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Ma Huang Tang (San, Formula No. 1) Gui Zhi Tang (San, Formula No. 9) Ma Gui Yin (Xin San, Formula No. 7) Yu Feng Tang (San, Formula No. 56) Pai Feng Tang (San, Formula No. 105)
Wu Ji San (San, Formula No. 39) Xu Ming Tang (San, Formula No. 51) Xiao Xu Ming Tang (San, Formula No. 52) Da Xu Ming Tang (San, Formula No. 53) Da Qin Jiao Tang (He, Formula No. 245)

Er Dan Wan (Bu, Formula No. 156; Nourishing Yin and Blood) Di Huang Wan (Bu, Formula No. 155; Deficient Wind) Ba Feng San (He, Formula No. 240; Excess Wind Pathogen Rising Up) Sheng Feng Tang (He, Formula No. 239; Wind-Phlegm) Qing Xin San (He, Formula No. 249; Wind-Phlegm) Hu Po Shou Xing Wan (He, Formula No. 113; Wind-Phlegm)
Di Tan Tang (He, Formula No. 248; Wind-Phlegm) Si Bai Dan (He, Formula No. 254; Clearing Qi and Dispelling Wind) Shun Feng Yun Qi San (He, Formula No. 242; Moving Qi and Dispersing Wind) Yi Yi Ren Tang (He, Formula No. 247; Stroke with Flowing Obstruction) Hu Gu San (He, Formula No. 250; Hemiplegia) Fang Feng Tong Sheng San (Gong, Formula No. 16; Wind-Heat with Constipation) San Hua Tang (Gong, Formula No. 29; Pathogenic Excess in the Middle Jiao) Wei Feng Tang (San, Formula No. 57; Deficient Wind with Facial Edema) Qin Jiao Sheng Ma Tang (San, Formula No. 55; Yangming Wind Strike) Di Huang San (San, Formula No. 58; Yin Deficiency Wind Strike) Xu Ming Zhu San (San, Formula No. 54; Tonifying Deficiency and Dispersing Wind) Shi Wei Cuo San (Re, Formula No. 49; Blood Deficiency with Body Pain) Yang Zheng Dan (Re, Formula No. 189; Phlegm-Saliva Rising Up) Yang Xue Dang Gui Di Huang Tang (He, Formula No. 246; Blood Scarcity with Cramping)

The syndrome of "Fei Feng" (Non-Wind) is what people at present call the syndrome of "Zhong Feng" (Wind Strike). This syndrome often presents with sudden collapse; sudden collapse is mostly due to loss of consciousness and mental confusion. Its root cause lies in internal injury leading to accumulated depletion and physical decline, and originally it is not caused by external contraction of wind-cold. However, through transmission from ancient times to the present, everyone has named it Zhong Feng (Wind Strike), which is a great error. Therefore, I wish to remove the term Zhong Feng (Wind Strike) and propose naming it Lei Feng (Resembling Wind), or even Shu Feng (Belonging to Wind). Yet, both Lei Feng (Resembling Wind) and Shu Feng (Belonging to Wind) are still close to the character Feng (Wind), fearing that later generations will not understand and remain confused. Thus, adopting solely the intent of Liu He Jian (Liu Wansu) and Li Dong Yuan (Li Gao), I simply name it Fei Feng (Non-Wind). This may make it easier for people to comprehend and realize that it is fundamentally not a Wind syndrome.

First, in diagnosing any disease, one must first correct the nomenclature. Observing the various discussions on Wind syndromes in the chapters of Nei Jing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor), there are differences in depth, organ involvement, deficiency/excess, and cold/heat. The previous arguments have detailed this, and these points are clearly verifiable. If we consider what contemporary people call Zhong Feng (Wind Strike), they mistakenly identify all cases of Jue Ni (Jue Syndrome/Collapse) described in Nei Jing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) as Wind. This error has persisted until today without anyone distinguishing them. Although Dan Xi (Zhu Zhenheng) stated: "The so-called Wind diseases in the current world are largely treated similarly to Wei Zheng (Atrophy Syndromes)," this view has its merits. However, why not say that it is an error to mistake Jue Ni (Jue Syndrome/Collapse) for Wind? Only recently, Xu Dong Gao (Xu Ke) said: "Jue Syndromes resemble Wind syndromes; all conditions such as Shi Jue (Corpse-like Collapse), Tan Jue (Phlegm Collapse), Qi Jue (Qi Collapse), Xue Jue (Blood Collapse), and Jiu Jue (Alcohol Collapse) are similar to Zhong Feng (Wind Strike)." This statement seems plausible but is not entirely sound. If Wind and Jue were truly similar, then whenever encountering such a syndrome, one could call it Wind or Jue. With uncertainty remaining, would one follow Wind treatment or Jue treatment? One should know that what the Classics refer to, Wind is Wind, and Jue is Jue. Wind is a exterior syndrome, while Jue is an interior syndrome. How can they be called similar? Why do later generations fail to carefully examine the meaning of the Classics and treat all Jue syndromes as Wind? Since it is named Wind, how can one not treat it according to Wind principles? Since treating according to Wind principles, how can one avoid using Wind-dispelling herbs? Using Wind-dispelling herbs to treat Jue syndromes dissipates not the pathogen, but the Yuan Qi (Primary Qi)? Consequently, the True Yin is further injured, and the True Qi is further lost, thereby hastening death. If one recognizes it as Jue, it is originally not an external contraction, and thus has no relation to the concept of Wind. This illustrates why nomenclature must be corrected and syndromes must be distinguished. Once the name is correct, how could there be the danger of mis-treatment? The principles of various Jue syndromes are detailed in the subsequent section on Jue Ni (Jue Syndrome/Collapse); this section should be read in conjunction with that section.