wk1 / c3 (8 principles- Interior / Exterior and Pathway of disease- Part 2 of 4)

Question 1

“Exterior” disease is generally mild or chronic?

Answer 1

mild

Question 2

What are the main clinical manifestations of an Exterior disease?

Answer 2

Aversion to cold & fever, thin and white tongue coating, floating pulse.

Question 3

During an exterior wind-cold attack, why is there aversion to cold?

Answer 3

External wind obstructs Wei Qi so it can’t circulate to warm the muscles.

Question 4

what is the characteristic and essential symptom of invasion of exterior Wind?

(p 684, maciocia, foundations)

Answer 4

“Aversion to cold or wind’

Question 5

wind attacks the superficial channels first which are?

Answer 5

Greater-Yang channels (SI and BL)

and obstructs the circulation of defensive qi within them

*this causes - stiffness and pain along these channels and particularly in the back of the neck.

p. 684, (maciocia, foundations)

Question 6

wind attacks which part of the body?

and causes?

Answer 6

top part of body and lodges in the throat

causing itchy sensation in throat

(p. 685, maciocia, foundation)

Question 7

worksheet question-

1. how does Wind-Cold attack the body?

Answer 7

*