Hyō 表 — exterior pattern
surface/exterior presentation
Hyō identifies an exterior presentation in Kampo pattern grammar, often contrasted with an interior (ri) presentation. It is shown near the thoracic surface to distinguish diagnostic depth, not to assert a chest-only disease location.
Point 5 of 6 in Kampō Body Typology — Sho Pattern Field
Cross-tradition overlaps
No overlapping points are registered for this point.
Sources
Yoshimasu Tōdō, Ruikei-hō (primary_canonical)
The Ruikei-hō records Tōdō’s symptom-and-formula classification; consult the sections on sho (pattern) selection and formula families.
Terasawa Katsutoshi, Kampo: A Clinical Guide to Theory and Practice (scholarly_modern)
Modern clinical synthesis explaining shō diagnosis, abdominal palpation (fukushin), and formula typology.
Tsumura Kampo (primary)
Manufacturer monographs document formula indications and Japanese Kampo naming; used here for terminology, not as proof of efficacy.