Exterior Excess Cold    

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Pattern Names
Exterior Excess Cold • •
Classification
Category: 8 Principles Syndrome: Exterior
Symptoms
Tongue: Thin white coat Pulse: Floating/ Superficial/ Tight
Indications: sudden onset, short duration, chills and fever, headache, body ache, sneezing, coughing, congested or runny nose, itchy throat, normal urination and defecation, normal to mild tongue coating
Keywords
Wind Cold fighting strong constitution: chills and fever • NO SWEATING • severe muscle ache • P: superficial, tight  
Treatment 
Release exterior, Warm cold, Boost yang, Promote sweating
Acupuncture 
LI 4, LU 7, GB 20
Herb
Ma Huang Tang
Etiology
Notes
Use Case 1
Use Case 2