The meridians are an important organizational structure of the human body, playing a crucial role in the transmission of information and other vital activities. Many people ask, do meridians really exist? Why can’t we see or touch them like blood, muscles, or bones? Meridians certainly exist, and they serve as pathways for the flow of … Read more
For listeners who enjoy audiobooks, you can click below to listen to the audio. There are eight fundamental aspects of illness: cold, heat, deficiency, excess, exterior, interior, yin, and yang. The methods of differentiation in TCM revolve around these principles. The differentiation of cold and heat in a disease is primarily based on symptoms such … Read more
1. Standards for Differentiating Xu and Shi The primary criterion for distinguishing between Xu (deficiency) and Shi (excess) is the pulse. A strong pulse indicates Shi, and one that is weak indicates Xu. The differentiation between Shi and Xu based on the strength of the pulse is very clear and accurate. In the context of … Read more
If we fall ill, those around us often ask with concern: where does it hurt? In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) terms, any disease, when viewed from the symptoms, is fundamentally about the exterior and interior. We often say: a person lives by a breath of Qi. The maintenance of life and the health of the … Read more
Section on Organs and Meridians II: The question is asked: When a disease is urgent, what does it mean to rescue the interior and the exterior? The master said: In cases of illness, if the treatment leads to continuous diarrhea with clear stools and body pain, one should urgently rescue the interior. If the body … Read more
Clinical observations show that diseases are often not simply Taiyang (Greater Yang) or Yangming (Bright Yang) syndromes, but more commonly involve combined exterior and interior syndromes, or even multiple meridians affected simultaneously. What should we do when faced with combined exterior and interior syndromes? Let’s explore this article together! Yangming syndrome can be further divided … Read more
The Interrelationship Between the Uterus and Breasts □ Wang Huizhen, Second People’s Hospital Affiliated to Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine The theory of exterior and interior is one of the most distinctive theories in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It is a relative concept, referring to the skin and internal organs, where the skin is … Read more
“The relationship between the Lung and Large Intestine” originates from one of the four great classics of TCM, the Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon). The five organs are classified as Yin and are located internally, while the six bowels are classified as Yang and are located externally. This interplay of exterior and interior, Yin … Read more
The Relationship Between the Five Organs and Six Bowels What knowledge does Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offer for health preservation? TCM has a long history in our country, and Chinese herbal medicine is a pathway for health preservation. Below, I will share insights on the five organs and six bowels and their interrelationships, which health … Read more
Editor: Xiao Yaotong Is a cold a simple matter? Can you treat it? ▍Total of2210words, estimated reading time6minutes 1. Exterior Pattern is the Early Stage of Exogenous Cold Evil 1. The characteristic of exterior pattern is aversion to cold The concept of exterior pattern originates from the “Shang Han Lun” (Treatise on Cold Damage), where … Read more