Interpretation and Explanation of the Essentials of the Golden Chamber (3) Treatment of Spasmodic Damp Heat Disease and Pulse – Part Two ● Spasmodic Disease Section

Interpretation and Explanation of the Essentials of the Golden Chamber (3) Treatment of Spasmodic Damp Heat Disease and Pulse - Part Two ● Spasmodic Disease Section

Dr. Xiao Bai:Clinical references for TCM cases and discussionsInterpretation and Explanation of the Essentials of the Golden Chamber (3)Treatment of Spasmodic Damp Heat Disease and Pulse – Part Two ● Spasmodic Disease SectionWang Donghai【Original Text】 The patient has a hot body and cold feet, a stiff neck, aversion to cold, occasional head heat, a red … Read more

Summary of Medicinal Treatments for Bi Syndrome in the ‘Jin Kui Yao Lue’

Summary of Medicinal Treatments for Bi Syndrome in the 'Jin Kui Yao Lue'

Overview of Bi Syndrome Bi syndrome is a disease caused by the obstruction of meridians by pathogenic factors such as wind, cold, dampness, and heat, affecting the circulation of Qi and blood, leading to symptoms such as pain, heaviness, soreness, numbness in the limbs, joints, and muscles, or difficulty in flexing and extending joints, stiffness, … Read more

A Prescription for Treating Leukorrhea from the “Essentials of the Golden Coffer”

A Prescription for Treating Leukorrhea from the "Essentials of the Golden Coffer"

【Original Text】For those with seminal loss, presenting with a tense and painful lower abdomen, coldness in the genital area, dizziness, hair loss, and a pulse that is extremely weak and thin, this indicates a deficiency of blood and seminal loss; if the pulse is slightly tight and weak, it indicates seminal loss in men and … Read more

Discussion on the Twelve Methods for Treating Thirst in the “Jin Kui Yao Lue”

Discussion on the Twelve Methods for Treating Thirst in the "Jin Kui Yao Lue"

Thirst is one of the common clinical symptoms. In the “Jin Kui Yao Lue”, there are over 50 entries discussing thirst, which not only serves as a model for treating thirst syndromes in later generations but also effectively guides clinical practice to this day. The author intends to summarize its major treatment methods into 12 … Read more

Essentials of the Golden Chamber

Essentials of the Golden Chamber

Definitions Five Constants: Refers to the Five Elements. 2.Wind Qi: Refers to the climate in nature. 3.Chronic Illness: Refers to diseases. 4.Back Reversal: Refers to the stiffness of the back meridians, presenting symptoms of arching backward. 5.Grinding Teeth: Refers to the upper and lower teeth grinding against each other, producing a sound. 6.All Meridians One … Read more

Summary of 106 Formulas from the Golden Chamber

Summary of 106 Formulas from the Golden Chamber

Golden Chamber – Professor Qin Bowei’s concise explanation of the application of formulas from the Golden Chamber is truly clear and straightforward. I have organized it slightly for everyone to review, which may be useful. 1. Ren Shen Tang (Ginseng Decoction) – (Ren Shen, Bai Jiang, Zhi Gan Cao): This is the Li Zhong Tang … Read more

A Practical Guide to the Essentials of Shang Han Lun Formulas

A Practical Guide to the Essentials of Shang Han Lun Formulas

Tai Yang Disease Tai Yang is primarily caused by wind, treated with Gui Zhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction). For Shang Han (Cold Damage), use Ma Huang Tang (Ephedra Decoction). For simultaneous wind and cold, use Gui Zhi Ma Huang Ge Ban Tang (Cinnamon Twig and Ephedra Decoction in equal parts). If there is internal heat … Read more

Interpretation of 15 Formulas from the Treatise on Cold Damage

Interpretation of 15 Formulas from the Treatise on Cold Damage

The “Treatise on Cold Damage” (Shang Han Lun) was authored by the eminent physician Zhang Ji (also known as Zhongjing) during the Eastern Han Dynasty, completed in the early 8th century AD. The text consists of 16 volumes, 397 methods, and 113 formulas, structured around the six meridians and focusing on the patterns of febrile … Read more

Detailed Explanation of the Treatise on Cold Damage – Article 338

Detailed Explanation of the Treatise on Cold Damage - Article 338

For listeners who enjoy audiobooks, you can click below to listen to the audio. Article 338 The pulse is weak and there is cold extremities; after seven or eight days, the skin is cold, and the person is restless without any moment of peace. This is called organ cold, not intestinal cold. In intestinal cold, … Read more

45 Formulas from the Sacred Physician Zhang Zhongjing’s “Treatise on Febrile Diseases”

45 Formulas from the Sacred Physician Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Febrile Diseases"

Zhang Zhongjing (circa 150-154 AD – circa 215-219 AD), whose courtesy name was Zhongjing, was from Nanyang, Neyang County (present-day Zhangzhaicun, Dengzhou, Henan Province). He was a physician during the late Eastern Han dynasty, revered as the “Sacred Physician” by later generations. Zhang Zhongjing extensively compiled medical prescriptions and authored the monumental work “Treatise on … Read more