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Wind 风

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Pattern Names

Wind • 风 • Feng

Classification
Category: 6 Pathogenic Factors	Syndrome: Wind

Symptoms
Tongue: normal	Pulse: superficial
Indications: EXTERNAL (Wind Cold, Wind Heat, Wind Dryness, Wind Damp, Wind Water). For Wind Cold: Wind > Cold, sweating, wind opens the pores causing deficiency of Wei Qi, Gui Zhi Tang. • INTERNAL (Wind Rashes, Wind Bi, Wind Attacks Collaterals, Tetanus)

Treatment Principle

Release Exterior

Acupunture

Tai Yang Diseases -- Wind Cold Wind Attack: Wind>Cold; BL12, LU7, DU16, GB20, LI4, SJ5, ST36. -- Wind Cold Cold Attack: BL12, LU7, DU16, GB20, LI4, SJ5, moxa -- Wind Water Accumulation : REN9, REN3, ST28, LU7, BL22, BL39, BL64 --Blood Accumulation: REN3, KD14, ST28, BL39, BL22, SP10, LV3, SP6

Herbs

Wind Water: diuretics

Notes

WIND HEAT - simultaneous fever and chills with fever > chills, thirst, sore throat, yellow nasal discharge, headache, body ache. T: thin white or yellow coat. P: Superficial, rapid. • WIND COLD (Wind Attack)- simultaneous chills and fever with chills > slight fever, no thirst, aversion to wind, mild aversion to cold, clear nasal discharge, headache, stiff neck, itchy throat, SLIGHT SWEATING. T: normal or TWC. P: superficial, slow. (Wind Cold)- simultaneous chills and fever with chills > fever, no thirst, aversion to cold, clear nasal discharge, headache, stiff neck, itchy throat, NO SWEATING. T: normal or TWC. P: superficial, tight • WIND WATER ACCUMULATION - urine retention, edema, aversion to cold, fever, slight thirst, vomiting fluids soon after drinking • BLOOD ACCUMULATION: blood in urine, mental restlessness, hypogastric distention, T: purple tongue no coating, P: deep fine, rapid, choppy.