Inheriting the legacy of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth. Ai Yu Xiang Tang (1) Wind manifests as skin rashes and itching in the muscles. Wind rashes cause itching between the skin and flesh, treated with Si Wu Xiao Feng San (Four Substance Wind Dispelling Powder) – Sheng Di (Rehmannia), Dang Gui … Read more
Promoting Traditional Chinese Medicine, Self-Medication for Everyone In spring, there are a hundred flowers; in autumn, the moon; in summer, a cool breeze; in winter, snow. If one has no trivial matters on their mind, it is indeed a good time in the human world. From the Huangdi Neijing: “Wind predominates movement, heat predominates swelling, … Read more
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), external pathogenic factors are categorized into Wind, Cold, Heat, Dampness, Dryness, and Fire, collectively known as the “Six Evils”. Wind is ranked as the foremost of the “Six Evils”, indicating its primary role among various pathogenic factors. “Therefore, Wind is the beginning of all diseases. When the body is calm, … Read more
Cold is one of the six excesses (liuyin) in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and is a common pathogenic cause. The six excesses are often related to seasonal climate and environmental factors. Cold is the primary qi of winter, and its pathogenic effects can be categorized into internal cold and external cold. Internal cold is a … Read more
Zhang Shiweng What is external invasion? The common factors are wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire, collectively known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as the Six Excesses (Liù Yín). When studying the causes of diseases in TCM, many people mistakenly equate the Six Excesses with microbial invasion in Western medicine. They believe that the … Read more
Inheriting the legacy of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth. Ai Yu Xiang Tang “When wind prevails, it causes movement; when heat prevails, it causes swelling; when dryness prevails, it causes dryness; when cold prevails, it causes floating; when dampness prevails, it causes diarrhea.” This is a description of the clinical manifestations … Read more
EditorIntroductionIn Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), treatment emphasizes symptomatic medication, analyzing the causes of diseases, understanding the mechanisms of onset, and applying differential diagnosis and treatment to achieve good results. In TCM, there are the Seven Emotions and Six Excesses, which are the basis for analyzing the causes of diseases. The so-called Seven Emotions refer to … Read more
External pathogenic factors refer to those that invade the body from the outside, either through the skin and hair or through the mouth and nose, causing external diseases. External diseases are a category of illnesses caused by these external pathogenic factors, typically presenting acutely with symptoms such as chills and fever, sore throat, and joint … Read more
In ancient times, the excessive and deficient factors of wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness, and fire were referred to as the “Six Excesses” (Liù Yín). The pathogenic effects of the Six Excesses have the following five characteristics: 1. The Six Excesses often invade the human body through the skin or the mouth and nose, … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the spleen can transform and transport dampness. The spleen prefers dryness and dislikes dampness; if the spleen yang is invigorated, the spleen functions well, and the transformation of dampness is normal, then damp evil is less likely to cause disease. Conversely, when dampness is excessive, it can lead to … Read more