诸阳经筋，皆在于头。手三阳之筋，并结入颔颊；足阳明之筋，上夹于口。诸阳为风寒
所客则筋急，故口噤不开也。
诊其脉迟者生。
脾脉络胃，夹咽，连舌本，散舌下。心之别脉系舌本。今心、脾二脏受风邪，故舌强不
喉咙者，气之所以上下也。会厌者，音声之户；舌者，声之机；唇者，声之扇。风寒客
于会厌之间，故卒然无音。皆由风邪所伤，故谓风失音不语。
《养生方》云∶醉卧当风，使人发喑。
贼风者，谓冬至之日，有疾风从南方来，名曰虚风。此风至能伤害于人，故言贼风也。
其伤人也，但痛不可得按抑，不可得转动，痛处体卒无热。伤风冷则骨解深痛，按之乃应骨
痛也。但觉身内索索冷，欲得热物熨痛处，即小宽；时有汗。久不去，重遇冷气相搏，乃结
成瘰 及偏枯；遇风热气相搏，乃变附骨疽也。
风痉者，口噤不开，背强而直，如发痫之状。其重者，耳中策策痛；卒然身体痉直者，
死也。由风邪伤于太阳经，复遇寒湿，则发痉也。
诊其脉，策策如弦，直上下者，风痉脉也。
风邪伤人，令腰背反折，不能俯仰，似角弓者，由邪入诸阳经故也。
风邪入于足阳明、手太阳之经，遇寒则筋急引颊，故使口 僻，言语不正，而目不
能平视。
诊其脉，浮而迟者可治。
《养生方》云∶夜卧，当耳勿得有孔，风入耳中，喜令口 。
All Yang meridian sinews are located in the head. The sinews of the three Hand-Yang meridians converge and knot into the mandible and cheeks; the sinew of the Foot-Yangming (Stomach) meridian ascends to flank the mouth. When all Yang meridians are invaded by Wind-Cold pathogenic factors, the sinews become tense and contracted, thus causing trismus (lockjaw) with inability to open the mouth.
If the pulse is slow (Chi), it indicates survival.
The collateral channel of the Spleen connects with the Stomach, flanks the pharynx, attaches to the root of the tongue, and scatters under the tongue. The divergent channel of the Heart attaches to the root of the tongue. Now that both the Heart and Spleen viscera are affected by Wind pathogenic factors, stiffness of the tongue occurs.
The larynx/pharynx is the pathway through which Qi moves up and down. The epiglottis is the gate of voice; the tongue is the mechanism of sound; the lips are the fan of speech. When Wind-Cold lodges between the epiglottis, sudden aphonia (loss of voice) occurs. All these are caused by injury from Wind pathogenic factors, hence termed "Wind Aphonia" or loss of speech due to wind.
The *Yangsheng Fang* (Prescriptions for Nourishing Life) states: Sleeping while drunk in the wind causes aphonia.
Thieving Wind (Zei Feng) refers to fierce winds blowing from the south on the day of Winter Solstice, named Empty Wind (Xu Feng). This wind can harm humans, hence called Thieving Wind. When it harms the body, it causes pain that cannot be pressed or manipulated, and the body cannot turn; the painful area shows no heat on the surface. If injured by Wind-Cold, there is deep bone pain, felt upon pressure. One feels internal shivering coldness, desiring hot compresses on the painful area for slight relief; sometimes sweating occurs. If prolonged and not resolved, re-encountering Cold Qi combats with it, forming Scrofula (Luo Li) and hemiplegia (Pian Gu); if encountering Wind-Heat Qi combats with it, it transforms into Deep Bone Abscess (Fu Gu Ju).
Wind Spasm presents as trismus, back rigidity and straightening, resembling the state of epilepsy. In severe cases, there is stabbing pain in the ears; sudden general spasm and rigidity of the body indicates death. This is because Wind pathogenic factors injure the Taiyang (Bladder) meridian, and upon encountering Cold-Damp, spasm is triggered.
Diagnosing the pulse, if it is rapid/tense like a string, straight up and down, this is the pulse of Wind Spasm.
Wind pathogenic factors harming the person cause the waist and back to arch backward, unable to bend forward or backward, resembling a drawn bow, because the pathogenic factor enters the various Yang meridians.
When Wind pathogenic factors enter the Foot-Yangming (Stomach) and Hand-Taiyang (Small Intestine) meridians, encountering Cold causes sinew tension pulling the cheek, thus causing facial paralysis (deviation of the mouth and eye), abnormal speech, and inability to look straight ahead.
Diagnosing the pulse, if it is floating and slow, it is treatable.
The *Yangsheng Fang* states: When sleeping at night, ensure there are no holes near the ears; if Wind enters the ear, it often causes facial paralysis.