In the worldview of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the process of resisting disease is illustrated as follows: The human body is likened to a city; disease is viewed as an external enemy. Initially, when the enemy approaches, we engage in battle at the city walls, which represents the exterior syndrome (biao zheng). If our forces … Read more
Lecture on TCM Diagnosis Chapter 1: Differentiating Eight Principles Section 1: Differentiating Exterior and Interior Patterns – Lecture 1: Exterior Patterns 1. Question: What is an exterior pattern? Answer: An exterior pattern refers to the symptoms produced when external pathogenic factors, such as the six excesses (liù yín), invade the body through the skin and … Read more
Comprehensive Overview of the Eight Principles of Diagnosis – Every illness has its cause, and the differentiation of organs is the core. The differentiation of Qi (气), Blood (血), and Body Fluids (津液) is clear, and the differentiation of external pathogenic heat diseases is layered, allowing for the judgment of disease patterns. Exterior Syndrome (表证) … Read more
The Eight Principles Differentiation (Ba Gang Bian Zheng) is the general framework for various differentiation methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The process of differentiation is based on theories of the organs (zang fu), meridians (jing luo), qi (vital energy), blood (xue), body fluids (jin ye), and disease etiology. It involves the comprehensive collection, induction, … Read more
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, some outstanding physicians, such as Zhang Jingyue, Cheng Zhongling, and Jiang Bihua, extracted the two principles of Yin and Yang from the Six Meridians diagnosis to govern the differentiation of exterior and interior, cold and heat, deficiency and excess, which was highly valued and welcomed by practitioners at that … Read more
[TCM Diagnosis] Chapter 1: Eight Principles Differentiation Section 4: Yin-Yang Differentiation – Lecture 8 Question: What is Yin-Yang Differentiation? Answer: Yin-Yang Differentiation is a framework for identifying types of syndromes, serving as the general principle of the Eight Principles Differentiation. Based on the characteristics of disease symptoms and signs, diseases can be classified into Yin … Read more
【Disclaimer】The images and text are sourced from the internet. If there is any infringement, please contact us for removal! There are many methods of diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), such as the Eight Principles (Ba Gang) diagnosis, Zang-Fu diagnosis, Six Meridians diagnosis, Qi-Blood-Jin-Fluid diagnosis, and Wei-Qi-Ying-Blood diagnosis; however, the most important is the Eight … Read more
Author: Liu Duzhou During the Ming and Qing dynasties, some outstanding physicians, such as Zhang Jingyue, Cheng Zhongling, and Jiang Bihua, extracted the two principles of Yin and Yang from the Six Meridians differentiation to govern the differentiation of exterior-interior, cold-heat, and deficiency-excess, which was highly valued and welcomed by practitioners at that time. Later, … Read more
Differentiation of Yin and Yang The differentiation of Yin and Yang is one of the specific contents of the Eight Principles differentiation (referring to the eight categories of syndromes: Yin and Yang, Exterior and Interior, Cold and Heat, Deficiency and Excess, which are the fundamental guidelines of TCM syndrome differentiation). The characteristic of the Eight … Read more
Heavenly Medicine Hall Gathering place for millions of TCM practitioners Follow us The Eight Principles of Diagnosis (Bā Gāng Biànzhèng) categorize various diseases into eight major types: Yin (阴), Yang (阳), Exterior (表), Interior (里), Cold (寒), Heat (热), Deficiency (虚), and Excess (实). This framework serves as the theoretical foundation for syndrome differentiation and … Read more