When heat and toxicity attack the human body, it is usually characterized by high fever, accompanied by thirst, a tendency to drink cold water, sore throat and other symptoms.
Heat toxicity is the term used in traditional Chinese medicine, which is mainly due to the external infection of fire and heat toxicity, or due to the spicy and thick flavors of the food, resulting in heat and toxicity, and then accumulated in the surface of the body to show a kind of symptom. Symptoms include intense heat and thirst, a tendency to drink cold water, redness of the face and eyes, sores on the tongue and mouth, sore throat, constipation, difficulty in defecation, urination, etc. In addition, some patients mainly have skin problems.
In addition, some patients mainly have skin symptoms, such as itchy skin with erythema and pimples, etc.; some patients will have symptoms of generalized joint and muscle pain; when the heat toxin is severe, some patients will have manifestations of emotional and mental abnormalities, such as irritability.
Heat toxins can be treated with Huanglian, Scutellaria baicalensis and Huangbai, or with Chinese herbal medicines such as Wuwei Disinfecting Drink and Ganluo Disinfecting Dan. The medication should be taken under a doctor’s supervision, and if heat toxicity occurs, it must be treated promptly.