Korean Herbal Formulation [Part 14] When Cold Enters the Body – Cold Evil (寒邪) Symptoms and Key Herbs
CALee Acupuncture Korean Herbal Formulation [Part 14] When Cold Enters the Body – Cold Evil (寒邪) Symptoms and Key Herbs Part 2: External Invaders – The Assault and Defense of the Six Climatic Factors Sub-Part 2.2: The Cold Natured Force, Cold Evil (寒邪) Lesson 12: When Cold Enters the Body – Cold Evil Symptoms and Herbal Medicines In Sub-Part 2.1, we examined Wind Evil (風邪) —its changeable nature in externally contracted disorders and the principles used to address it. From this lesson onward, we turn our focus to Cold Evil (寒邪) , one of the Yin-type pathogenic influences among the Six Climatic Factors. Cold Evil constricts, solidifies, and stagnates the body, leading to pain and cold extremities. Unlike Wind Evil, which moves and transforms easily, Cold Evil tends to remain, congeal, and bind , producing distinct clinical patterns and requiring a fundamentally different therapeutic approach. 1. Nature and Characteristics of Cold Evil (寒邪) Cold Evil belongs to the category...