Search in dictionary
Wind diarrhea
风泻 〔風瀉〕fēng xiè
Diarrhea characterized by discharge of clear water, attributed to contraction of wind evil, and accompanied by aversion to wind, spontaneous sweating, headache, heat effusion, and a floating pulse.
Medicinal therapy: Use atractylodes (Atractylodis Rhizoma, 苍朮 cāng zhú) and saposhnikovia (Saposhnikoviae Radix, 防风 fáng fēng), or
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on GB, LI, CV, ST, and SP. Select GB-20 (Wind Pool, 风池 fēng chí), BL-12 (Wind Gate, 风门 fēng mén), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), CV-12 (Center Stomach Duct, 中脘 zhōng wǎn), ST-25 (Celestial Pivot, 天枢 tiān shū), ST-36 (Leg Three Lǐ, 足三里 zú sān lǐ), and SP-9 (Yīn Mound Spring, 阴陵泉 yīn líng quán); needle with drainage.
Back to previous page