The term "

Jin Ye Zi He

" (autonomous recovery of body fluids) was first seen in

Shanghanlun

(Treatise on Cold Damage)

which suggests that the body returns to its normal state of sweating and urination. This is the basis for maintaining the balance of yin and yang in the body

and also an important prerequisite for resisting and eliminating pathogenic factors. In the broad sense

Jin Ye

(body fluids) refers to the general body fluids of various types and their metabolites

and plays an important role in the occurrence

development and prognosis of externally contracted febrile diseases. The loss of harmony of body fluids includes abnormal body fluid volume

transpiration and transformation

and abnormal flow and distribution. The theories of cold damage

warm diseases and pestilence explain externally contracted febrile diseases from different angles. Although the three are different syndrome differentiation systems

they agree on the development trend of the disease from the shallow to the deep and from the outside to the inside. Children have fast metabolism

higher demand for body fluids

and therefore the tendency to experience imbalance in body fluids

which suggests that they are more likely to have body fluid loss than adults. For the treatment

it is proposed to relieve and diffuse the exterior

clear heat and promote fluid production

and restore the smooth movement of qi

to achieve autonomous recovery of body fluids

dispel evil and restore healthy qi. The methods to do so include treating superficies syndrome with sweat promotion using pungent and warm herbs

relieving exterior syndrome with pungent-cool drugs to dispel evil with sweat

clearing internal heat

nourishing yin to facilitate fluids production and removing dampness and heat

to aid the movement of qi.