿寒加推三关。气凑则天门虎口 肘。
心既受惊。气则不顺。身发微热。而梦寐虚惊。面光自汗。脉数烦躁。治当与急惊同。法宜分
阴阳。运八卦。清心经。清肺经。清天河。捞明月。二人上马。
身热面清。口中亦热。烦叫不时。或大小便结。下之。法宜分阴阳。运八卦。掐心经。清肺经。
清天河。二人上马。运水入土。捞明月。四肢掣跳。用二龙戏珠。便结。用双龙摆尾。退六腑。宜服延寿丹。
血气两盛。脏腑实热。表里俱热。烦躁不安。皮肤壮热。是也。法宜分阴阳。运八卦。运五经。
揉外牢。退六腑。清心经。清肺经。清天河。捞明月。以指掐涌泉为主。
舌络微缩。时时弄舌。因脾脏积热。不可妄用凉法治。法宜分阴阳。运八卦。清心火。清脾经。
掐总经。推三关。退六腑。二人上马。捞明月。合上俱宜服延寿丹。
因病后血气未足。四肢瘦弱。时多发热。一日三五次者。此客热乘虚而作。宜调气血补虚。其
热自退。法宜分阴阳。运八卦。运五经。推三关。天门入虎口。揉 肘。飞金走气。捞明月。
Alternating fever and defervescence occur; the next day it erupts according to a specific time and subsides according to that same time, just as the tide responds without error. Hence it is named "Tidal Fever" (Chao Re). Generally, this is due to irregular diet causing accumulation and stagnation within, leading to congestion and excess of Qi and Blood, with heat manifesting externally. In cases of latent heat, the stool is yellow and foul-smelling; in cases of retained cold, the stool is white and sour-smelling. The therapeutic method should include separating Yin and Yang (Fen Yin Yang), moving the Eight Trigrams (Yun Ba Gua), moving Water into Earth (Yun Shui Ru Tu), and scooping the bright moon (Lao Ming Yue). For retained cold, add pushing the Three Gates (Tui San Guan); if Qi rushes upward, perform Heaven's Gate entering Tiger's Mouth (Tian Men Ru Hu Kou) and kneading the elbow (Rou Zhou).
If the Heart has been startled, Qi becomes disordered. The body emits slight heat, dreams are accompanied by false fright, the face appears lustrous with spontaneous sweating, the pulse is rapid with irritability. Treatment should be the same as for Acute Convulsion (Ji Jing Feng). The therapeutic method should include separating Yin and Yang, moving the Eight Trigrams, clearing the Heart Meridian (Qing Xin Jing), clearing the Lung Meridian (Qing Fei Jing), clearing the River of Heaven (Qing Tian He), scooping the bright moon, and using Two Horses Mounting Together (Er Ren Shang Ma).
Body heat with a clear complexion, heat in the mouth, frequent irritability and crying, or constipation of urine and feces, requires purgation. The therapeutic method should include separating Yin and Yang, moving the Eight Trigrams, pinching the Heart Meridian (Qia Xin Jing), clearing the Lung Meridian, clearing the River of Heaven, Two Horses Mounting Together, moving Water into Earth, and scooping the bright moon. If limbs twitch and jump, use Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl (Er Long Xi Zhu); if stool is bound, use Two Dragons Swinging Tail (Shuang Long Bai Wei) and retreating the Six Palaces (Tui Liu Fu). It is suitable to administer Yan Shou Dan (Longevity Pill).
Excess of both Qi and Blood, solid-heat in the Zang-Fu organs, heat in both interior and exterior, irritability and restlessness, and intense heat on the skin characterize this condition. The therapeutic method should include separating Yin and Yang, moving the Eight Trigrams, moving the Five Meridians (Yun Wu Jing), kneading the External Lao Gong (Rou Wai Lao Gong), retreating the Six Palaces, clearing the Heart Meridian, clearing the Lung Meridian, clearing the River of Heaven, and scooping the bright moon. The primary technique is pinching Yongquan (KI1) with fingers.
The tongue meridians slightly contract, and the child plays with the tongue frequently. This is due to accumulated heat in the Spleen. Cool-natured methods should not be used recklessly. The therapeutic method should include separating Yin and Yang, moving the Eight Trigrams, clearing Heart Fire (Qing Xin Huo), clearing the Spleen Meridian (Qing Pi Jing), pinching the General Meridian (Qia Zong Jing), pushing the Three Gates, retreating the Six Palaces, Two Horses Mounting Together, and scooping the bright moon. All the above conditions are suitable for administering Yan Shou Dan.
After illness, when Qi and Blood are insufficient, limbs are emaciated, and frequent fevers occur several times a day, this is guest-heat arising from deficiency. It is suitable to regulate Qi and Blood and tonify deficiency, after which the heat will naturally subside. The therapeutic method should include separating Yin and Yang, moving the Eight Trigrams, moving the Five Meridians, pushing the Three Gates, Heaven's Gate entering Tiger's Mouth, kneading the elbow, flying Metal to move Qi (Fei Jin Zou Qi), and scooping the bright moon.