Tag: Common Cold
Miao medicine-Guojing She (Common Cold)
Guojing She (Common Cold) [Overview] In Miao medicine, the common cold is called Guojing She. Headache, aversion to cold, and alternating chills and fever all fall under this category. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the common cold is an external contraction disorder caused by pathogenic wind invading the Wei exterior, characterized by nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, sneezing,…
Common Cold with Internal Heat and Wind-Cold Attack
In the cultural circles of 19th-century Beijing, a story unfolded between Ma Jieqiao, an official from the Ministry of Rites (responsible for state rituals), and a renowned opera performer named A’Er: As autumn arrived, A’Er contracted malaria with distinct symptoms: frequent chills (“excessive cold” in traditional Chinese medicine terminology) accompanied by rare fever episodes, leaving…
