EPFs

Question 1

Wind characteristics

Answer 1

1) yang
2) leader of EP
3) sudden, change rapidly
4) constantly movement
5) disperse upwards and outwards

Question 2

Wind Sx

Answer 2

Aversion to cold, fever, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose, stiff occiput
P-floating
-joint pain moving place to place, esp in upper body
-stiffness, rigidity, sudden mm contraction

Question 3

Fire charasteristics

Answer 3

1) yang
2) moves upwards
3) consume yin fluids
4) may stir wind/cause bleeding
5) may cause carbuncles/boils

Question 4

Fire SX

Answer 4

Aversion to heat, high fever, sweating, mental confusion, thirst
P-rapid, overflowing
T-red w yellow coat

Question 5

Another way to describe S-H

Answer 5

W-H with D

Question 6

S-H characteristics

Answer 6

1) yang
2) moves upwards, disperses
3) consumes BF
4) combines with D

Question 7

S-H with Sx

Answer 7

Aversion to cold, fever, sweating, headache, dark urine, thirst
P-rapid, floating
Tired, lassitude

Question 8

D characteristics

Answer 8

1) yin
2) heaviness, turbidity
3) stg, sticky
4) attcks lower body parts
5) blocks Qi injures yang Qi

Question 9

D sx

Answer 9

Heavy limbs, dull mm ache
Pain, heaviness, swelling of joints, esp lower body
Acute urinary discomfort/vaginal discharge, acute skin Dz with papules/vesicles, acute digestive upsets

Question 10

C characteristics

Answer 10

1) yin
2) easily injures yang Qi
3) condenses/contracts
4) causes pain

Question 11

Cold sx

Answer 11

Stiffness, mm contraction, pain, chilliness

Severe joint pain

Question 12

Dryness characteristics

Answer 12

1) consumes BF

2) often injures fx of LU

Question 13

Dryness sx

Answer 13

Acute dry cough, aversion to cold, fever, dry mouth/nose

Question 14

Ways EPFs can invade

Answer 14

1) weak Wei Qi

2) SHi seasons