【Disclaimer】The images and text are sourced from the internet. If there is any infringement, please contact us for removal! Nowadays, many things are difficult to distinguish between true and false, whether it’s food, drink, clothing, or daily necessities. Some people even mix falsehoods into love and family relationships for money and profit. Thus, a song … Read more
Before discussing specific issues, let us first talk about the rise and fall of the Qi mechanism in the spleen and stomach. “The rise and fall of the spleen and stomach is the pivot of the body’s Qi mechanism, maintaining the normal function of other organs.” The spleen governs transformation and transportation, while the stomach … Read more
Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) Section 11: If a patient has a great fever but desires clothing, the heat is in the skin, and the cold is in the bone marrow; if the body is very cold but does not want to be near clothing, the cold is in the skin, and the … Read more
▲ The “Huangdi Neijing” is divided into two parts: “Suwen” and “Ling Shu”, and is one of the earliest medical texts in China, recognized as one of the four classic works of traditional medicine (the other three being “Nanjing”, “Shanghan Lun”, and “Shennong Bencao Jing”). Translation of Cold and Heat Diseases: 【Original】皮寒热者，不可附席，毛发焦，鼻槁腊，不得汗，取之三阳之络，以补手太阴。肌寒热者，肌痛，毛发焦而唇槁腊，不得汗取三阳于下，以去其血者，补足太阴以出其汗。 【Translation】The manifestation of … Read more
Introduction: The symptoms observed in clinical practice are not always straightforward; they may present illusions. When a condition develops to extremes of cold or heat, there may sometimes appear symptoms or signs that are contrary to their true nature, known as true heat with false cold (真热假寒) and true cold with false heat (真寒假热). Today, … Read more
In the book S Zhongyi Famen, it is stated: All diseases can only be differentiated by the overall xu shi han re (deficiency and excess, cold and heat), with no distinction between local exterior and interior, meridians, or organs. This applies to treating colds, fevers, and even malignant tumors. If one understands this, despite the … Read more
In a formula, if it contains both heat-clearing and yang-warming properties, is it a yin or yang condition? In a formula, if it includes both expelling pathogens and tonifying deficiencies, is it a yin or yang condition? Yin and yang are conclusions drawn from differentiation, achieved through the analysis of cold and heat, deficiency and … Read more
Expert Q&A · The People’s Health EncyclopediaDaily selection of a「Popular Q&A」 Question Can heat and cold syndromes occur simultaneously? Heat syndrome and cold syndrome can indeed occur in the same patient, resulting in a condition known as mixed cold and heat syndrome. This situation is referred to as 寒热错杂证 (han re cuo za zheng), which … Read more
The previous article on lower back pain mentioned the issue of discerning true cold and heat from the tongue. This time, I will elaborate on how to observe cold and heat from the tongue. Observing the constitution of cold and heat through tongue diagnosis is relatively straightforward. After all, the previous article on moxibustion has … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is profound and intricate, with dialectical reasoning at its core. Understanding how to apply dialectics is both complex and straightforward. Starting today, I will explain this in detail. First, let me introduce the “Ten Questions Song”: Ten Questions Song First ask about cold and heat, second ask about sweating, Third ask … Read more