Kan 寒 — cold pattern
cold-sign emphasis
Kan groups cold signs such as aversion to cold and cool abdominal findings in Kampo reasoning. The lower-abdominal placement is a visual shorthand for warmth and fluid-regulation inquiry, not a literal cold source.
Point 3 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.