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indicate the location of Heat in the Lungs.

After establishing the character of exterior or interior cough, we must differentiate the pattern
further in each case. If it is exterior, we must ascertain whether it is Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat. If
it is interior, it is due to Lung-Heat and we must ascertain whether there is just Lung-Heat or
Lung Phlegm-Heat (see Figure 8.2(162)Figure 8.2(163)).

The acute patterns to be discussed are:

EXTERIOR CONDITIONS

Invasion of Wind-Cold

Invasion of Wind-Heat

Invasion of Wind-Dryness

INTERIOR CONDITIONS

Lung-Heat

Lung Phlegm-Heat

Exterior Conditions

Invasion of Wind-Cold

Clinical Manifestations

Cough, slight breathlessness, sneezing, runny nose with white discharge, aversion to cold,
shivers, no temperature or one that is only slightly raised, no sweating, body aches, stiff neck,
headache and pale urine.

Tongue: there may be no evident change.

Pulse: Floating-Tight.

This is the typical pattern of invasion of Wind-Cold with prevalence of Cold. It corresponds to
the Greater-Yang pattern with prevalence of Cold within the 6 Stages.

Treatment Principle

Release the Exterior, restore the dispersing and descending of Lung-Qi, expel Wind, scatter Cold
by promoting sweating and stop cough.