《素问》金匮真言论曰∶天有八风,经有五风。灵枢九宫八风篇曰∶大弱风、谋风、刚
风、
折风、大刚风、凶风、婴儿风、弱风,是为八风。五风者,肝为木,木旺生风。肺为金,火
旺金刑则生风,水冷金寒则又生风。脾为土,土湿生风,燥亦生风。心为火,火炎风自出。
肾为水,水衰相火生风。是为五风。八风由外,五风由内,目为外风所伤,其症眵泪肿痛,
星翳渐侵,且风或挟热,则先头痛,眵粘 臊,赤肿羞明。风或挟湿,则多泪作痒,沿烂恶
明。风或挟燥,则眵硬多泪,眼皮紧急。风或挟寒,则时流冷泪,微赤羞明。若神光泛白,
视物昏朦,渐成内障,其痛时作时止,此由血虚火旺,内风所伤。治法在表者散之汗之,挟
热凉散之,挟寒温散之,湿则汗之,燥则润之,但宜兼用和血之品。所谓治风先治血,血行
风自灭也。至诸内风所伤,切不可升提发散。盖气血大亏之人,邪中于里,不能发泄,宜大
补气血,使邪外越。又有平素阴亏者,厥阳内动,微感伤阴,即宜养阴平肝,使邪自散。若
过用风药,益动热而耗阴矣。至半表半里之症,当以和解为先。然外风易治,内风难除。吴
鹤皋曰∶艽防之属,可以治外风,而内风非其治也。旨哉斯言,学人能体会之,思过半矣。
The *Suwen* (Plain Questions), chapter "Jingui Zhenyan Lun" (Discourse on the True Sayings of the Golden Cabinet), states: Heaven has eight winds, and meridians have five winds. The *Lingshu* (Spiritual Pivot), chapter "Jiugong Bafeng Pian" (Chapter on Nine Palaces and Eight Winds), states: Da Ruofeng (Great Weak Wind), Moufeng (Conspiracy Wind), Gangfeng (Rigid Wind), Zhefeng (Broken Wind), Dagangfeng (Great Rigid Wind), Xiongfeng (Auspicious/Ominous Wind), Ying'erfeng (Infant Wind), and Ruofeng (Weak Wind) constitute the eight winds. The five winds refer to: The Liver belongs to Wood; when Wood qi is prosperous, wind is generated. The Lungs belong to Metal; when Fire qi is prosperous and punishes Metal, wind is generated; when Water is cold and Metal is chilled, wind is also generated. The Spleen belongs to Earth; when Earth is damp, wind is generated, and when dry, wind is also generated. The Heart belongs to Fire; when Fire flames upward, wind naturally emerges. The Kidneys belong to Water; when Water declines, Ministerial Fire generates wind. These are called the five winds. The eight winds originate from external invasion, while the five winds arise internally. When the eyes are injured by external wind, symptoms include discharge, tearing, redness, swelling, and pain, with astigmatism and nebulae gradually invading. If wind combines with heat, headache occurs first, accompanied by sticky and foul-smelling discharge, redness, swelling, and photophobia. If wind combines with dampness, there is excessive tearing and itching, with erosion and foul odor along the eyelid margins. If wind combines with dryness, the discharge is hard and dry with excessive tearing, and the eyelids feel tight and tense. If wind combines with cold, cold tears flow intermittently, with slight redness and photophobia. If the divine light appears white, vision becomes dim and blurred, gradually developing into internal cataracts, with intermittent pain, this is caused by blood deficiency and hyperactive fire, injuring the body with internal wind. The treatment method for exterior conditions is to disperse and induce sweating; for those combined with heat, use cool dispersal; for those combined with cold, use warm dispersal; for dampness, use sweating to resolve it; for dryness, use moistening. However, blood-nourishing agents should be used concurrently. This is what is meant by "to treat wind, first treat the blood; when blood flows, wind extinguishes itself." Regarding injuries caused by various internal winds, one must absolutely avoid lifting and dispersing methods. For individuals with severe deficiency of Qi and Blood, pathogens enter the interior and cannot be expelled through venting; thus, substantial tonification of Qi and Blood is required to drive pathogens outward. For those who chronically suffer from Yin deficiency, Jue Yang moves internally within; even slight injury to Yin requires nourishing Yin and pacifying the Liver to allow pathogens to dissipate naturally. Overuse of wind-dispelling herbs will only exacerbate heat and consume Yin. For conditions at the half-exterior and half-interior level, harmonization should be prioritized. However, external wind is easy to treat, while internal wind is difficult to eradicate. Wu Hegao stated: Drugs such as Qianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix) and Fangfeng (Saposhnikoviae Radix) can treat external wind, but they do not treat internal wind. This statement is profound. If practitioners can comprehend its meaning, they will have grasped more than half of the essence.