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In Shaoyang disease (Taiyang disease), some patients have not yet undergone sweating, vomiting, or purging therapies, while others have already taken medicine. They present with a pulse that is surging, firm, and rapid; abdominal distension and fullness; dark yellow urine; difficult defecation; irritability and thirst; and a reddish complexion. This is due to the accumulation of heat in the fu and zang organs.

In Shaoyang disease (Taiyang disease), if a patient previously suffered from fever, dry throat, and thirst, but drinking water immediately causes fullness below the heart, chills and fever (shivering), inability to sweat, aversion to wind, and occasional coughing with rebellious qi, this indicates Lung Heat. If a patient previously suffered from fever and dry throat, accompanied by pain around the umbilicus in the lower abdomen, lower abdominal fullness, delirium alternating with silence, aversion to wind, and nausea, this indicates Liver Heat. If a patient has hot palms when walking, mental restlessness and nausea, fever with epigastric fullness, dry mouth unable to tolerate large amounts of water, yellow eyes, absence of sweat, desire for cold water, and occasional inappropriate laughter, this indicates Heart Heat. If a patient previously suffered from fever, inability to move the four limbs, cold calves, abdominal fullness with nausea and diarrhea, and aversion to the smell of food, this indicates Spleen Heat. If a patient previously suffered from dry throat, internal heat extending to the calves, abdominal fullness, difficult defecation, dark yellow urine, and pain in the waist and spine, this indicates Kidney Heat.

In Yangming disease, with no sweat and inadequate urination, mental restlessness and vexation will inevitably lead to jaundice. If treated with fire therapy, resulting in slight sweating only on the forehead but still inadequate urination, jaundice will also occur. The patient's skin turns yellow like an orange or peach branch color, with slight abdominal fullness. This is caused by the failure of cold-dampness to dissipate and stagnant heat residing in the Spleen and Stomach.

This occurs because the patient previously suffered from cold accumulations (cold pi). Due to a febrile disease, they took cold medicines and drank cold water, causing stagnation below the heart. This is because the deficiency of the zang organs agitates the old accumulation. Alternatively, after vomiting or purging, if the disease does not resolve, and there is heat inside and outside, it results in abdominal distension, fullness, and pain, indicating an excess condition.

This refers to the situation where, after being subjected to purging, there is no bowel movement for six or seven days, unresolved irritability and fever, and abdominal distension with pain. This is due to dry feces in the Stomach/intestines mixed with retained food. Or, if the patient previously had cold accumulations and retained food, and then contracted Shaoyang disease (Taiyang disease), the heat qi battles with the retention, causing the retained food to fail to digest.

In Shaoyang disease (Taiyang disease), if the yang pulse is slightly weak and sweating is scanty, it indicates self-harmonization; however, excessive sweating indicates excessiveness. In Yangming disease, if the pulse is excess and sweating is induced, excessive sweating also indicates excessiveness. "Excessiveness" means the destruction of yang qi internally. When yang qi is destroyed internally, body fluids are exhausted, and heat becomes bound within, leading to hard and unpassable stools.