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Abhorrence of cold

憎寒 〔憎寒〕 zēng hán

External shivering with internal heat vexation arising when a deep-lying internal heat evil blocks yáng qì and prevents it from reaching the exterior. Abhorrence of cold occurs, for example, in deep-lying rheum, pestilential qì or epidemic toxin hidden in the membrane source, thunder head wind, and gān of the lung. More at Cold and Heat under inquiry.

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