Wind-Dryness Invading the Lung

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风燥犯肺 (Fēng Zào Fàn Fèi)

Six Stages / Exterior

Tongue

Dry, thin coat

Pulse

Floating, thin

Key Symptoms

Dry cough of sudden onsetDry nose and throat; little sputumSlight fever and aversion to windDry lips

Overview

Exterior Dryness riding on Wind, usually in autumn.

Differentiate from

  • Wind-Heat (sore throat, yellow sputum, more fever)
  • Lung Yin xu (no exterior signs, longer course)

Treatment Principle

Release the exterior; moisten Dryness; descend Lung Qi.

Representative formulas. Sang Xing Tang; Xing Su San if the Dryness is cool.

Representative points. LU-7, LI-4, BL-12, GB-20, KI-6.

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