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feng han shi bi (wind cold damp type of arthritis) 風寒濕痹

Causes: yangxu (yang deficient) condition and with prolonged exposure to coldness and dampness

Syndrome: painful and swollen joints, pain in the same location, stiffness in the morning, difficulty in bending and extending, more painful in cold environment, dislike cold environment, white tongue with thin fur, tight or deep and tight pulse reading.

The wind cold damp type of arthritis differs from the heat type of arthritis that:

In wind cold damp type of arthritis although the joints can be swollen and painful but  it does not have the localized red and swollen and hot inflammation.

In heat type of arthritis, the characteristic is that the affected joints are red, swollen and hot.