Korean Herbal Formulation [Part 12] The Classic Remedies for Wind–Cold Colds: Gui Zhi Tang and Ma Huang Tang
CALee Acupuncture Korean Herbal Formulation [Part 12] The Classic Remedies for Wind–Cold Colds: Gui Zhi Tang and Ma Huang Tang Part 2. External Invaders: Defending Against the Six Climatic Factors Lesson 10 In the previous lecture, we examined formulas for wind–damp disorders, focusing on Qiang Huo Sheng Shi Tang and Wu Yao Shun Qi San , which address pain and obstruction caused by wind combining with dampness. In this installment, we turn to one of the most common external disorders: wind–cold (風寒) conditions. Wind–cold arises when wind combines with cold and invades the exterior (表) of the body, typically through the Taiyang channel . This invasion produces fever and aversion to cold, but the clinical presentation differs depending on whether sweating is present or absent. Accordingly, wind–cold exterior patterns are divided into two fundamentally different types: Exterior Cold Deficiency Pattern (表寒虛證) – sweating is present Exterior Cold Excess Pattern (表寒實證)...