» conventional diagnoses: common cold; acute bronchitis.
» etiology: exposure to exterior Wind-Cold and Dampness. (Maciocia, p. 237)
signs and symptoms
signs and syptoms:
sudden swelling of face and eyes
gradually spreading to whole body
bright-shiny complexion
pale and scanty urination
aversion to wind
fever
cough
breathlessness (Maciocia, p. 237)
» pulse: floating, slippery
» tongue: white coating
course and prognosis
» principle of treatment: release Exterior; scatter Cold; resolve Dampness; restore the Lung's descending function; open Water Pathways
differential diagnosis
footnotes