The Inquiry of Ling Su restores the ancient perspective of observation and the evolution of TCM experience and principles. Author Introduction Mr. Yi Wang, engaged in clinical work, studies traditional culture and TCM classics, seeking origins and striving to restore the ancient perspective of observation and the evolution of experience and principles. —– —– The … Read more
New friends, click the blue text above “Famous Medical Formulas Revealed” to quickly follow us, and feel free to share! We provide you with high-quality medical knowledge every day. 1. How to Differentiate Between Deficiency and Excess Patterns Clinically? Deficiency and Excess: This primarily refers to the strength of the righteous (zheng) and evil (xie) … Read more
This issue covers: 1.Deficiency and Excess 2.Changes in Deficiency and Excess 3.Pathological Phenomena of Deficiency and Excess 4.True Excess and False Deficiency, True Deficiency and False Excess 1.Deficiency and Excess Deficiency and excess represent the state of the disease process regarding the rise and fall of pathogenic and righteous qi. Determining deficiency and excess is … Read more
3. Deficiency and Excess Deficiency and excess are the two principles for distinguishing the strength of the body’s righteous qi and the severity of pathogenic factors. Generally speaking, deficiency refers to insufficient righteous qi, and deficiency syndrome manifests as symptoms resulting from this insufficiency, while excess refers to the overabundance of pathogenic qi, and excess … Read more
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
Last time we discussed the treatment sequence for concurrent exterior and interior diseases, which is a general principle.When both exterior and interior diseases are present, the treatment sequence should be determined based on the severity and urgency of the condition.Those with more severe symptoms should be treated first, and those with more urgent symptoms should … Read more
For listeners who enjoy audiobooks, you can click below to listen to the audio. There are eight fundamental aspects of illness: cold, heat, deficiency, excess, exterior, interior, yin, and yang. The methods of differentiation in TCM revolve around these principles. The differentiation of cold and heat in a disease is primarily based on symptoms such … Read more
Chapter 3: Eight Principles Section 1: Exterior and Interior 1. Exterior Syndrome 2. Interior Syndrome [Appendix] Half Exterior and Half Interior Syndrome 3. Differentiation between Exterior and Interior Syndromes 4. Relationship between Exterior and Interior Syndromes Section 2: Cold and Heat 1. Cold Syndrome 2. Heat Syndrome 3. Differentiation between Cold and Heat Syndromes 4. … Read more
The Eight Principles of Diagnosis The Eight Principles, namely Yin, Yang, Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, and Excess, are one of the theoretical foundations for syndrome differentiation and treatment. Through the four examinations, after grasping the diagnostic information, a comprehensive analysis is conducted based on the depth of the disease location, the nature and severity … Read more
The Eight Principles—Yin, Yang, Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, and Excess—are the most fundamental aspects of diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Through clinical practice and the application of the four diagnostic methods, we analyze and summarize the disease conditions according to the patterns of disease progression, categorizing the identified syndromes into eight types (the … Read more