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Definition of Warm Disease in Shang Han Lun (line 6a)

By Gory ⋅ February 21, 2008 ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

太阳病，发热而渴，不恶寒者，为温病。 (line 6a)

There’s heat here, and no fear of cold. According to one school of thought, it’s actually a situation of “冬伤于寒，春必病温”, meaning this bloke catches a cold in the winter, but only acts up with internal heat during the spring.

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