Don’t Just Rely on Xiao Chai Hu Decoction for Alternating Fever and Chills: Consider Da Yuan Decoction

Don't Just Rely on Xiao Chai Hu Decoction for Alternating Fever and Chills: Consider Da Yuan Decoction

Click the blue text above to follow us Chinese Medicine Book Club Issue 3076 One issue daily, accompanying the growth of TCM practitioners IIntroduction: Da Yuan Decoction, created by the Ming Dynasty TCM physician Wu Youke, is recorded in the “Treatise on Epidemics”. It consists of seven herbs: Bing Lang (Areca nut), Hou Po (Magnolia … Read more

Three Cases of Mixed Cold and Heat: What Can They Teach Us?

Three Cases of Mixed Cold and Heat: What Can They Teach Us?

Read articles in the morning, and comments in the evening. Pin the TCM Book Club, click the blue text above. TCM Book Club Issue 1726 One issue daily, accompanying the growth of TCM practitioners IIntroduction:This article presents three cases of mixed cold and heat. The manifestation of cold and heat is merely one symptom, and … Read more

Understanding Fruits Based on Cold and Hot Properties for Optimal Health: A Comprehensive Fruit Guide

Understanding Fruits Based on Cold and Hot Properties for Optimal Health: A Comprehensive Fruit Guide

Fruits are beneficial, but if not consumed correctly, they can cause harm! Overconsumption of certain fruits may lead to symptoms such as toothache, red and swollen eyes, angular cheilitis, and nosebleeds; while others can cause stomach discomfort, diarrhea, and even digestive dysfunction. In fact, no matter how good the fruit is, if not eaten appropriately, … Read more

Practice in Differentiating Cold and Heat: Green Diarrhea

Practice in Differentiating Cold and Heat: Green Diarrhea

Main complaint: What should I do about breastfed diarrhea, which is green and watery? The child is 7 months old. At first glance: It seems to be a cold syndrome. However, we still need to look at the ten questions. Stool: The child has diarrhea about 5-8 times a day, with green watery stools, occasionally … Read more

Discussion on Children’s Cold and Heat Constitution

Discussion on Children's Cold and Heat Constitution

Author: Chen Xiaobing Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, began learning at 16, later self-studied and entered Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, studied under Professor Yang Yu, a doctoral supervisor, and obtained a master’s degree in clinical basic medicine of TCM, with nearly twenty years of experience in TCM. Especially skilled in TCM pediatrics: external … Read more

When Treating Exterior-Interior Combined Syndromes, Prioritize This Heat-Clearing Herb

When Treating Exterior-Interior Combined Syndromes, Prioritize This Heat-Clearing Herb

Series Name: Detailed Explanation of the 398 Articles and 113 Formulas of Shang Han Lun Single Section Name: Da Qing Long Tang (Major Blue Dragon Decoction) In the case of exterior-interior combined syndromes, heat-clearing herbs should primarily use Sheng Shi Gao (Gypsum) paired with Ma Huang (Ephedra), rather than Huang Qin (Scutellaria) or Huang Lian … Read more

Man Shocked to Find ‘Human Nails’ in Medicine Ingredients

Man Shocked to Find 'Human Nails' in Medicine Ingredients

Source: Jinan Times (jinanshibao1996) compiled from Chengdu TV, Sina Weibo Copyright belongs to the original author. If there is any infringement, please contact us. In everyone’s impression, biting fingernails is certainly not a good habit, however, Mr. Li from Chengdu recently bought medicine and was surprised to find that the ingredient list of a certain … Read more

Interpretation of the Song of Decoction: The Formulas for Exterior and Interior

Interpretation of the Song of Decoction: The Formulas for Exterior and Interior

Song of Decoction Interpretation Dear young practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM): This week, we are reciting and studying the formula for “Exterior and Interior Formulas“. As everyone knows, “exterior” and “interior” are two different concepts. The exterior is on the outside, while the interior is on the inside; to treat the exterior, we often … Read more

Understanding Shudi: A Traditional Chinese Herb for Nourishing Yin and Blood

Understanding Shudi: A Traditional Chinese Herb for Nourishing Yin and Blood

Shudi (Rehmannia glutinosa), a traditional treasure for nourishing Yin and replenishing blood, is renowned for its exceptional efficacy and wide range of applications, earning the title of “the supreme blood tonic” in the vast treasury of Chinese medicine. Shudi, also known as Shudi Huang, is processed from the root of Rehmannia through specific preparation techniques. … Read more