TCM Diagnosis – Auscultation Auscultation is a term in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnosis, one of the four diagnostic methods: observation, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation. TCM utilizes hearing and smelling to infer disease patterns by examining the sounds produced by the patient and the various odors emitted from bodily excretions. Since the various sounds and … Read more
Click the blue text to follow us In clinical practice, when we use acupuncture points or mention meridians, we often refer directly to the name of an organ or a viscera, such as “Lung Meridian” (肺经, Fei Jing) or “Large Intestine Meridian” (大肠经, Da Chang Jing). However, when learning Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the … Read more
The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and overcoming. Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. —- Generation represents development. Overcoming: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood. —- Overcoming represents balance. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the … Read more
The Five Elements: Generating and Overcoming Relationships Generating Relationships: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. —- Generation represents development. Overcoming Relationships: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood. —- Overcoming represents balance. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), … Read more
Click the blue text to follow us! Ai AI JIU Jiu The Huangdi Neijing states: “Zang (organs) cold leads to fullness disease. The treatment should be moxibustion (ai jiu).” This means that those suffering from fullness disease should be treated with moxibustion. Nowadays, many people neglect their diet and health, leading to an increase in … Read more