Bell’s Palsy · Wind-Heat Attacking the Collaterals Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Head

Pattern Overview

Wind-Heat Attacking the Collaterals is a pattern in acute Bell’s palsy, characterized by facial nerve inflammation (HSV-1 reactivation), sudden facial paralysis, facial heat pain, fever, and sore throat. The core pathogenesis is invasion of Wind-Heat pathogens into the facial collaterals, causing viral-induced neuroinflammation, nerve damage, and facial paralysis.

Chronic Cough · Wind-Heat Invading the Lung Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Chest

Pattern Overview

Wind-Heat Invading the Lung is a common pattern in chronic cough, characterized by post-infectious cough, yellow thick sputum, sore throat, and fever with aversion to wind. The core pathogenesis is invasion of Wind-Heat pathogens into the Lung, causing Lung Qi to fail to clear and descend, leading to cough and airway inflammation.

Sinus Headache · Wind-Heat Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Head

Pattern Overview

Wind-Heat is a common pattern in sinus headache, characterized by acute sinus mucosal inflammation, headache radiating to the nose, yellow nasal discharge, fever, and sore throat. The core pathogenesis is invasion of Wind-Heat pathogens into the nasal passages, causing Lung Qi to fail to clear, nasal mucosal inflammation, and headache.

Toothache · Wind-Heat Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Head

Pattern Overview

Wind-Heat is a pattern in toothache, characterized by acute gingival inflammation, tooth pain, gum redness, fever, and sore throat. The core pathogenesis is invasion of Wind-Heat pathogens into the Stomach meridian, causing gingival inflammation, increased vascular permeability, and tooth pain.

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Trigeminal Neuralgia · Wind-Heat Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Head

Pattern Overview

Wind-Heat is a pattern in trigeminal neuralgia, characterized by neurovascular compression causing inflammation, burning facial pain, redness, fever, and thirst. The core pathogenesis is invasion of Wind-Heat pathogens into the facial meridians, causing heat disturbing the collaterals, inflammation, and nerve hyperexcitability.

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Urticaria · Wind-Heat Pattern

Updated: June 23, 2026

Reviewed by: Dr. Li Wei, DACM

Reading Time: 7 min

Body Area: Skin

Pattern Overview

Wind-Heat is a common pattern in urticaria, characterized by heat-induced vasodilation, red wheals, intense itching, triggered by heat, exercise, or emotional stress. The core pathogenesis is invasion of Wind-Heat pathogens into the exterior, causing mast cell activation, histamine release, and vasodilation.

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