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Yang pulse is floating and slippery, yin pulse is soft and weak. If exposed to wind again, it transforms into Wind-Warmth (this occurs when previous heat has not subsided and wind is contracted again. *Nan Jing* states: the pulse of Wind-Strike is yang floating and slippery, yin soft and weak. Wind attacks heat, thus transforming into Wind-Warmth).

If diaphoresis is induced and the body becomes burning hot, it is named Wind-Warmth. In Wind-Warmth disease, the pulses at cun, guan, and chi are all floating; there is spontaneous sweating, heaviness of the body, excessive sleepiness, snoring in respiration, and difficulty in speech. If purgation is mistakenly applied, it leads to difficult urination, fixed gaze, and loss of bowel and bladder control. If fire therapy is mistakenly applied, mild cases result in yellowing of the skin; severe cases resemble convulsive epilepsy with occasional spasms. If moxibustion or fumigation is used, this is a first error that prolongs the illness; a second error accelerates death (Cheng Wuji notes: After diaphoresis for Cold Damage, the body should be cool. If the body remains burning hot after diaphoresis, it is not Cold Damage but Wind-Warmth. Wind damages the upper part, affecting the Yang channels. Wind combining with Warmth damages the Defensive Qi. Pulses being floating indicates Defensive Qi invasion; spontaneous sweating confirms this. Wind damages the Defensive layer, Warmth damages the Qi layer. Heaviness and sleepiness indicate Defensive Qi obscured by Wind-Warmth. Snoring and speech difficulty indicate external excess of Wind-Warmst obstructing Qi flow. Mistaken purgation damages Zang Qi, specifically the Taiyang Bladder channel. *Nei Jing* states: Bladder dysfunction causes retention of urine (Long), and lack of restraint causes enuresis. Long refers to difficult urination. The Taiyang channel originates from the inner canthus. *Nei Jing* states: High pupils indicate Taiyang deficiency; staring upward indicates Taiyang exhaustion. Difficult urination, fixed gaze, and incontinence result from purgation depleting fluids and damaging Zang Qi, while external Wind-Warmth threatens the meridians. This is difficult to treat. Mistaken fire therapy aids Wind-Warmth, generating Heat. Mild heat stagnation causes jaundice; severe heat generates Wind, resembling epilepsy with spasms. A previous fire treatment was one error; adding fumigation is a second error. One error prolongs the illness; two errors lead to critical danger, hence "accelerating death".)

Appendix:
Wind-Warmth presents with floating pulses at both cun and chi, headache, fever, frequent spontaneous sweating, heavy body,必喘 (inevitable panting), flaccidity of the four limbs, silence, and desire to sleep. Treatment should focus on Shaoyin and Jueyin channels; diaphoresis is contraindicated. Inducing sweat leads to delirium, muttering, internal irritability, and inability to lie down. Death resembling epilepsy with scattered gaze is due to medical error. Wind-Warmth contraindicates diaphoresis; Wei Yu Tang is appropriate. For burning heat, Zhi Mu Gan Ge Tang is used. For severe thirst, Gua Lou Gen Tang is used. For sinking pulse, heavy body, and sweating, Han Fang Ji Tang is used.

Wei Yu Tang: Treats Wind-Warmth, also Winter-Warmth, and Spring Wind-Cold with symptoms of fever, vertigo, headache, dry throat, stiff tongue, chest pain, fullness, and stiffness in waist and back.
Ingredients: Gegen (Kudzu Root), Baizhi (Angelicae Dahuricae Radix), Mahuang (Ephedrae Herba - soaked in boiling water), Xingren (Armeniacae Semen Amarum - remove tip, skin, and twin kernels), Gancao (Licorice Root - honey-fried, each 0.5 liang), Weiyu (Polygonati Rhizoma - 7.5 qian), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum - crushed), Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix - remove rhizome, each 1 liang), Chuanxiong (Ligusticum Chuanxiong Rhizoma - 3 qian), Qingmuxiang (Aucklandiae Radix - 1 qian).
Usage: Coarsely powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1.5 sheng of water, decoct to 0.5 zhong. Take 3-4 times daily.

Another Prescription:
Ingredients: Weiyu, Baiwei (Cynanchi Atrati Radix), Mahuang, Duhuo (Angelicae Pubescentis Radix), Xingren, Chuanxiong, Qingmuxiang, Gancao (each 1 liang), Shigao (3 liang).
Usage: Coarsely powder. Decoct in 8 sheng of water to obtain 3 sheng. Strain and divide into three doses. Aim for sweating. If alternating chills and fever occur, add Poxiao (Mirabilite) 2.5 qian and Dahuang (Rhei Radix et Rhizoma) 3 liang to purge. If Muxiang is unavailable, use Shexiang (Moschus) 1 fen. *Duan Ju Fang* states Wei Yu Tang treats Winter-Warmth and Spring Wind-Cold with symptoms of head pain, dry throat, stiff tongue, muscle pain, chest fullness, and back stiffness.

Zhi Mu Gan Ge Tang: Treats severe burning heat in Wind-Warmth.
Ingredients: Zhi Mu (Anemarrhenae Rhizoma), Weiyu (each 3 qian), Tiannanxing (Arisaematis Rhizoma - raw), Mahuang (remove roots and joints), Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix), Xingren, Qianghuo (each 2 qian), Gancao, Huangqin (Scutellariae Radix), Muxiang (Vladimiriae Radix), Shengma (Cimicifugae Rhizoma), Renshen (Ginseng Radix), Chuanxiong (each 1 qian), Shigao (6 qian), Gegen (8 qian).
Usage: Coarsely powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1.5 sheng of water, decoct to 1 sheng. Strain and take.

Fang Ji Tang: Treats Wind-Warmth with floating pulse, heavy body, and sweating. (Another version lacks Renshen).
Ingredients: Fangji (Stephaniae Tetrandrae Radix - 4 liang), Gancao (honey-fried), Huangqi (Astragali Radix - honey-fried), Renshen (each 1 liang), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger - 2 liang), Baizhu (Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma - 3 liang).
Usage: Coarsely powder. Take 5 qian per dose, add 1.5 sheng of water, decoct to 1 zhong. Strain and drink. After drinking, sit wrapped in blankets until sweating feels like insects crawling; or lie down to induce sweat. (Xu Yishi states: If Wind-Warmth is mistakenly treated with diaphoresis, Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang saves the patient).

Gua Lou Gen Tang: Treats Wind-Warmth with burning heat and extreme thirst.
Ingredients: Shigao, Renshen, Gan Ge (each 2 qian), Gua Lou Gen (Trichosanthis Radix - 3 qian), Fangfeng, Zhi Mu (each 1.5 qian), Gancao (1 qian).
Usage: One dose. Add 2 zhong of water, decoct to 1 zhong. Drink thoroughly. Decoct the dregs again.

Gegen Longdan Tang: Treats Wind-Warmth with weak pulse, heavy body, and sweating.
Ingredients: Shigao (5 fen), Gancao (7 fen), Longdancao (Gentianae Radix), Guizhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus - each 1 qian, omit if no sweating), Baishao (Paeoniae Radix Alba), Daqing (Indigo Naturalis - each 1.5 qian), Gegen, Shengma (each 2 qian), Weiyu (3 qian), Shengjiang (3 slices).
Usage: Decoct and take as above.

Haizang (Zhang Yuansu/Li Dongyuan school): For treating Wind-Warmth, based on the *Huo Ren Shu*, Wei Yu Tang contains Mahuang which is avoided; therefore, Baizhu Tang is preferred (see formula under Taiyang Fever section earlier). If vertigo, sweating, and muscle twitching occur, add Muli (Ostrea Concha). If waist and back stiffness occur, add Qianghuo. If dry tongue and thirst occur, add Renshen. If severe burning heat occurs, add Zhi Mu. If heavy body and profuse sweating occur, add Huangqi. If internal cold injury from food occurs, do not add [Huangqi].