Below you will find theoretical and clinical applications information related to lung wind invasion - wind cold. We have created associations based on clinical experience that lead to possible treatment approaches with acupuncture points, individual herbs, TCM formulas, and more.

Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Cold - Basics

Fever & chills w/chills predominating, body ache, stuffy nose w/clear runny mucus, sneezing, scratchy throat, lack of sweat, possibly a headache.

Tongue Diagnosis

Thin white coat.

Pulse Diagnosis

Floating, possibly a little tight.

The following 16 TCM Formulas are empirically related to the treatment of Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Cold

C

• Chai Hu Gui Zhi Tang Wan (Bupleurum and Cinnamon Twig Decoction) Release the Exterior
• Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan (Ligusticum Tea Pills) Expel Wind

D

• Ding Chuan Wan (Calm Wheezing Pills) Treat Phlegm
• Du Huo Ji Sheng Wan (Solitary Hermit Teapills) Expel Dampness

G

• Gan Mao Ling (Miraculous Cold Pills) Clear Heat
• Ge Gen Wan (Kudzu Decoction) Release the Exterior
• Gui Zhi Tang Wan (Cinnamon Twig Decoction) Release the Exterior

H

• Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Wan (Astragalus and Cinnamon Twig Five Herb Decoction) Warm Interior Cold
• Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Wan (Agastache Powder to Correct the Qi) Expel Dampness

J

• Jing Fang Bai Du Wan (Schizonepeta and Siler Powder to Overcome Pathogenic Influences) Release the Exterior

R

• Ren Shen Bai Du Wan (Ginseng Detoxification Pills) Release the Exterior

S

• Shu Jing Huo Xue Wan (Relax The Channels and Invigorate The Blood Decoction) Invigorate the Blood
• Su Zi Jiang Qi Wan (Perilla Fruit Pill to Direct Qi Downward) Regulate the Qi

X

• Xiao Qing Long Wan (Minor Blue Dragon Pills) Release the Exterior
• Xin Yi Wan (Magnolia Flower Powder) Release the Exterior

Y

• Yu Ping Feng Wan (Jade Windscreen Formula) Stabilize and Bind

The Chinese Medicine treatment of lung wind invasion - wind cold generally involves being certain that this pattern is the proper diagnosis. Each pattern may have multiple conditions and each condition may arise from one or more patterns (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).

The following 17 conditions may arise from lung wind invasion - wind cold . Each condition is listed with other possible patterns to expand diagnostic possibilities.

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