Inquiring about Cold and Heat - Exterior Patterns

Question 1

Exterior Patterns - invasion of what

Answer 1

External Pathogen

Question 2

Exterior Patterns - struggle between what

Answer 2

Upright (Zheng) qi and evil EPFs

Question 3

Exterior Patterns - fever is accompanied by what?

Answer 3

Aversion to wind/cold (chills)

Question 4

Exterior Patterns - Aversion to wind, slight fever, sweating - what are the symptoms, pulse and tongue?

Answer 4

1. Exterior wind (wind strike)
2. Headache stiff neck
3. Pulse: Floating and moderate pulse
4. Tongue: thin, white fur

Question 5

Exterior Patterns - More chills than fever, no sweating - what are the symptoms, pulse and tongue?

Answer 5

1. Exterior wind cold - taiyang cold
2. Headache, body ache
3. Pulse: floating and tight
4. Tongue: thin white coating

Question 6

Exterior Patterns - More fever than chills - what are the symptoms, pulse and tongue?

Answer 6

1. Exterior wind heat
2. Fever, slight aversion to wind or slight chills, slight or no sweating, dry mouth, slight thirst, headache, general body ache
3. Tongue: red tip with white coat
4. Pulse: floating and rapid

Question 7

True or False: Chills comes from impairment of wei qi

Answer 7

True

Question 8

True or False: Wind strike always has sweating

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or False: Cold damage always has sweating

Answer 9

False

Question 10

True or False: Sore throat is always due to wind heat

Answer 10

False