Topic on discussion of febrile diseases in the plain questions (Thirty-first article part IV) [1]

The Emperor asked: "When a febrile disease recovers, there is often a little remnant fever. Why?"

Qi Bo answered: "All remnant fever is due to forced eating during a high fever, therefore there is a remnant fever. In this way, although the disease weakens, the remnant heat is stored because the fever wrestles with the heat of the food. These two kinds of heat mixed, and therefore a remnant fever happens."

"By looking at its excess of deficiency and adjusting its disobedience and obedience, we can stop remnant fever."

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