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In ancient times, the excessive and deficient factors of wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness, and fire were referred to as the “Six Excesses” (Liù Yín). The pathogenic effects of the Six Excesses have the following five characteristics: 1. The Six Excesses often invade the human body through the skin or the mouth and nose, … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the spleen can transform and transport dampness. The spleen prefers dryness and dislikes dampness; if the spleen yang is invigorated, the spleen functions well, and the transformation of dampness is normal, then damp evil is less likely to cause disease. Conversely, when dampness is excessive, it can lead to … Read more
/// Ancient texts state: All diseases stem from the Six Evils. The Six Evils refer to the six types of external pathogenic factors: Wind, Cold, Heat, Dampness, Dryness, and Fire (Heat). These Six Evils are also known as the “Six Excesses”. In the “San Yin Ji Yi Bing Zheng Fang Lun, Volume Two”, it is … Read more
here comes the ～正经内容～ ▼ What is Cold Pathogen? The cold pathogen (寒邪, han xie) is one of the six excesses (六淫, liu yin) in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The six excesses refer to wind (风, feng), cold (寒, han), heat (暑, shu), dampness (湿, shi), dryness (燥, zao), and fire (火, huo). These are … Read more
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire are considered the six climatic changes in nature, referred to as Liù Qì. The movement and transformation of these six climatic factors are known as the six transformations, which determine the seasonal climate changes: spring wind, summer heat (fire), autumn dryness, winter cold, … Read more
1. Nature and Pathogenic Characteristics of Wind: Wind is the predominant qi of spring, but it can occur in all seasons. Therefore, diseases caused by wind pathogens are most common in spring but can also occur in other seasons. The pathogenic characteristics of wind include the following four points: 1. Wind is a yang pathogen, … Read more
Introduction: Have you ever considered the impact of the Six Excesses on muscles and bones? The earliest mention of the Six Excesses can be found in the “Zuo Zhuan”: “Yin excess leads to cold diseases, Yang excess leads to heat diseases, Wind excess leads to minor diseases, Rain excess leads to damp diseases, Bright excess … Read more
Six Excesses Diagnosis and Differentiation The Six Excesses refer to Wind, Cold, Heat, Dampness, Dryness, and Fire. Today, we will discuss “Wind Excess”. 1. Wind Excess SyndromeWind Excess Syndrome refers to the invasion of Wind evil into the body’s surface and meridians, leading to dysfunction of the defensive Qi, presenting symptoms that align with the … Read more
In the previous article, we mentioned that, from a TCM perspective, the key to disease onset lies in insufficient Zheng Qi (正气, vital energy) and the invasion of Xie Qi (邪气, pathogenic energy). We introduced what Zheng Qi is and how to enhance it. In this article, we will discuss what Xie Qi is and … Read more
TCM Popular Science| Opinions may be controversial; content is for reference only. Written by | Anonymous Edited by | Zichu Last time, we discussed the Six Excesses (also known as the Six Evils or Six Thieves): Wind, Cold, Heat, Dampness, Dryness, Fire These six external evils can invade the body when the vital qi is … Read more