Excessive thirst

In Chinese medicine, excessive thirst denotes heat; thirst without the desire to drink is a sign of dampness or deficient yin.

Polydipsia is a symptom of diabetes.

1. Patterns of Heat disharmony of the body
2. Patterns of deficient yin in the body

1. Renal failure
2. Polluted drinking water
3. Pattern of Lung Fire in the body
4. Measles
5. Lack of water for agriculture
6. Diabetes
7. Dessiccation of human skin
8. Dehydration
9. Constipation

1. Pattern of Summer Heat Dampness pernicious influence in the body
2. Disharmony of Heat in the body
3. Disharmony of Dampness in the body
4. Deficiency of Yin in the body