Wind-injury is also called Wind-exposure; it is sometimes also known as the common cold. It is an illness with the main symptoms of headache, nasal mucosal congestion and discharge, sneezing, cold-aversion, fever, and a floating pulse. In general, it lasts 3–7 days. Its course seldom varies. In more severe cases, especially if it spreads widely within a fairly short period of time with similar symptoms in different patients, it is called influenza.
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Liu, Z. (2009). Wind-Injury (Common Cold). In: Liu, Z. (eds) Essentials of Chinese Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-596-3_1
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