Cold-Heat Complex

Understanding the Coexistence of Cold and Heat Symptoms in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Understanding the Coexistence of Cold and Heat Symptoms in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Cold and heat, from a conventional perspective, are two contradictory aspects that seem unable to coexist. However, this is not the case in practice.In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the simultaneous occurrence of cold and heat symptoms is not uncommon, and this phenomenon is referred to as hanre cuoza (cold-heat complex). There are also alternating occurrences … Read more

Common Cold: Differentiating Between Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, and Cold-Heat Complex Types

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Common Cold: Differentiating Between Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, and Cold-Heat Complex Types

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the common cold can be classified into several types, with the most familiar being Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat. For instance, Wind-Cold typically presents with symptoms such as severe chills, mild fever, no sweating, headaches, body aches, nasal congestion with clear discharge, coughing with thin white phlegm, no thirst or a … Read more