Pulse Diagnosis
Tongue Diagnosis
Face & Body Signs
For listeners who enjoy audiobooks, you can click below to listen to the audio. Identifying All Yang Deficiency Syndromes For those with Yang deficiency, Yin energy must naturally be abundant (the term Yin energy refers to the abundance of water, which is blood. When blood is abundant, Qi is weak, which is the cause of … Read more
Identifying All Forms of Yang Deficiency In individuals with Yang deficiency, Yin energy is naturally abundant (the term Yin refers to excess water, which is blood. When blood is abundant, Qi is weak, leading to Yang deficiency). Although there may be manifestations of all types of fire symptoms externally (this fire is termed “deficient fire,” … Read more
1. Yang Deficiency: Detailed Symptoms 1. Head: Headaches upon waking (turbid yin obstructing clear yang), the top of the head feels cold, headaches occur without a hat, and the face may appear flushed; 2. Face: Complexion appears bluish, pale, or flushed and hot; 3. Eyes: Dark circles, visual fatigue, dull eyesight, “peach blossom eyes,” and … Read more
Identifying All Forms of Yang Deficiency For individuals with Yang deficiency, Yin energy must naturally be abundant (the term Yin energy refers to the abundance of water, which is blood. When blood is abundant, Qi is weak, leading to Yang deficiency). Although all symptoms of fire may appear externally (this fire is termed “deficiency fire,” … Read more
When encountering a symptom, the first step is to determine whether it is a heat syndrome or a cold syndrome. Heat syndromes are divided into Yang excess and Yin deficiency, while cold syndromes are divided into Yang deficiency and Yin excess. There are four pure personality types and seven mixed personality types: Yang excess with … Read more
01 All Courses by Ni Haixia 02 Comprehensive TCM Treatments for Common Diseases 03 Focused Study on TCM Topics 04 Online Reading of TCM Learning Books 1. Wuxin Fanre (Five Hearts Heat): Refers to the sensation of heat in the palms and soles, accompanied by a feeling of heat in the chest. 2. Liuzhu (Flowing … Read more
According to TCM theory, the elements of a “pattern” (zheng) include clinical manifestations (symptoms, signs, or primarysyndromes, secondarysyndromes) and pathogenesis (etiology, location, nature, severity, or primary pathogenesis, secondary pathogenesis). In a broad sense, a pattern includes syndromes, pattern elements, and pattern names.Symptoms + Signs = Syndromes.Based on syndromes, the pattern elements are deduced from the … Read more
1. Tongue 1. The tongue is light red and moist, with a thin white coating, without cracks or indentations: indicates good health.2. Thick tongue coating: indicates indigestion, excessive putrefactive substances in the intestines, or fever and headache.3. Pale tongue color: may indicate anemia.4. Purple tongue color: indicates body hypoxia, commonly seen in patients with pulmonary … Read more
I. Basic Theories 1. The center of the organic whole is: the Five Organs (Wu Zang)2. The ruler of the organic whole is: the Heart (Xin)3. The time of Yang within Yang is: morning4. The time of Yin within Yin is: the first half of the night5. The time of Yin within Yang is: afternoon6. … Read more
1. The View of Life in TCM In understanding life, there is a significant difference between Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western medicine. Western medicine understands life through anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry, observing only the tangible and visible forms. Even with high-powered electron microscopes, what is seen is still a formed entity. Western medicine is … Read more