Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a long history and profound medical theories. Some people do not understand TCM, but when it comes to fever, one must observe, listen, inquire, and feel the pulse, following the four examinations and eight principles. Nowadays, however, a small thermometer can resolve this in just a few minutes. But let … Read more
This article is adapted from He Liangzhi, Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Cold and heat are fundamental concepts in understanding the nature of pathogenic factors and the imbalance of Yin and Yang in the development of diseases. They categorize various syndromes into two main types: cold syndromes … Read more
Promoting Traditional Chinese Medicine, Everyone Can Self-Medicate Traditional Chinese Medicine’s Eight Principles of Diagnosis: Exterior and Interior, Cold and Heat, Deficiency and Excess, Yin and Yang Cold and heat may seem simple at first glance, but when faced with disease, one finds that cold and heat often intertwine and dynamically evolve, making it quite complex. … Read more
The “Four Qi” originally referred to the “Qi of the Four Seasons” and gradually evolved to signify the perception of the cold and heat of food, ultimately transforming into the cold and heat properties of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Traditional Chinese medicine holds that the Four Qi consists of four different medicinal properties: cold (han), … Read more
Differentiating Cold and Heat in the Ten Patterns of Diagnosis Yang excess leads to heat, while Yin excess leads to cold; Yang deficiency results in external cold, and Yang deficiency can also lead to internal heat. Cold and heat are the two primary diagnostic criteria for identifying the nature of diseases, reflecting the imbalance of … Read more
The differentiation of cold and heat is one of the specific contents of the Eight Principles Differentiation (referring to the eight categories of syndromes: Yin-Yang, Interior-Exterior, Cold-Heat, Deficiency-Excess, which are the fundamental principles of TCM differentiation). The characteristic of the Eight Principles Differentiation lies in grasping the overall, certain, and relevant aspects of the disease’s … Read more
Cold and heat are two fundamental principles for distinguishing the nature of diseases, representing specific manifestations of the excess and deficiency of Yin and Yang. Differentiating cold and heat is essentially differentiating the excess and deficiency of Yin and Yang. The identification of cold and heat patterns is one of the bases for treatment and … Read more
II. Cold and Heat Cold and heat are the two fundamental principles for distinguishing the nature of diseases. Cold syndromes and heat syndromes reflect the excess and deficiency of Yin and Yang in the body. Excess Yin or deficiency Yang manifests as cold syndromes;excess Yang or deficiency Yin manifests as heat syndromes. The “Su Wen: … Read more
Cold and heat are the fundamental principles for differentiating the nature of diseases. The nature of a disease is not simply classified as cold or heat. As stated in the “Jing Yue Quan Shu – Chuan Zhong Lu”: “Cold and heat are transformations of yin and yang.” The “Lei Jing – Disease Classification” also states: … Read more
Dr. Xiang Medical Expert, Your Medical Specialist。 Written by | Zhang Ziyi, Master’s in Acupuncture and Rehabilitation Institution | Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital Edited by | Dr. Xiang [email protected] Disclaimer:This article was first published on the Dr. Xiang WeChat public account and may not be reproduced without authorization. Patients often ask me, “Dr. Zhang, I … Read more