Why Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine Should Study the “Essentials of the Golden Cabinet”

Why Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine Should Study the "Essentials of the Golden Cabinet"

Fu Baoshi’s “Red Cliffs” (Detail) Introduction: This article is the opening remarks by Teacher Song Baishan in the course “With the Golden Cabinet in One Hand and the Treatise on Cold Damage in the Other – Helping You Excel in the World of TCM”. Teacher Song used two lectures to explain why he chose to … Read more

Is Skin Itching During Warming Yang Treatment a Sign of Pathogen Exiting?

Is Skin Itching During Warming Yang Treatment a Sign of Pathogen Exiting?

Record of Classical Formulas Diary | Issue 1258 2022.02.06 WeChat Official Account: TCM Lin Jiaming Today’s Headlines: TCM Lin Jiaming Lychee Micro Course: TCM Lin Jiaming Update Frequency: Daily updates Video Account: TCM Lin Jiaming, live broadcast every Thursday at 6 PM, rebroadcast every Thursday at 8:15 AM. Warm Reminder: Due to changes in the … Read more

Is the Formula for Cold and Heat Combined a Yin or Yang Condition?

Is the Formula for Cold and Heat Combined a Yin or Yang Condition?

In a formula, if it contains both heat-clearing and yang-warming properties, is it a yin or yang condition? In a formula, if it includes both expelling pathogens and tonifying deficiencies, is it a yin or yang condition? Yin and yang are conclusions drawn from differentiation, achieved through the analysis of cold and heat, deficiency and … Read more

Discussion on Exterior Syndromes and Concurrent Interior-Exterior Syndromes in Classical Formulas

Exterior syndromes (biao zheng) are a unique pathological concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and hold significant importance within the TCM diagnostic and treatment system. Not only are exterior syndromes associated with diseases like the common cold, but they are also often present in many internal injuries and miscellaneous diseases. Concurrent interior-exterior syndromes (biao li … Read more

Reflections on the Lecture about ‘Water Retention and Qi Deficiency Syndrome: Wu Ling San’

Reflections on the Lecture about 'Water Retention and Qi Deficiency Syndrome: Wu Ling San'

“Classics of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Modernization——Study and Application of Classical Formulas”——Organized by the Shanghai Degree Committee and co-hosted by the Graduate School and the School of Basic Medicine of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Shanghai Graduate Summer School commenced on August 16. One hundred students from 19 universities across the country participated … Read more