Xiacdan means: (1) to quench one's thirst; (2) the condition where in the liver, heart, and kidney are insufficient in vital essence and there is heat in the interior, which is also called rezhong.

Puji (also jipu) means: (1) to go into a coma from a sudden and severe attack in the brain, also known as cuzhong or apoplexy; (2) trauma caused by jipu.

Weijue: The symptoms of wei and jue occur simultaneously. In this case, the patient loses the power to feel, move, or think and his limbs are cold.

1. Before diagnosing the illness as xiaodan, puji or weijue, the doctor must differentiate the causes as follows:

2. If flabby noblemen suffer from this illness, it is because of too much meat and polished.

3. If the patient suffers from dysphagia or difficulty in swallowing, breathing and speaking, it is because of rage or melancholia. I shouldn't have married such a business man. If someone suddenly faints, loses conisness, becomes deaf, or is constipated, it is because of abrupt excitement.

4. Some diseases are caused by pathogenic wind. The wind stays in the human body and then tums to heat causing the patient to become aciated. Some patients will walk with a limp because of disease caused by the combination of wind, cold, and dampness.
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