Normal tongue coating: pale red tongue with thin white coating. The tongue coating during a cold is also white, but slightly whiter than normal. Cold-dampness due to internal injury also presents with a white coating, but the white coating from internal injury is thicker. The following images show the tongue coating during a cold, which … Read more
【Indications for Internal Medicine Conditions】 1. Common Cold 1. Yin Qiao Gan Mao San (Yin Qiao Cold Powder): Jin Yin Hua (Honeysuckle) 30g, Lian Qiao (Forsythia) 30g, Jie Sui (Mustard Seed) 18g, Bo He (Peppermint) 18g, Huang Qin (Scutellaria) 30g, Chuan Bei Mu (Fritillaria) 15g, Shi Chang Pu (Acorus) 18g, Huo Xiang (Agastache) 18g, Shen … Read more
If you often feel cold, dress thicker than others, and even in the hot summer, you hesitate to turn on the air conditioning because the wind feels like it penetrates your bones, you should pay attention. This may indicate that your body’s Yang Qi is excessively deficient. What is Yang Qi?In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), … Read more
Do you often experience cold pain in your stomach, cold hands and feet, or diarrhea after eating cold foods? This may be due to a deficiency of cold in the spleen and stomach! Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the spleen and stomach are the foundation of postnatal health and the source of qi and … Read more
Discussion on Cold and Heat, Water and Fire 1. For heart cold, use Gui Zhi (Cinnamon Twig); for heat, use Sheng Di (Rehmannia) and Zhi Zi (Gardenia). 2. For spleen cold, use Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger); for heat, use Da Huang (Rhubarb). 3. For liver cold, use Wu Zhu Yu (Evodia); for heat, use Yin … Read more
Many people find Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) obscure and difficult to understand. In fact, TCM is simply a reflection of nature. By using natural phenomena to comprehend TCM, it becomes much simpler. Today, I will explain how to achieve the transformation of Yin (阴) and Yang (阳) to attain balance, leading to health and longevity! … Read more
10. Abdominal Fullness, Cold Hernia, and Food Retention Disease Pulse Diagnosis and TreatmentOriginal Text: “The pulse at the Fu Yang (足阳) position is weak and wiry; it indicates abdominal fullness. If there is no fullness, there will be difficulty in defecation, and pain in both sides of the abdomen. This is due to deficiency cold … Read more
Homemade “Yin-Yang Harmonizing Ointment” to Maintain Vitality Beyond Middle Age Suitable for: Women with issues of cold uterus, low libido, or those who often stay up late. Method: 1. Take a spoonful of the homemade “Yin-Yang Harmonizing Ointment” twice a day. 2. Place a sachet of Sha Ren (Amomum fruit) by the bedside and inhale … Read more
TCM Lecture Series The “Understanding the Flavors of Herbs” column is jointly launched by the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Guangzhou News Radio, broadcasted on the “Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine” WeChat account and on Guangzhou News Radio FM962 (every Saturday at 16:30) during the “Weekend Health Class” program. This … Read more
Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger) is the dried rhizome of the ginger plant, primarily produced in Sichuan and Hunan provinces. In ancient times, the variety from Junzhou (now Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province) was regarded as a genuine medicinal material, known as Jun Jiang. Currently, the variety from Qianwei County, Sichuan, is considered superior due to its … Read more