- TCM Evils otherwise known as the 6 Pernicious Influences are External causes of disease according to Traditional Chinese Medicine. 
- Due to overexposure they invade the body and cause disharmony. 
- They can be Exterior or Interior. 
- They may invade alone or in combination, usually through the mouth, nose, or skin - or in the case of Wind the nape of the neck. 
- Wind, Damp, Cold, Dry, and Summer Heat have a seasonal association and have a relationship with a specific organ. 
- Wind, Dryness, Summer-Heat, and Fire are Yang pathogenic factors, which injure Yin. 
- Cold and Dampness are Yin pathogenic factors, which injure Yang. 
- They always correspond to a Full pattern but may be associated with a Deficiency. 
- An Evil can give rise to Deficiency or a Deficiency can give rise to an Evil. 
- There are many different patterns of disharmony associated with the 6 Evils, in which case symptoms, tongue appearance, and pulses would all vary accordingly - there are simply too many to list in this chart. 
- Symptoms, tongue appearance, and possible pulses listed in the chart are all general unless otherwise stated. 

