Damp tends to combine with other pathogens, especially wind, heat and cold

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" Again this is due to the 'sticky'nature of damp. Exogenous wind,

which as a yang pathogen is spreading and dispersing, will often open

the pores on the surface of the body and allow damp to slip in and

lodge in the surface tissues. Damp then blocking the flow of

defensive yang qi prevents the pores from acting normally, and the

two pathogens can unite into 'wind-damp'. This is one combination of

a yin and a yang pathogen. " (My note: Wind is a Yang evil; Dampness

is a Yin evil.) " Another example is damp-heat, the nature of which

combination is thoroughly discussed in the next chapter. Cold,

though, is a yin pathogen with a constricting nature that acts to

intensify the sticky nature of damp; while the damp obstructs the

flow of yang qi which would normally oppose the pathogenic cold: the

two yin pathogens complement each other and so all too frequently

combine to form 'cold-damp'. " (Fluid Physiology and Pathology in

Traditional , Steven Clavey, p. 226.)

 

Actually, more than two pathogens (or Evils) can team up. Like in the

case of wind-cold-damp.

 

Treatment for Dampness is going to vary according to if there is a

Heat or Cold component also present.

 

Victoria