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
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
Differentiation of Syndromes in Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Eight Principles The Eight Principles of differentiation (Ba Gang Bian Zheng) are the fundamental guidelines in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnosis. They are primarily derived from a comprehensive analysis of data obtained through the four examinations (inspection, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation), categorized into eight types of syndromes: … Read more
The Eight Principles of Diagnosis is the fundamental framework of TCM diagnosis, aimed at TCM enthusiasts and beginners, and can also help patients understand their conditions. This article contains basic content and is a bit lengthy, so feel free to save it for later reading. Writing takes effort, so your encouragement and support are appreciated. … Read more
Click the image below to read ↓↓↓ —— The following is the main text —— The Eight Principles of Diagnosis (Ba Gang Bian Zheng) is a comprehensive framework for various diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Diagnosis involves analyzing and identifying the symptoms of diseases, which is a primary process and method for understanding … Read more
The Eight Principles, namely Yin, Yang, Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, and Excess, form one of the theoretical foundations for syndrome differentiation and treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Through the four examinations, after mastering the diagnostic data, an analysis is conducted based on various factors such as the depth of the disease location, the … Read more
Exterior and Interior Diagnosis Cold and Heat Diagnosis Deficiency and Excess Diagnosis Yin and Yang Diagnosis The Interrelationship of the Eight Principles The Eight Principles, namely Yin, Yang, Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, and Excess, are categories that summarize the nature, location, and dynamics of pathogenic factors based on the data collected from the four … Read more
The Eight Principles (Ba Gang), which include Yin, Yang, Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, and Excess, form the theoretical foundation for learning differentiation and treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and hold significant guiding importance in clinical diagnosis. The Exterior and Interior principles help differentiate the location of diseases, whether they are internal or external, … Read more
Deficiency (Xu) and Excess (Shi) syndromes can present with true and false symptoms. “Extreme deficiency has excess signs” and “extreme excess has deficiency signs” refer to the authenticity of the syndromes. True deficiency and false excess indicate a condition that is fundamentally excess but presents certain deficiency-like symptoms. Clinical manifestations may include a silent demeanor, … Read more