Cold-induced disease:an introduction.

Introduction
TCM Knowledge:Febrile Disease and Cold-induced Disease according to ShangHanLun. ✵The cold-induced disease is a general term for various externally contracted febrile diseases; Sometimes it is only used for cold affection, a condition caused by cold, manifested as chills and fever, an absence of sweating, headache, floating and tense pulse.

 ✵Herbalist Zhang Zhongjing defined the Cold-induced disease in about 5 syndromes. These syndromes are all defined in details by his famous works:

Cold-induced disease (Hán Bìng).
Shang Han Lun,Treatise on Cold-induced Diseases 
 [entry-01]. The disease of coldness, affect kidneys first, it is intruding the five-Zang viscera, dragging channels and pains. If it is intruding in the eight empty houses (five-Fu viscera and triple Energizers), the extravagated blood will be stagnant, accumulated in long days and not flows, turned into an apparent disease, should it be treated carefully with cautions!.

 [entry-02]. Cold-induced disease, ostealgia (pain in bones), yin arthralgia (arthralgia caused by the yin pathogens), abdominal distension, lumbago (backache), constipated (difficult defecation), dragging pain in shoulders, back, neck and nape, the pulse is sunken and slow, this is the syndrome that the cold pathogen disturbing kidneys... In severe conditions, pain in both popliteal area.

 [entry-03]. Cold-induced disease, pain in bilateral hypochondria, cold pathogen spreading in the middle and pulling or stagnant, cephalea (headache) if it counterflows, deafness, the pulse is wiry, sunken and slow, this is the syndrome that the cold pathogen subujgating the liver... In severe conditions, acute pain in bilateral hypochondria, unable to change one's position (unable to move around), ...

 [entry-04]. Cold-induced disease, distention and full in the chest and hypochondrium, pain in the shoulder and back scapula, alternation of joy and sadness in severe conditions, vertiginous falling and could not recognize others (lose of consciousness), this is the syndrome that the cold pathogen subujgating the heart... In severe conditions, pain in the external part of the elbows, arms are unable to stretch...

 [entry-05]. Cold-induced disease, abdominal fullness and rumbling sound (borborygmus), indigestion, diarrhea with undigested food (undigested food in stool), in severe conditions, limp wilting (weak wilting of lower legs and feet) and could not bend, the pulse is slow and choppy, this is the syndrome that cold pathogen subujgating the spleen... In severe conditions, strong pain in the trochanteric region, could not bend and stretch, ...

 [entry-06]. Cold-induced disease, panting (pant for breath), cough, weak breath (short of breath), unable to smooth breath, spit spittle and saliva (drool foaming at the mouth), deaf, dry throat, this is the syndrome that the cold pathogen subujgating lungs, thus the pulse is sunken and slow, ... In severe conditions, pain in the internal part of the elbows, arms are unable to stretch, ...

References:
  • 1.Cold-induced disease:an introduction.
  • 2.Shang Han Za Bing Lun:the Treatise on Cold-induced and Miscellaneous Diseases.By Zhāng Zhòngjǐng.
  • 3.Shang Han Lun:the Treatise on Cold-induced Diseases.By Wáng Shūhé.
  • 4.Zhong Jing Quan Shu:the Complete Book of Zhongjing.By Zhào Kāiměi.

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