Introduction: The “Six Excesses” refer to the six types of climate in nature: wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire, which can be excessive or insufficient. When these climatic factors occur out of season or when the body’s resistance decreases and cannot adapt to these changes, they become pathogenic evils. This concept differs from that … Read more
The Six Excesses and Their Syndromes The Six Excesses: Feng (Wind), Han (Cold), Shu (Summer Heat), Shi (Dampness), Zao (Dryness), Huo (Fire) are pathogenic factors that invade the body. The characteristics of the Six Excesses include: firstly, they are related to season and living environment; for example, in summer, there are many cases of heat-related … Read more
↑↑↑ Click above Beauty Industry Technician Circle, all beauty industry people are paying attentionWhat is Liu Yin (Six Evils)?What does Liu Yin mean? The term “Liu” refers to the six types of weather changes: wind, fire, cold, heat, dampness, and dryness, while “Yin” means excessive. In other words, when these six types of weather changes … Read more
What are the “Six Excesses” and what diseases can they cause when invading the human body? The Six Excesses (Liuyin) refer to the six external pathogenic factors: Wind (Feng), Cold (Han), Heat (Re), Dampness (Shi), Dryness (Zao), and Fire (Huo). Under normal circumstances, these are referred to as the “Six Qi” and represent six different … Read more
The so-called Six Excesses (Liù Yín) refer to the six types of external pathogenic factors: Wind (Fēng), Cold (Hán), Heat (Shǔ), Dampness (Shī), Dryness (Zào), and Fire (Huǒ). The changes in Yin and Yang, the alternation of Cold and Heat, and the variations in climate all follow certain rules and limits. When climatic changes are … Read more
The Six Excesses can act independently on the body to cause disease, or two or three types of pathogenic factors can simultaneously invade the human body, leading to conditions such as wind-cold ganmao (common cold), wind-heat ganmao, damp-heat jaundice, and wind-cold-damp bi syndrome, among others. They can also transform into one another, such as when … Read more
Today we will learn about the methods of pulse diagnosis. Pulse diagnosis, also known as “qiè mài” (切脉), is a method where the physician uses their fingers to press on the patient’s pulse, perceiving the pulse’s characteristics to understand the condition and diagnose the disease. Pulse diagnosis is an important part of the “four examinations” … Read more
The “Classification and Determination of Body Constitutions” standard by the Chinese Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine categorizes body constitutions into nine basic types: Pinghe Zhi (平和质) (Balanced Constitution), Qi Xu Zhi (气虚质) (Qi Deficiency Constitution), Yang Xu Zhi (阳虚质) (Yang Deficiency Constitution), Yin Xu Zhi (阴虚质) (Yin Deficiency Constitution), Tan Shi Zhi (痰湿质) (Phlegm-Damp Constitution), … Read more
For listeners who enjoy audiobooks, you can click below to listen to the audio. Cold and heat are the two fundamental principles for distinguishing the nature of diseases. Cold syndromes and heat syndromes reflect the excess and deficiency of yin and yang in the body. An excess of yin or deficiency of yang manifests as … Read more
Discussion on Cold and Heat, Water and Fire 1. For heart cold, use Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig); for heat, use Sheng Di (Rehmannia) and Zhi Zi (Gardenia). 2. For spleen cold, use Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger); for heat, use Da Huang (Rhubarb). 3. For liver cold, use Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia); for heat, use Yin … Read more