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The Concept of Cold and Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Causes, Mechanisms, Symptoms, and Medicinal Properties

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The Concept of Cold and Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Causes, Mechanisms, Symptoms, and Medicinal Properties

Click the above “Public Account” to subscribe! Source｜China Traditional Chinese Medicine News Author｜Zhu Guang, Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine The concepts of cold and heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are abstracted from specific phenomena, reflecting the interaction between the human body and material or environmental factors. Therefore, understanding cold and heat cannot be … Read more

What to Do When Cold and Heat are Mixed? A ‘Special’ Recipe from the Medical Sage to Clear Heat Above and Warm Below!

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What to Do When Cold and Heat are Mixed? A 'Special' Recipe from the Medical Sage to Clear Heat Above and Warm Below!

Author| Xue Bi Editor| Chun Feng Reviewer| Xiao Ye What should be done when cold and heat are mixed? Traditional Chinese Medicine emphasizes “Four Examinations and Eight Principles”. The so-called “Four Examinations” refers to what we commonly say as “observation, listening, inquiry, and pulse-taking”, while the “Eight Principles” refers to “yin, yang, exterior, interior, cold, … Read more

Eighty-Eight Patterns of Cold and Heat

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Eighty-Eight Patterns of Cold and Heat

Inheriting the fire of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth. Ai Yu Xiang Tang 1. Wind-Cold Constraining the Exterior Type of Aversion to Cold [Etiology] Wind and cold evil bind the exterior, causing the defensive yang to be obstructed. [Symptoms] Aversion to cold, slight fever, no sweating, pain in the head and … Read more

The Clinical Necessity of Understanding the Use of Cold and Heat in TCM

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For listeners who enjoy audiobooks, you can click below to listen. When we face the dilemma of treating cold with heat or heat with cold, and it does not yield results, or when the symptoms do not align strictly with either cold or heat, the treatment should not rely solely on either cold or heat … Read more

The Eight Principles: Cold and Heat

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The Eight Principles: Cold and Heat

ClickBlue↑FollowUs! Cold and heat are the two main principles for distinguishing the nature of diseases. Cold syndromes and heat syndromes reflect the excess and deficiency of Yin and Yang in the body. An excess of Yin or deficiency of Yang manifests as a cold syndrome; an excess of Yang or deficiency of Yin manifests as … Read more

What is Cold-Heat Syndrome?

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Click the blue words to follow us Cold and heat are the two fundamental categories for distinguishing the nature of diseases, summarizing the two types of syndromes reflecting the balance of Yin and Yang in the body. Generally speaking, cold syndromes are manifestations of insufficient Yang Qi or the invasion of cold pathogens, while heat … Read more

Overview of the Eight Principles in TCM Diagnosis

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Overview of the Eight Principles in TCM Diagnosis

Overview of the Eight Principles 1 Exterior and Interior Exterior syndromes are characterized by new illness, rapid onset, short duration, and superficial location. Interior syndromes are characterized by chronic illness, slow onset, long duration, and deep location. In exterior syndromes, fever and chills occur simultaneously. In interior syndromes, there may be heat without chills or … Read more

Ten Remarkable Uses of Fangfeng Tongsheng Wan for Treating Exterior Cold and Interior Heat

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Ten Remarkable Uses of Fangfeng Tongsheng Wan for Treating Exterior Cold and Interior Heat

It is commonly said, “Whether sick or not, Fangfeng Tongsheng is effective,” which shows the wide application of Fangfeng Tongsheng Wan, making it favored by many doctors and patients. Fangfeng Tongsheng Wan is composed of Ma Huang (Ephedra), Fang Feng (Siler), which dispel wind and relieve the exterior; Jing Jie (Schizonepeta), Bo He (Peppermint) which … Read more

Fang Feng Tong Sheng Wan: A Comprehensive Formula for Treating 18 Conditions by Resolving Exterior and Interior Heat

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Fang Feng Tong Sheng Wan: A Comprehensive Formula for Treating 18 Conditions by Resolving Exterior and Interior Heat

Fang Feng Tong Sheng Wan (防风通圣丸) is a formula that resolves both exterior and interior conditions, employing the four methods of sweating, purging, clearing, and benefiting to eliminate exterior and interior pathogenic heat, as well as phlegm-dampness. It can treat 18 different conditions: The main herbs in the formula include Fang Feng (Siler Root), Jing … Read more

Professor Xiong Jibai’s Theory of ‘The Lung and Large Intestine as Interior and Exterior’ in Clinical Practice

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Professor Xiong Jibai's Theory of 'The Lung and Large Intestine as Interior and Exterior' in Clinical Practice

Abstract This article summarizes the clinical experience of Professor Xiong Jibai, a master of traditional Chinese medicine, in applying the theory of ‘The Lung and Large Intestine as Interior and Exterior’. Professor Xiong believes that the essence of this theory lies in the interrelationship between the lung and large intestine, where the lung represents the … Read more