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What are the signs and symptoms associated with Yang Ming channel disease?

Alternating fever and chills, ribside pain, bitter taste in the mouth, nausea, and a wiry pulse
Fever, constipation, and abdominal pain that worsens with pressure
Fever and chills, sore throat, red eyes, and a rapid, floating pulse
Great fever, great sweating, great thirst and vexation, and a large, surging pulse

Yang Ming channel disease (aka Qi level heat) are characterized by the "Four Bigs" or "Four Greats," which are treated using Herbs that Drain Fire.

Source: Wiseman and Ellis (1996). Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine. Brookline, MA: Paradigm Publications. p. 229 [Q360]