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MENTAL MODEL · M2999

Oily Wind / Alopecia Areata

Oily Wind / Alopecia Areata
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Updated 2026-08-03

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INTRODUCTION

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CORE DEFINITION

Oily wind is the classical Chinese medicine name for alopecia areata, described as sudden patchy hair loss that leaves a scalp gleaming as though oiled, and known in folk usage as ghost shaving. Classical texts such as the Golden Mirror of Medical Ancestors discuss the condition under this heading. It is attributed either to blood deficiency generating internal wind or to wind-heat and damp-heat attacking upward, so the hair roots lose their anchorage. The oily sheen is read as a sign of damp-heat rather than of health, and treatment targets the root by nourishing blood, dispelling wind and clearing damp-heat.

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- Wind-flattened grass: Wind passes through and the stalks fall because the roots were never firm. - Glossy surface trap: A shiny, stable-looking surface can hide a loosened support structure. - Root-first repair: Fix the foundation instead of protecting the visible symptom.

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The image is wind acting on shallow-rooted plants. When blood is deficient, the tissue it should nourish loses its hold and internal wind moves through; when damp-heat rises, it loosens the roots further. Hair then sheds in patches while the scalp's oily sheen reflects the damp-heat beneath. The deeper logic generalises: a surface that looks bright and stable may sit on a support structure that has already been destabilised, so the visible loss is the last step of a process that began underneath.

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