Concept

Consumptive malaria

瘅疟dan nue

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In the Golden Cabinet (《金匮要略》) tradition, consumptive malaria (癉瘧) is a subtype of malaria (疟) described in the Essential Prescriptions (金匮要略, ch.4) — identified by isolated yang flaring, intense heat with restlessness, shortness of breath, and feverish extremities. A historical disease-category for reference, not a diagnostic or treatment guide.

Source

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet)《金匮要略·疟病脉证并治第四》条3（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）

References

金匮要略第四篇瘅疟名曰界说句（条5，剔師曰叙事冒号留界定），def_zh 繁体癉瘧字形锚·name_zh 简体瘅疟，subtype of 疟，name_en 通行/Wiseman 译名不挂 WHO

Full definition

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

陰氣孤絕，陽氣獨發，則熱而少氣煩冤，手足熱而欲嘔，名曰癉瘧。

Citations

Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) · Zhang Zhongjing · 《金匮要略·疟病脉证并治第四》条3（金匮要略2021【原文】定位入口）Cited from Jingui Yaolue (Essential Prescriptions of the Golden Cabinet) for its definition.