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MENTAL MODEL · M2395

Carbuncle / Yong

Carbuncle / Yong
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

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Red, swollen, hot, and painful; the root is tight and bound; it suppurates and ruptures easily. This is a yang syndrome.

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Volcanic eruption. The heat toxin in the body finds an outlet and erupts violently. Although painful, it is easy to treat (clearing heat and expelling pus). It is easier to treat than yin abscess (dead volcano).

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In traditional Chinese medicine, it refers to an acute suppurative disease occurring on the body surface, caused by the accumulation of heat toxin and stagnation of qi and blood, with obvious redness, swelling, heat, and pain.

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