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Wind-cold

风寒 〔風寒〕fēng hán

Wind and cold disease evils combined, manifesting pronounced aversion to cold with mild heat effusion, and such signs as headache, generalized pain, absence of sweating, nasal congestion and runny nose, cough, clear thin phlegm, absence of thirst. The tongue fur is glossy and white, and the pulse is floating and tight. Wind-cold is characterized by the presence of wind signs and pronounced cold signs, and therefore presents as an exterior cold pattern.

Wind-Cold–Dispersing Medicinals

  • 麻黄 (má huáng) ephedra (Ephedrae Herba)
  • 桂枝 (guì zhī) cinnamon twig (Cinnamomi Ramulus)
  • 紫苏叶 (zǐ sū yè) perilla leaf (Perillae Folium)
  • 紫苏 (zǐ sū) perilla (Perillae Folium, Caulis et Calyx)
  • 生姜 (shēng jiāng) fresh ginger (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens)
  • 紫苏梗 (zǐ sū gěng) perilla stem (Perillae Caulis)
  • 香薷 (xiāng rú) mosla (Moslae Herba)
  • 姜皮 (jiāng pí) ginger skin (Zingiberis Rhizomatis Cortex)
  • 荆芥 (jīng jiè) schizonepeta (Schizonepetae Herba)
  • 防风 (fáng fēng) Saposhnikovia (Saposhnikoviae Radix)
  • 羌活 (qiāng huó) notopterygium (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix)
  • 白芷 (bái zhǐ) Dahurian angelica (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix)
  • 藁本 (gǎo běn) Chinese lovage (Ligustici Rhizoma)
  • 苍耳子 (cāng ěr zǐ) xanthium (Xanthii Fructus)
  • 辛夷 (xīn yí) magnolia flower (Magnoliae Flos)
  • 葱白 (cōng bái) scallion white (Allii Fistulosi Bulbus)
  • 胡荽 (hú suī) coriander (Coriandri Herba cum Radice)
  • 柽柳 (chēng liǔ) tamarisk (Tamaricis Cacumen)

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