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Also heat formation. The development of heat signs in externally contracted disease. In the initial-stage, external evils such as wind, cold, dryness, and dampness invade the body and give rise to an exterior cold pattern marked by aversion to cold and a thin white tongue fur. If the evil then penetrates the qì aspect, aversion to cold is replaced by aversion to heat, thirst, dry lips, heart vexation, constipation, reddish urine, a red tongue with yellow fur, and a rapid pulse. On Warm Heat (温热论 wēn rè lùn) states, Cold damage evil lingers in the exterior, and then transforms into heat and enters the interior. Compare transformation into fire.

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