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This condition first presents with purple-white tinea (tinea) lesions on the palm and between the fingers, accompanied by numbness, itching, and stubborn thickening or suppuration. Scratching yields white scales; further scratching causes both pain and itching. Washing with hot water brings relief, but the skin often breaks open in the water, resulting in sores or redness, known as "Guai Lai" (Strange Leprosy). Its appearance resembles the skin of goose or duck feet, hence the name. It may also occur on the dorsum of the foot and areas where shoes rub, appearing mixed with the shoe surface; commonly called "Shoe Belt Sore" or "Shoe Cover Wind," it is essentially this same wind pathogen. If prolonged, it penetrates and ulcerates, becoming foul, purulent, and odorous, spreading over the whole body causing deterioration, with the condition worsening significantly. This is due to mental exertion and anxiety, irregular eating habits, excessive sexual desire, sweating exposed to wind and cold, overexertion, contraction of wind-dampness, damage to blood, or sudden anger followed by consumption of cold food, leading to fire pathogen entering the Liver, damaging the Heart and Lungs, and gradually causing deficiency and depletion. Since it originates from the Liver channel, it begins at the extremities of the four limbs before affecting the root; it must not be underestimated as it severely depletes true Yuan Qi. Treatment should involve careful management using Da Xiao Feng San (Great Wind-Dispersing Powder), Er Ba Ji Yang Dan (Two-Eight Yang-Nourishing Pill), and Xiao Zao Dan (Small Date Pill). Another variant involves nails that are floating and thin, with faint blood traces visible underneath, causing no pain but a sensation of tightness and discomfort, named "Goose Claw Wind." Over time, the nails rot and fall off, followed by the detachment of fingertips, a severe harm difficult to save. Every morning before washing or combing, apply one's own eye discharge (eye grease) to the affected area; with long-term use, it heals spontaneously, named "Huan Shen Dan" (Restore Spirit Pill). Internal treatment utilizes herbs that clear yang, disperse wind, and control bleeding; long-term administration can lead to cure, with no other methods available for this specific presentation.

This condition initially arises between the elbows and knees, presenting with soreness and pain, aversion to cold-dampness and wind-cold, and difficulty walking. Quack doctors often misdiagnose it as damp-cold Hong Kong Foot (Tinea Pedis). Prolonged illness leads to weakness and flexion impairment of the lower legs, severe joint pain, gradual wasting and shrinking of leg muscles, swelling of the knees and ankles, and soreness, numbness, painful ulceration, or even loss of toes and fingers. The skin and flesh may turn purple-black, resembling a drumstick, hence the name. Etiology includes exposure to wind-rain, fatigue, lying on damp surfaces, dietary indulgence, and consumption of raw/cold foods, leading to the collapse of qi and blood. Uncontrolled wind-dampness pathogens injure Ying and Wei (nutritive and defensive qi); liver blood flows unrestrainedly, while spleen and kidney fluids dry up and essence withers, causing sinews and bones to lose nourishment. Treatment employs Shen Xian Huan Gu Dan (Immortal Bone-Replacement Pill), Du Sheng Dan (Sole Victory Pill), and Zao Ling Dan (Date-Spirit Pill). Another bizarre condition involves limb joints feeling as if dislocated, connected only by sinews and skin, rendering movement impossible, named "Jin Xian Feng" (Sinew Tinea Wind). For treating wind diseases, Huang Li Lu (Veratrum Album) is often added internally: soak it in wine overnight, bake until dry, and grind into powder, named "Du Sheng San" (Sole Victory Powder). Take 3 qian per dose, washed down with wine; long-term use leads to spontaneous recovery.