Analysis of Wind-Cold Common Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Analysis of Wind-Cold Common Cold in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The feared Wind-Cold common cold is the process by which the body is affected by the Wind-Cold evil. Wind evil is the foremost of the six external evils, with Cold evil ranking second. Characteristics of Wind evil: Wind is a Yang evil, light and dispersing in nature, moving and changing frequently, and is unpredictable. Therefore, … Read more

The Differences Between Wind-Heat and Wind-Cold Colds

The Differences Between Wind-Heat and Wind-Cold Colds

The Differences Between Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat Colds Nowadays, people generally know that colds can be classified as Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat, but they often cannot distinguish which is which. In fact, it is easy to differentiate between the two; most colds are Wind-Cold, while a minority are Wind-Heat. 01 Differences Between Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat Colds Wind-Cold … Read more

Fang Feng Tong Sheng Wan: A Comprehensive Formula for Treating 18 Conditions by Resolving Exterior and Interior Heat

Fang Feng Tong Sheng Wan: A Comprehensive Formula for Treating 18 Conditions by Resolving Exterior and Interior Heat

Fang Feng Tong Sheng Wan (防风通圣丸) is a formula that resolves both exterior and interior conditions, employing the four methods of sweating, purging, clearing, and benefiting to eliminate exterior and interior pathogenic heat, as well as phlegm-dampness. It can treat 18 different conditions: The main herbs in the formula include Fang Feng (Siler Root), Jing … Read more