The wilting pattern (痿證) due to damp-heat (濕熱之氣).
Wilting pattern (痿證) is caused by the dampness and heat of the spring and summer season.
The treatment for this is to use Qingzao Tang (清燥湯).
[Tension of the sinews and Slack sinews 筋急筋緩]
The Inner Canon states: "When damp-heat does not disperse, the large tendons become short and tense, while the small tendons become loose and long. Short and tense tendons lead to stiffness and contractions, while loose and long tendons result in a wilting symptom." The annotation explains that the large tendons contract and become short when exposed to heat, while the small tendons become pulled and lengthened in damp conditions. Short and tense tendons cause stiffness and contractions because they cannot extend, while loose and long tendons cause weakness and lack of strength due to their inability to contract.
內經曰, 濕熱不攘, 大筋緛短, 小筋弛長, 緛短爲拘, 弛長爲痿. 註曰, 大筋受熱則縮而短, 小筋得濕則引而長. 縮短故拘攣而不伸, 引長故痿弱而無力.
Qingzao Tang (清燥湯).
Prescription for treating severe damp-heat during the long summer and powerlessness and numbness of the both legs
(治長夏濕熱盛, 兩脚痿厥癱瘓.)
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