Common cold due to contraction of wind-cold. The main signs are heat effusion, aversion to cold, headache, absence of sweating, nasal congestion, heavy voice, sneezing, itchy throat, cough, absence of thirst, a thin white tongue fur, and a tight floating pulse.
Medicinal therapy: Warm acrid exterior resolution. Use formulas such as Scallion and Fermented Soybean Decoction (葱豉汤cōng chǐ tāng) or Schizonepeta and Saposhnikovia Toxin-Vanquishing Powder (荆防败毒散jīng fáng bài dú sǎn). For pronounced exterior cold, add ephedra (Ephedrae Herba, 麻黄má huáng) and cinnamon twig (Cinnamomi Ramulus, 桂枝guì zhī). For headache and aching joints, add Dahurian angelica (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix, 白芷bái zhǐ). For nasal congestion and heavy voice, add magnolia flower (Magnoliae Flos¹, 辛夷xīn yí), xanthium (Xanthii Fructus, 苍耳子cāng ěr zǐ), asarum (Asari Rhizoma et Radix, 细辛xì xīn), and chebule (Chebulae Fructus, 诃子hē zǐ).
Acumoxatherapy: Base treatment mainly on LI, LU, and BL. Main points: LU-7 (Broken Sequence, 列缺 liè quē), LI-4 (Union Valley, 合谷 hé gǔ), BL-12 (Wind Gate, 风门 fēng mén), and GB-20 (Wind Pool, 风池 fēng chí). For heat effusion, add GV-14 (Great Hammer, 大椎 dà zhuī). For headache, add GV-20 (Hundred Convergences, 百会 bǎi huì), Greater yáng (tài yáng) (太阳tài yáng), and SI-3 (Back Ravine, 后溪 hòu xī). For absence of sweating, add KI-7 (Recover Flow, 复溜 fù liū). For nasal congestion and runny nose, add LI-20 (Welcome Fragrance, 迎香 yíng xiāng) and Hall of Impression (印堂yìn táng). For cough, add BL-13 (Lung Transport, 肺俞 fèi shù), and BL-11 (Great Shuttle, 大杼 dà zhù). Needle all points with drainage and add moxa. For back pain and generalized pain, cup BL-13 (Lung Transport, 肺俞 fèi shù), BL-12 (Wind Gate, 风门 fēng mén), and BL-11 (Great Shuttle, 大杼 dà zhù). Alternatively, use push-cupping, from GV-14 (Great Hammer, 大椎 dà zhuī) down to the lumbus and back, finally to leave the cup in place at BL-13 (Lung Transport, 肺俞 fèi shù) for 10–20 minutes.