TCM Diagnosis & Self-Assessment

Pulse Diagnosis
Tongue Diagnosis
Face & Body Signs

Fundamentals of TCM Diagnosis and Patterns

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Fundamentals of TCM Diagnosis and Patterns

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

Compilation of Clinical Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Recommended for Collection)

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Compilation of Clinical Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Recommended for Collection)

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

Comprehensive Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Comprehensive Knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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

What is Traditional Chinese Medicine? Can You Define TCM?

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What is Traditional Chinese Medicine? Can You Define TCM?

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