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210Therapeutics - Method of TreatmentCode Term Chinese Definition/Description4.2.60clear heat with bittercold苦 寒 淸 熱a therapeutic method for clearing internal heat byusing bitter-cold medicinals4.2.61clear qi with thebitter-cold苦 寒 淸 氣a therapeutic method of clearing pathogenic heatfrom the qi aspect by using bitter-cold medicinals4.2.62clear qi with thepungent-cold辛 寒 淸 氣a therapeutic method of clearing pathogenic heatfrom qi aspect by using pungent-cold medicinals4.2.63 downbear fire 降 火4.2.64 detoxify 解 毒a therapeutic method of using heat-clearing and firepurgingmedicinals to treat upward invasion of heatfire(1) measure to lessen the virulence of pathogens; (2) amethod of neutralizing the toxic property of poisons4.2.65relieve (infantile)malnutrition fever除 疳 熱a therapeutic method for treating malnutritional feverin children4.2.66 purgation4.2.67 cold purgation下 法 ;瀉 下 ( 法 )寒 下 ;瀉 下 泄 熱one of the eight principal therapeutic methods usedto relieve constipation, remove stagnant food, staticblood, internal heat or excessive fluid through thebowelsa therapeutic method of inducing purgation withcold-natured medicinals to treat excessive heat in theinterior4.2.68 warm purgation 溫 下4.2.69 drastic purgation 峻 下 ; 急 下4.2.70 mild purgation 輕 下 ; 緩 攻4.2.71 laxation 緩 下4.2.72 lubricant laxation 潤 下4.2.73 moisten the intestines 潤 腸a therapeutic method of inducing purgation anddissipating cold to treat interior excess pattern/syndrome due to internal cold bindinga therapeutic method of treating interior excesspattern/syndrome with drastic purgativesa therapeutic method of inducing bowel movementwith mild purgativesa therapeutic method of relieving constipation withlaxativesa therapeutic method of inducing laxation withfluid-nourishing and lubricating medicinals to treatconstipation due to intestinal drynessa therapeutic method for constipation due to intestinaldryness by using moistening medicinals