What Questions to Ask During a Pharmacy Consultation? Essential Practical Guide for Pharmacy Staff!

What Questions to Ask During a Pharmacy Consultation? Essential Practical Guide for Pharmacy Staff!

Platform Mission: To lead the healthy development of the industry and empower pharmacies for continuous performance growth! “Observation, Listening, Inquiry, and Palpation” (望闻问切) is a significant characteristic of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in diagnosing diseases, among which inquiry is the most fundamental and crucial part of medical diagnosis.In fact, there are some fixed patterns in … Read more

Tips for Effectively Communicating with Your Doctor

Tips for Effectively Communicating with Your Doctor

Many people struggle to clearly describe their symptoms during a doctor’s visit or feel unsure about what to say, often waiting for the doctor to ask questions. This can waste valuable time during the consultation. For modern individuals, time is money, and being prepared to answer the doctor’s questions can maximize the efficiency of the … Read more

Understanding TCM Observation Diagnosis: A Skill Everyone Can Learn!

Understanding TCM Observation Diagnosis: A Skill Everyone Can Learn!

1. Eyes 1. Symptoms around the eyes Swollen eyelids indicate reduced function of internal organs (kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, heart) leading to fluid retention in the body. Dark circles appear when the blood contains excessive waste, causing the area around the eyes to darken (kidneys). Wrinkles below the eyes are a sign of aging. Sunken eye … Read more

Essential Guide to TCM Observation Diagnosis

Observation diagnosis mainly includes the following aspects: Observing the patient’s mental state and posture to understand their constitution and the severity of their condition.Facial color diagnosis: Changes in facial color can reflect internal organ diseases, with the five colors—blue, red, yellow, white, and black—corresponding to different organs and conditions.Tongue diagnosis: Observing the color, shape, moisture, … Read more

Comprehensive Guide: Quick Reference for Yang Deficiency (Self-Assessment)

Comprehensive Guide: Quick Reference for Yang Deficiency (Self-Assessment)

Yang deficiency manifests in numerous symptoms, making it difficult to list them all. To provide a clearer and more intuitive impression, we will simply enumerate 100 common symptoms for reference. Score one point for each symptom you identify; how many points can you accumulate?  1. Pale complexion, pale lips, pale eyelids, and excessive clear saliva.  2. Dull … Read more

Symptoms of Blood Deficiency and How to Nourish It

Symptoms of Blood Deficiency and How to Nourish It

Voice is more comprehensive~ What is Blood Deficiency? Blood deficiency refers to insufficient blood in the body, leading to a lack of fullness in the blood! Causes of Blood Deficiency: The main causes include: weakness of the spleen and stomach, leading to insufficient blood production; prolonged illness causing severe blood depletion; sudden external bleeding; or … Read more

Common Manifestations of Blood Deficiency: How Many Do You Have?

Common Manifestations of Blood Deficiency: How Many Do You Have?

Click the blue text above to follow me and learn about moxibustion health preservation.Have you ever experienced this: after squatting for a long time, you suddenly stand up and feel a darkness in front of your eyes, dizziness, and even almost fall? Or after working or studying for a while, you feel your head swelling … Read more

Symptoms of Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency and Dietary Therapy in Winter

Symptoms of Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency and Dietary Therapy in Winter

Click the blue text above to follow us~ The Spleen – the foundation of postnatal life When the spleen and stomach are injured, all five organs are affected, Spleen and stomach Yang deficiency is particularly troublesome, Supplementing may cause more dampness, while clearing may lead to more cold, Not daring to eat anything truly gives … Read more

How to Identify Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency with Cold Symptoms?

How to Identify Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency with Cold Symptoms?

Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency with Cold is a term in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that refers to the deficiency of Yang Qi in the spleen and stomach, accompanied by an excess of Yin and cold. This condition includes both Spleen Yang Deficiency and Stomach Yang Deficiency (some consider it solely as Spleen Yang Deficiency), … Read more

Collection of Eight Principles Differentiation (8 Episodes)

Collection of Eight Principles Differentiation (8 Episodes)

The Eight Principles Differentiation (Ba Gang Bian Zheng) is the general framework for various differentiation methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The process of differentiation is based on theories of the organs (zang fu), meridians (jing luo), qi (vital energy), blood (xue), body fluids (jin ye), and disease etiology. It involves the comprehensive collection, induction, … Read more