Do you often see certain foods labeled as hot or cold, but forget when it comes time to purchase ingredients? If you frequently experience symptoms such as indigestion, loose stools, and sensitivity to cold, you likely have a “cold constitution”. It is advisable to limit the intake of cold foods. If you often suffer from … Read more
The “King of Medicine” Sun Simiao said: “As a physician, one must understand the source of illness, know what has been violated, and treat it with food. If dietary therapy does not cure, then use medicine.” It can be seen that food not only provides essential nutrients for human growth and development but also plays … Read more
Alternating cold and heat is a type of fever characterized by the alternating appearance of fever and chills, where during fever, the patient feels hot without feeling cold, and during chills, the patient feels cold without feeling hot. This differs from simultaneous chills and fever. According to the “Lai Zheng Huo Ren Shu”: “Alternating cold … Read more
Click on “Yang Baba” above to follow usRecently, with the change of seasons, the number of sick children has suddenly increased.Many mothers use medication or dietary therapy and massage, but without much effect. In fact, a large part of the reason is that they still cannot distinguish between cold and heat, or do not distinguish … Read more
In daily life, when we notice symptoms such as red and swollen eyes, sore throat, and blisters at the corners of the mouth, we know that this indicates excess heat in the body. At this point, we might choose to take heat-clearing and fire-eliminating medicines or herbal teas, but often we find that they do … Read more
Author | Mu Jin Editor | Chun Feng Reviewer | Xiao Ye In clinical practice, we often encounter a group of individuals who have internal heat, frequently experiencing symptoms of heat such as acne, sore throat, swollen gums, oral ulcers, and dry mouth with a bitter taste. However, when they consume cooling foods to “extinguish … Read more
Introduction: The symptoms observed in clinical practice are not always straightforward; they may present illusions. When a condition develops to extremes of cold or heat, there may sometimes appear symptoms or signs that are contrary to their true nature, known as true heat with false cold (真热假寒) and true cold with false heat (真寒假热). Today, … Read more
In the book S Zhongyi Famen, it is stated: All diseases can only be differentiated by the overall xu shi han re (deficiency and excess, cold and heat), with no distinction between local exterior and interior, meridians, or organs. This applies to treating colds, fevers, and even malignant tumors. If one understands this, despite the … Read more
In a formula, if it contains both heat-clearing and yang-warming properties, is it a yin or yang condition? In a formula, if it includes both expelling pathogens and tonifying deficiencies, is it a yin or yang condition? Yin and yang are conclusions drawn from differentiation, achieved through the analysis of cold and heat, deficiency and … Read more
Expert Q&A · The People’s Health EncyclopediaDaily selection of a「Popular Q&A」 Question Can heat and cold syndromes occur simultaneously? Heat syndrome and cold syndrome can indeed occur in the same patient, resulting in a condition known as mixed cold and heat syndrome. This situation is referred to as 寒热错杂证 (han re cuo za zheng), which … Read more