Dry-Wind
Dry-Wind
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Diagnostic Signs
Dry tongue with thin white coating
Rapid (Shu), Floating (Fu)
Key Characteristic Symptoms
Diagnostic Considerations
Key characteristic symptoms of this pattern are the aversion to cold as well as dry skin, nose, mouth and throat.
Causes & Pathology
Pathological Mechanism
This pattern is like Wind-Heat but with additional Dryness features. It is because the Heat is so strong that it dries up the Body Fluids. The typical Dryness symptoms are dry skin, nose, mouth, tongue and throat. There will be also dry cough and sore throat.
As for the symptoms caused by external Wind, aversion to cold is the most typical one. It is because the Wind invasion impairs the Lung's function of dispersing Defensive Qi between the muscle and skin so that they can not be warmed properly. The pulse is Floating.
The white tongue coating indicates the Pernicious Influence is on the Exterior.
Treatment Approach
Treatment Principle
Generate Body Fluids, disperse External Wind Heat, clear Internal Heat, relieve Toxicity