The Eight Principles of TCM Diagnosis provide a comprehensive framework for understanding the causes of various diseases. The differentiation of organs and meridians is central to this practice, with a clear distinction made between Qi, blood, and body fluids. External pathogenic heat diseases are categorized based on their levels, aiding in the assessment of disease … Read more
A Brief Discussion on the Eight Principles of TCM Diagnosis Summary of this article: 1. Overview 2. Exterior Syndrome 3. Interior Syndrome 4. Cold Syndrome 1. Xu Han Syndrome (Deficiency Cold Syndrome) 2. Shi Han Syndrome (Excess Cold Syndrome) 5. Heat Syndrome 1. Xu Re Syndrome (Deficiency Heat Syndrome) 2. Shi Re Syndrome (Excess … Read more
In clinical observation of the tongue, it is not sufficient to only examine the tongue quality or the tongue coating separately; both must be analyzed together to guide the differentiation of syndromes. Generally speaking, changes in tongue quality occur relatively slowly, or it can be said that tongue quality is difficult to change in a … Read more
Chinese Medicine Book Club Issue 1015 One issue daily, accompanying the growth of TCM practitioners IIntroduction: This article encompasses the essence of the Ten Questions Song, distilling the wisdom of physicians throughout history regarding diagnosis. For the editor, the inspiration is significant~ (Editor/Zhang Yajuan) Selected Proverbs on Clinical Diagnosis from Various Dynasties Compiled by Yu … Read more
The Eight Principles: Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, Excess, Yang, Yin. Among these, Exterior, Heat, and Excess belong to Yang. Interior, Deficiency, and Cold belong to Yin. Therefore, Yin and Yang also have the overarching principle of the Eight Principles. Zhang Jingyue’s concept of “Two Principles and Six Transformations” is most fitting. The differentiation … Read more
Cold and Heat Differentiation: Cold and heat are a pair of principles used to differentiate the nature of diseases, reflecting the imbalance of Yin and Yang during the disease process.1. Cold Syndrome refers to the invasion of cold pathogens, or Yang deficiency with excessive Yin, leading to a decline in the body’s functional activities, manifesting … Read more
II. Differentiation of Cold and Heat Cold and heat are fundamental principles for distinguishing and judging the nature of diseases. Cold and heat primarily reflect the rise and fall of Yin and Yang in diseases, as well as the nature of pathogenic factors being Yin or Yang. It is important to clarify: While aversion to … Read more
The concepts of exterior and interior describe the depth of disease location and the severity of the condition. Generally speaking, the skin, muscles, and superficial meridians belong to the exterior. The organs, blood vessels, bone marrow, and internal meridians belong to the interior. The exterior syndrome indicates that the disease is at the surface, with … Read more
Study Notes on the Treatise on Cold Damage The differentiation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) primarily revolves around the Six Meridians and Eight Principles. The treatment in TCM is also mainly based on these principles, making the study of differentiation and treatment a core issue that must be explored. 1. Eight Principles The Eight Principles … Read more
1. Concept1. Eight Principles: Refers to the eight diagnostic categories of Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, Excess, Yin, Yang.2. Eight Principles Diagnosis: This is the process by which a physician utilizes the Eight Principles theory to analyze and synthesize various clinical data obtained through observation, listening, questioning, and pulse diagnosis, thereby distinguishing the depth of … Read more