Mr. Hu Xishu on the Six Meridians and Eight Principles

Mr. Hu Xishu on the Six Meridians and Eight Principles

Ancient physicians, through long periods of time and extensive practice in preventing and treating diseases for the laboring masses, have produced invaluable texts such as the “Tang Ye Jing” (Classic of Decoction) and “Shang Han Za Bing Lun” (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases). These texts, validated through countless repetitions and proven effective, contain … Read more

The Seven Meanings of “Xu” and “Shi” in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The Seven Meanings of "Xu" and "Shi" in Traditional Chinese Medicine

01 All Courses by Ni Haixia 02 Complete Guide to TCM Treatments for Common Diseases 03 Focused Study on TCM Topics 04 Online Reading of TCM Learning Books Ren Yingqiu: The Seven Meanings of “Xu” and “Shi” in TCM What do “Xu” (虚) and “Shi” (实) really mean? “Xu” and “Shi” refer to the nature … Read more

Understanding the Xian Pulse: Its Dual Nature of Deficiency and Excess

Understanding the Xian Pulse: Its Dual Nature of Deficiency and Excess

Introduction: Today we introduce the “Xian Pulse”. The Xian pulse has two main characteristics: it is tense and stable, with a significant degree of tension, hence the term “straight as a string”. Generally speaking, it represents a pulse associated with pathogenic factors. Therefore, the “Jing Yue Quan Shu” (Complete Book of Jing Yue) states: “It … Read more

Chapter 2, Section 1 of the Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet

Chapter 2, Section 1 of the Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet

Second Section on the Treatment of Spasms and Damp Heat Diseases Section 1 In Taiyang disease, if there is fever without sweating and a feeling of aversion to cold, it is called “Gang Jinjing” (Stiff Spasm). Introduction: The “Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet” is edited according to the classification method of Liu Duzhou’s commentary … Read more

A Comprehensive Understanding of the Treatise on Cold Damage: A Concise Version

A Comprehensive Understanding of the Treatise on Cold Damage: A Concise Version

Promoting Traditional Chinese Medicine culture and emphasizing physical health Editor – Making Traditional Chinese Medicine more beautiful, interesting, and closer to life. Follow: Ai Shang Yi Thanks to netizen Yang Min Nai Gu for the compilation! Yang Min Nai Gu said: The Treatise on Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun) is originally a comprehensive discussion on … Read more

A Simplified and Understandable Version of the Treatise on Cold Damage (Part 1)

A Simplified and Understandable Version of the Treatise on Cold Damage (Part 1)

The “Treatise on Cold Damage” (Shang Han Lun) is the first comprehensive book in China that integrates theory, law, prescriptions, and medicines for syndrome differentiation and treatment. It is both a summary of the theories and experiences of predecessors and a recreation of the academic theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). However, many people say … Read more

Weekly Study of TCM Classics: Treatise on Cold Damage

Weekly Study of TCM Classics: Treatise on Cold Damage

328. In cases of cold damage with a slow pulse lasting six to seven days, if treated with Huangqin Decoction (Huángqín Tāng) to clear heat, the pulse is slow indicating cold. If the abdomen feels cold and the patient cannot eat, but instead can eat, this is termed “removal from the center” and is a … Read more

Detailed Explanation of the Classic Treatise on Febrile Diseases

Detailed Explanation of the Classic Treatise on Febrile Diseases

Original Text 01 In the case of Taiyang disease, the pulse is floating, with a strong pain in the head and neck, and aversion to cold.C1 This line outlines the Taiyang disease and serves as a general guideline for exterior diseases..The term Taiyang refers to the Taiyang meridian, specifically the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian. The … Read more

Dr. Li Ke Discusses the Treatise on Cold Damage

Dr. Li Ke Discusses the Treatise on Cold Damage

【Introduction of the Expert】: Li Ke (a renowned TCM practitioner from Shanxi), Chief Consultant at the Classical TCM Clinical Research Institute of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine. He has dedicated himself to the study of medicine with a compassionate heart. Gifted with intelligence, although he has not been directly taught by famous masters, he has … Read more

All Diseases Arise from Cold Damage: Treating All Illnesses with the Theory of Cold Damage

All Diseases Arise from Cold Damage: Treating All Illnesses with the Theory of Cold Damage

This article is reproduced from Shuncong Nature “All Diseases Arise from Cold Damage: Treating All Illnesses with the Theory of Cold Damage”External causes of disease such as wind and qi are due to Cold Damage. All diseases arise from Cold Damage. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnoses based on pulse and symptoms, using the Six Meridians … Read more