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MENTAL MODEL · M2367

Sudden Turmoil / Huo Luan

Sudden Turmoil / Huo Luan
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Sudden violent vomiting and diarrhea, causing chaos and depletion. Unlike the modern medical concept of cholera caused by Vibrio cholerae, in traditional Chinese medicine it refers to all severe vomiting and diarrhea syndromes.

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Bidirectional ejection. The pivot of the middle burner (spleen and stomach) is completely disrupted. Clear qi fails to ascend and instead descends (diarrhea), while turbid qi fails to descend and instead ascends (vomiting). This is a complete chaos of qi movement, requiring emergency rescue to restore yang.

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Cholera is an acute intestinal infectious disease caused by Vibrio cholerae, transmitted through contaminated water and food, leading to severe diarrhea and dehydration, and can spread rapidly.

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