Internal Heat pattern

The **Internal Heat pattern** in Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to an imbalance where excessive "Yang" energy or insufficient "Yin" cooling leads to pathological heat accumulating inside the body[1][3][5]. Symptoms can include fever, red face, thirst, irritability, dryness, constipation, dark urine, flushed skin, insomnia, and a red tongue with yellow coating[1][5][7]. Internal Heat may arise from external factors (climate, infection), overconsumption of "hot" foods, emotional disturbances, or chronic yin deficiency[1][4][5][8]. In TCM theory, Internal Heat is not a single pathological entity but a diagnostic descriptor used to guide individualized herbal and acupuncture therapy; it does not correspond to a specific molecular or receptor target in biomedical science[1][7]. If you are seeking a molecular target, there is **no valid mapping for "Internal Heat pattern"**. It is a TCM diagnostic pattern and not a molecular entity.

Other names

Internal HeatHot Air (in TCM)Interior HeatFull Heat (in some contexts)Internal Fire