Upper Heat and Lower Cold (heat in the upper part and cold in the lower part) is recognized by Chinese medicine according to the symptoms of irritable heat in the chest (irritable and sultry heat), abdominal pain and warmth, and is treated by clearing the upper part and warming the lower part, and the formula is Wu Mei Wan.
Upper heat and lower cold syndrome is a type of TCM syndrome, in which the upper part of the body manifests heat due to the prevalence of yang in the upper part of the body, and the lower part of the body manifests cold due to the prevalence of yin in the lower part of the body (the manifestation of yin and cold is centered in the lower part of the body). TCM diagnosis is mainly based on symptoms such as irritable heat in the chest, bitter mouth, vomiting, abdominal pain and warmth, loose stools, and cold limbs.
The treatment of upper heat and lower cold syndrome is to clear the upper and warm the lower part of the body, and the formula is Wu Mei Wan, which consists of Wu Mei Pork, Fine Xin, Huang Lian, Shu Jiao, Huang Bai, Gui Zhi, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Radix et Rhizoma Piperitiae (Prepared), and Radix Angelicae Sinensis. Adverse effects and contraindications of this formula are not known. When the above indications occur, the medicine should be used rationally under the guidance of doctor’s diagnosis.