Chinese Herbal Medicine

Understanding Wind-Heat vs. Wind-Cold Colds: How to Differentiate and Six TCM Formulas for Wind-Cold

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Understanding Wind-Heat vs. Wind-Cold Colds: How to Differentiate and Six TCM Formulas for Wind-Cold

Recently, after infection with the COVID-19 virus, individuals have exhibited varying symptoms due to their different constitutions. Some present with wind-cold syndrome (fenghan zheng), while others show signs of wind-heat syndrome (fengre zheng). If one cannot distinguish between wind-heat and wind-cold, choosing the wrong medication may lead to adverse effects. How to differentiate between wind-heat … Read more

Understanding Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat: Avoiding Common Misconceptions

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Understanding Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat: Avoiding Common Misconceptions

Wind-Cold? Wind-Heat? Understanding Key Differences to Avoid Misunderstandings As winter arrives, temperatures drop sharply. The number of patients with colds in outpatient clinics has significantly increased compared to before. Most present with symptoms such as fever, cough, nasal congestion and runny nose, throat pain, and general discomfort. Everyone’s symptoms are quite similar, but the medications … Read more

The Dual Nature of Cold and Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Resolving Cold and Heat in the Spleen and Stomach

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The Dual Nature of Cold and Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Resolving Cold and Heat in the Spleen and Stomach

Have you ever experienced discomfort in your stomach after consuming cold drinks or spicy food, with symptoms such as stomach bloating, stomach pain, diarrhea, belching, and acid reflux? You might think this is due to eating something too cold or too hot, but in fact, it could be because both cold and heat pathogens are … Read more

Water Stagnation and Qi Deficiency Syndrome and the Application of Wu Ling San

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Water Stagnation and Qi Deficiency Syndrome and the Application of Wu Ling San

Water Stagnation and Qi Deficiency Syndrome and the Application of Wu Ling San 1. Introduction Today, I would like to share with you the topic of “Water Stagnation and Qi Deficiency Syndrome and the Application of Wu Ling San”. Have you heard of the term “Water Stagnation and Qi Deficiency Syndrome”? This term is likely … Read more

The Tongue as a Window to Body Constitution: TCM Insights on Tongue Diagnosis and Herbal Prescription

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The Tongue as a Window to Body Constitution: TCM Insights on Tongue Diagnosis and Herbal Prescription

Tongue diagnosis is an important component of the four diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which include observation, listening, inquiry, and palpation. It plays a significant role in clinical diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis assessment. TCM places great emphasis on the identification of tongue patterns and has summarized the application rules of tongue appearance in … Read more

Blood Stasis Can Cause Ten Diseases: A Specialized Herb for Promoting Blood Circulation and Removing Stasis!

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Blood Stasis Can Cause Ten Diseases: A Specialized Herb for Promoting Blood Circulation and Removing Stasis!

Author | Lin Zhichen Editor | Chunfeng Reviewer | Xiao Ye Previously, while following my teacher in the cardiology department, I encountered many patients with coronary heart disease. Many patients would ask if they could take a box of Sanqi powder that they bought at home. Sanqi (Panax notoginseng) is a herb that promotes blood … Read more

Comprehensive Analysis of Tongue Diagnosis with Complete TCM Herbal Remedies!

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Comprehensive Analysis of Tongue Diagnosis with Complete TCM Herbal Remedies!

Disease Inquiry, Health Guidance, Classic Health Preservation, Traditional Chinese Medicine, No Need to Seek Help When Sick The tongue is the most functional organ in the human body: it not only allows us to speak with rhythm and tone, but the taste buds covering it also enable us to perceive the sour, sweet, bitter, and … Read more

Key Points in the Diagnosis and Symptomatic Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

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Key Points in the Diagnosis and Symptomatic Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

1. Common Causes Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) can develop from acute PID that has not been completely cured, leading to persistent and recurrent symptoms. It may also result from long-term unclean sexual practices, improper contraception, inadequate care of the vulva, infections following childbirth or abortion, and Chlamydia trachomatis infections. 2. Key Points in Inquiry … Read more

Enhancing Professional Competence: Inquiry and Differentiation of Wind-Heat Cold Symptoms and Medication Characteristics

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Enhancing Professional Competence: Inquiry and Differentiation of Wind-Heat Cold Symptoms and Medication Characteristics

Wind-Heat Cold is caused by the invasion of wind-heat evil attacking the exterior and the disharmony of lung qi. Symptoms include high fever, slight aversion to wind, headache, sweating, sore and swollen throat, cough with sticky or yellow phlegm, nasal congestion with yellow discharge, thirst, red tongue with thin white and slightly yellow coating. Traditional … Read more

Complete Guide to Acupuncture Points and Their Effects

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Complete Guide to Acupuncture Points and Their Effects

Acupuncture Points on the Head and Their Effects Head Wei (Tou Wei) Point: Treats eye pain, eye twitching, and headaches. Shang Guan (Shang Guan) Point: Treats deafness, tinnitus, migraines, upper tooth pain, and facial nerve numbness. Xia Guan (Xia Guan) Point: Treats facial nerve paralysis and spasms, tooth pain. Yi Feng (Yi Feng) Point: Treats … Read more