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Among warm diseases, the Wen Du (Warm Toxin) disease presents with symptoms similar to those of Warm Heat diseases, but with a more intense heat. If one stands in the wind while sweating after contracting dampness, Wind-Dampness develops, characterized by fever accompanied by heavy body and pulling pain.

[Note] "Zhong" refers to heatstroke. When a Warm Heat disease is superimposed with summer-heat pathogen, it is named Wen Du syndrome; the treatment is the same as for Warm Heat diseases, but the heat is even more severe.

When a Dampness disease is further affected by wind, it is called Wind-Dampness; its symptoms include fever, heaviness of the body, and pulling pain. The treatment methods have been detailed in the section on Body Pain. For details, see the Summer-Heat section.

Jing Syndrome (Spasm) manifests as opisthotonos (backward arching of the back), shaking of the head, trismus (lockjaw), stiffness and spasm of the neck making turning difficult, fever in the body with cold feet, and redness of the face and eyes. One must carefully distinguish between Gang Jing (Stiff Spasm) and Rou Jing (Soft Spasm) to apply complete treatment methods.

[Note] Jing Syndrome results from the combination of Wind, Dampness, and Cold pathogens. Symptoms include opisthotonos, head shaking, trismus, neck stiffness and spasm, difficulty in turning, body heat with cold feet, and redness of the face and eyes. Treatment depends on distinguishing between Stiff and Soft spasms for recovery. When Wind-Dampness is predominant, there is sweating, termed Rou Jing (Soft Spasm); when Wind-Cold is predominant, there is no sweating, termed Gang Jing (Stiff Spasm). Both are primarily treated with Xiao Xu Ming Tang (Minor Continuation of Life Decoction). For Stiff Spasm, remove Fuzi (Prepared Aconite Root); for Soft Spasm, remove Mahuang (Ephedra Stem). For exterior excess patterns, remove Renshen (Ginseng Root) and Fuzi, add Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) and Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix). For interior excess patterns, remove Renshen and Fuzi, add Mangxiao (Natrii Sulfas) and Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma). In severe cases, use Gegen Tang (Kudzu Decoction) or Guizhi Jia Gegen Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Kudzu Root) to induce sweating. This is the general principle for treating Jing Syndrome; for details, see the Jing Syndrome section.

Clear spirit, bright complexion, and long voice; light body, moist skin, and harmonious and surging pulse indicate normalcy. If suddenly trismus occurs, speech becomes difficult, restlessness ensues, and pulses become hidden and deep, followed by chills and sweating leading to calmness, this indicates an easy recovery. Increased drinking that dissipates normally suggests impending sweating and resolution; ability to eat with a floating pulse suggests stomach harmony and the return of pathogenic factors to the exterior, indicating resolution. If onset occurs at Zi hour (11 PM–1 AM), resolution will likely occur at Wu hour (11 AM–1 PM), as Yang assists Yin. If onset occurs at Wu hour, resolution will likely occur at Zi hour, as Yin follows Yang.

[Note] Diseases prone to recovery exhibit clear spirit, bright complexion, long voice, light body, moist skin, and harmonious, surging pulses. These are all signs of life (Sheng Zheng), hence termed "Life Signs." Even if such favorable signs are present, sudden trismus, muteness, severe restlessness, and hidden pulses should be carefully observed; this is not a transformation into a ominous sign, but rather a struggle between healthy Qi and pathogenic factors, heralding Chanshan Han (Battle Sweat), a sign of imminent recovery. In typhoid fever, thirst often indicates a Yang pattern which recovers easily; sudden excessive drinking with normal digestion implies impending sweating and resolution. Typhoid patients usually cannot eat; sudden appetite with a floating pulse indicates stomach harmony and pathogen returning to the exterior, implying resolution. If resolution does not occur immediately, it is because Yin and Yang have not yet reached harmony. Onset at Zi hour leads to resolution at Wu hour (Yang assisting Yin); onset at Wu hour leads to resolution at Zi hour (Yin following Yang).