Translation of Huangdi Neijing: Ling Shu Chapter 75

Translation of Huangdi Neijing: Ling Shu Chapter 75

Huangdi said: Well spoken. Huangdi continued: The method of needling as mentioned in the chapter on “Jie Jie” refers to the needling of the six fu organs’ collateral channels, which do not have fixed locations. Please explain this in detail. Qibo replied: This condition arises from an excess of Yang Qi and a deficiency of … Read more

Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Understanding the Six Excesses

Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Understanding the Six Excesses

II. Etiological Diagnosis There are many causes of disease, which can be broadly categorized into the Six Excesses (Liù Yín), epidemic factors, emotional disturbances, dietary habits, and external injuries. Etiological diagnosis involves analyzing the patient’s symptoms and signs. By referencing the pathogenic characteristics of various etiological factors, we can identify which pathogenic factor has triggered … Read more

Understanding Cold and Heat Symptoms in TCM Diagnosis

Understanding Cold and Heat Symptoms in TCM Diagnosis

For bone diseases, use Hei Bai Tong (Black Atractylodes), and for skin issues, use Huo Yang Oil! Today, we will discuss the basic content of TCM diagnosis. Diagnosis is the most fundamental means for doctors to understand a patient’s condition. Through diagnosis, one can directly understand the causes or triggers of the illness and other … Read more

Common Cold and Heat Symptoms in Clinical Practice

Common Cold and Heat Symptoms in Clinical Practice

Note:This public account publishes articles sourced from the internet, which have reference value for clinical diagnosis and treatment, and are published here for future reference. Common cold and heat symptoms in clinical practice include four types: aversion to cold with fever, aversion to cold without fever, aversion to heat without cold, and alternating cold and … Read more

Comprehensive Guide to the Eight Principles of Diagnosis in TCM

Comprehensive Guide to the Eight Principles of Diagnosis in TCM

1. Concept 1. Eight Principles: Refers to the eight diagnostic principles: Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, Excess, Yin, and Yang. 2. Eight Principles Diagnosis: This is the process by which a physician uses the Eight Principles theory to analyze and synthesize various clinical data obtained through observation, listening, questioning, and pulse diagnosis, in order to … Read more

Fire Needle: An Evolution in Acupuncture Therapy

Fire Needle: An Evolution in Acupuncture Therapy

↑↑ Follow us to start a healthy life ↑↑ History of Fire Needle The fire needle therapy involves heating a specially designed metal needle until it is red hot, then quickly inserting it into acupuncture points (xue) or specific areas to provide thermal stimulation for treating diseases. The fire needle is a form of acupuncture, … Read more

The Historical Development of Fire Needle Therapy

The Historical Development of Fire Needle Therapy

Since the earliest written records, fire needle therapy has been developed and applied for over two thousand years. It has undergone a journey from rudimentary tools and primitive operational methods, through improvements and refinements by generations of physicians, leading to a gradual standardization of fire needle instruments and their operational techniques. Its clinical application scope … Read more

Differentiation of Cold and Heat Syndromes

Differentiation of Cold and Heat Syndromes

Cold and heat are two fundamental principles for differentiating the nature of diseases. Cold syndromes and heat syndromes reflect the relative excess and deficiency of Yin and Yang in the body. An excess of Yin or deficiency of Yang manifests as a cold syndrome; an excess of Yang or deficiency of Yin manifests as a … Read more

The First Step in Treating Illness: Differentiating Cold and Heat Syndromes

The First Step in Treating Illness: Differentiating Cold and Heat Syndromes

For listeners who enjoy audiobooks, you can click below to listen to the audio. Cold and heat are the two fundamental principles for distinguishing the nature of diseases. Cold syndromes and heat syndromes reflect the excess and deficiency of yin and yang in the body. An excess of yin or deficiency of yang manifests as … Read more

Discussion on Children’s Cold and Heat Constitution

Discussion on Children's Cold and Heat Constitution

Author: Chen Xiaobing Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, began learning at 16, later self-studied and entered Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, studied under Professor Yang Yu, a doctoral supervisor, and obtained a master’s degree in clinical basic medicine of TCM, with nearly twenty years of experience in TCM. Especially skilled in TCM pediatrics: external … Read more