Basic Tai Yang Disease Patterns (Part IV)

Wind strike exterior deficiency patterns
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"When cold damage is characterized by inability to defecate for six or seven days, headache, and fever, give Cheng Qi Tang.  If the urine is clear, we know the disease is not located in the interior, but is still in the exterior, and should be treated by the promotion of sweating, and if there is still a HA, after taking the decoction, there will be spontaneous bleeding, Gui Zhi Tang is appropriate."
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"When in tai yang disease, after purging, qi surges upward, one may give Gui Zhi Tang, according to the previously mentioned method.  If there is no upsurge, one cannot give this formula."

Key word: wind strike, exterior deficiency patterns