Yang excess Yin excess Yang deficient Yin Deficient

Absolute Yang Absolute Yin Relative Yin Relative Yang

Definition
Yang above avg. Yin above avg. Yang below avg. Yin below avg.
C/A Acute Chronic

Yang pathogen invasion (heat, Yin pathogen invasion (cold,

Etiology (Chinese) Yin pathogens consume Yang Yang pathogens consume Yin
summer heat, wind) dry, damp)

yang foods: coffee, spicy, hot, yin foods: dairy, cold, wet, raw, consuming too much yang
Etiology (food) consuming too much yin food
>sugar esp. seafood food

chronic yin emotions, esp.

Etiology (emotions) overjoy, anger stress, fear, depression chronic yang emotions; rage?
depression

overwork @ night, too much

Etiology (physical
overwork / lack of exercise physical work, too much sex :),
world)
getting old :(
pale, fat w. teeth marks / red tongue thin, small, cracked
Tongue red tongue / yellow moss normal tongue / normal moss
white, wet moss / patchy, dry moss
Pulse flooding, strong >90 superficial, tight, knotted deep, weak, slow, <60 thin, fast, weak

PALE FACE, cold extremities,

desire for touch &/or warming,
4 great heat symptoms = big
chills, aversion to cold, cold fatigue, chronic diarrhea (esp.
fever, sweat, thirst, and pulse. night sweats, hot flashes,
extremities. @ 5:00 a.m.), clear profuse
Symptoms inflammation, acne, RED FACE, summer heat diaphoresis, low
urine, impotence, premature
manic behavior, hypertensive fever, tidal fever, RED CHEEKS
ejaculation, low libido.
headache

cannot be released by warming can be released by warming

Treatment sedate tonify

deficient yang = cold
Conclusion 1 yang excess = heat symptoms yin excess = cold symptoms deficient yin = hot symptoms
symptoms
Conclusion 2 Full Heat Full Cold Empty Cold Empty Heat