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
Diagnosis and treatment based on syndrome differentiation, also known as syndrome differentiation and treatment, is the process of applying principles, methods, formulas, and medicines in clinical practice. It is the fundamental principle of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for understanding and treating diseases. This includes two processes: syndrome differentiation and treatment. Syndrome differentiation refers to the … Read more
Taiji Luo Wanxiang Diseases are numerous and complex, yet they all adhere to fundamental principles. Cold, heat, deficiency, excess, exterior, interior, yin, and yang—these eight terms encapsulate the essence of diagnosis. In diagnosis and treatment, we must firmly grasp these eight aspects to gain insight into the condition and clarify the treatment direction. Distinction of … Read more
The Eight Principles (Ba Gang) are abstract concepts derived from specific phenomena. Using the Eight Principles to identify and summarize syndromes is a method for analyzing the common characteristics of diseases, representing one aspect of the application of the Eight Principles in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Among the Eight Principles, Exterior and Interior (Biao and … Read more
“Bian Zheng” refers to the process of collecting data, symptoms, and signs through the four examinations (observation、auscultation、inquiry、palpation） to analyze and summarize the disease’s etiology, nature, location, and the relationship between pathogenic factors and the body’s righteousness, ultimately categorizing it into a specific type of syndrome.There are eight commonly used diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine … Read more