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MENTAL MODEL · M1747

Bone Steaming

Bone Steaming
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-31

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When yin deficiency reaches its extreme, one feels heat seeping out from the very bones, like being in a steamer. It is often accompanied by night sweats and emaciation. It is commonly seen in the later stages of tuberculosis or consumptive diseases.

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Fuel exhaustion model. This heat is not external fire, but a 'dry burn' after one's own yin fluids have dried up. Ordinary heat-clearing drugs (like splashing water) cannot suppress it; one must 'nourish yin' (add coolant) to reduce the heat.

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'Bone steaming' is a TCM disease name, referring to deep-seated heat pathogen, with a subjective sensation of heat emanating from the bones, accompanied by night sweats, emaciation, and afternoon tidal fever. It is commonly seen in yin deficiency with internal heat or consumptive diseases (such as tuberculosis). It describes heat that is deep and lingering.

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