Comprehensive Treatment Methods for Various Types of Dampness Syndromes: Damp-Heat, Cold-Damp, and Damp-Obstruction

Comprehensive Treatment Methods for Various Types of Dampness Syndromes: Damp-Heat, Cold-Damp, and Damp-Obstruction

Modern individuals often suffer from damp-heat, cold-damp, and damp-obstruction syndromes, and the prevalence of dampness is a common concern. In fact, discussions on dampness can be traced back to the Huangdi Neijing and Nanjing. The term “damp syndrome” can be traced back to the Jinkui Yaolue where it discusses dampness-related diseases. The earliest mention of … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Damp-Heat in the Middle Jiao

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Damp-Heat in the Middle Jiao

Follow “Longmen Medicine” for more exciting content. In clinical practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), aside from precise differentiation and treatment, how to maximize the use of prescriptions and medications is both an art and a skill, and is the highest pursuit of TCM practitioners. Therefore, “half a day in clinical practice, half a day … Read more

Key Principles in the Treatment of Spleen and Stomach Damp-Heat Syndrome by Yang Chunbo

Key Principles in the Treatment of Spleen and Stomach Damp-Heat Syndrome by Yang Chunbo

Click the blue text above to follow us! Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine Yang Chunbo is a chief physician at the Second People’s Hospital affiliated with Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has long been engaged in clinical, teaching, and research work on digestive system diseases, with in-depth studies on Spleen and Stomach Damp-Heat … Read more

Treatment of Lower Jiao Damp-Heat Syndrome (Part 1)

Treatment of Lower Jiao Damp-Heat Syndrome (Part 1)

Treatment of Lower Jiao Damp-Heat Syndrome (Part 1) Continuing from the previous issue: Treatment of Middle Jiao Damp-Heat Syndrome (Part 3) 1. Characteristics of the SyndromeThe Lower Jiao Damp-Heat syndrome can arise through two pathways: either due to damp-heat evil directly invading the Lower Jiao, or from unresolved Middle Jiao damp-heat transmitting downward.The affected areas … Read more

Damp-Heat in the Three Jiao: Pathogenesis and Treatment

Damp-Heat in the Three Jiao: Pathogenesis and Treatment

Heat diseases are a collective term for summer dampness, damp-heat, and warm diseases, which arise from the invasion of damp-heat pathogens or from the internal accumulation of damp-heat due to spleen and stomach deficiency. This condition is characterized by “damp obstructing heat” and “damp-heat steaming”. It often results from external pathogenic factors or from dietary … Read more

Diagnosis and Treatment of Exterior Syndrome in Damp-Heat Disease

Diagnosis and Treatment of Exterior Syndrome in Damp-Heat Disease

Summary: Ye Tianshi distinguished warm diseases from cold damage, and Xue Shengbai further separated damp-heat diseases from warm diseases. Xue Shengbai, also known as Xue Xue, is the foremost expert in treating damp-heat diseases throughout history! His work, Shire Bing Pian (Treatise on Damp-Heat Diseases), has become the standard for treating damp-heat diseases in later … Read more

Fundamental Formula for Treating Qi Deficiency with Damp-Heat Syndrome: Five Clinical Cases of Shiyushu Yiqi Jiedu Decoction

Fundamental Formula for Treating Qi Deficiency with Damp-Heat Syndrome: Five Clinical Cases of Shiyushu Yiqi Jiedu Decoction

Click the above “Public Account” to subscribe! Source|China Traditional Chinese Medicine News Written by|He Qian, Jiangkou County People’s Hospital, Tongren City, Guizhou Province; Shi Enjun, Second Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Yiqi Jiedu Decoction was formulated by Mr. Shi Yushu, the first president of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (formerly … Read more

Understanding the Treatment of Spleen and Stomach Damp-Heat Syndrome Using Bitter and Pungent Methods

Understanding the Treatment of Spleen and Stomach Damp-Heat Syndrome Using Bitter and Pungent Methods

Overview of Principles The spleen governs transportation and transformation, ascending is its natural order, while the stomach governs reception, descending is its harmony. The spleen and stomach work together, maintaining balance in ascending and descending, facilitating endless generation and transformation. However, when damp-heat afflicts the spleen and stomach, whether due to external pathogens or internal … Read more

Treatment of Damp-Heat Syndrome in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Formulas for Upper, Middle, and Lower Jiao

Treatment of Damp-Heat Syndrome in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Formulas for Upper, Middle, and Lower Jiao

Clinical Reference Articles in Traditional Chinese Medicine Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness of the damp-heat pathogen. The treatment of damp-heat in warm disease theory is considered in the context of the Upper, Middle, and Lower Jiao. The specific formulas for treating these three Jiao are as follows. Treatment of Damp-Heat Syndrome Formulas for … Read more

Identification and Regulation of Damp-Heat Constitution

Identification and Regulation of Damp-Heat Constitution

Why are there so many people with damp-heat constitution nowadays? Hot pot, barbecues, beer-fueled nightlife, and staying up late are all part of our lifestyle. Generally speaking, individuals with significant damp-heat constitution exhibit the “Three Yellows”: first, a sallow complexion; second, a yellow and greasy tongue coating; and third, yellowish and turbid urine. Traditional Chinese … Read more