Chinese Medicine Book Club Issue 1015 One issue daily, accompanying the growth of TCM practitioners IIntroduction: This article encompasses the essence of the Ten Questions Song, distilling the wisdom of physicians throughout history regarding diagnosis. For the editor, the inspiration is significant~ (Editor/Zhang Yajuan) Selected Proverbs on Clinical Diagnosis from Various Dynasties Compiled by Yu … Read more
▲Life is a beautiful encounter Zhengan Culture (Beijing) brings you joy and smiles The terms “deficiency” and “cold” in relation to the spleen and stomach represent varying degrees of decline in the qi of these organs. We all know that qi has the functions of warming and promoting. When the promoting force of the spleen … Read more
The Eight Principles: Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, Excess, Yang, Yin. Among these, Exterior, Heat, and Excess belong to Yang. Interior, Deficiency, and Cold belong to Yin. Therefore, Yin and Yang also have the overarching principle of the Eight Principles. Zhang Jingyue’s concept of “Two Principles and Six Transformations” is most fitting. The differentiation … Read more
Cold and Heat Differentiation: Cold and heat are a pair of principles used to differentiate the nature of diseases, reflecting the imbalance of Yin and Yang during the disease process.1. Cold Syndrome refers to the invasion of cold pathogens, or Yang deficiency with excessive Yin, leading to a decline in the body’s functional activities, manifesting … Read more
II. Differentiation of Cold and Heat Cold and heat are fundamental principles for distinguishing and judging the nature of diseases. Cold and heat primarily reflect the rise and fall of Yin and Yang in diseases, as well as the nature of pathogenic factors being Yin or Yang. It is important to clarify: While aversion to … Read more
The concepts of exterior and interior describe the depth of disease location and the severity of the condition. Generally speaking, the skin, muscles, and superficial meridians belong to the exterior. The organs, blood vessels, bone marrow, and internal meridians belong to the interior. The exterior syndrome indicates that the disease is at the surface, with … Read more
Study Notes on the Treatise on Cold Damage The differentiation in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) primarily revolves around the Six Meridians and Eight Principles. The treatment in TCM is also mainly based on these principles, making the study of differentiation and treatment a core issue that must be explored. 1. Eight Principles The Eight Principles … Read more
1. Concept1. Eight Principles: Refers to the eight diagnostic categories of Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, Excess, Yin, Yang.2. Eight Principles Diagnosis: This is the process by which a physician utilizes the Eight Principles theory to analyze and synthesize various clinical data obtained through observation, listening, questioning, and pulse diagnosis, thereby distinguishing the depth of … Read more
Eight Principles Differentiation The Eight Principles: Refers to the eight categories of Exterior (Biao), Interior (Li), Cold (Han), Heat (Re), Deficiency (Xu), Excess (Shi), Yin, and Yang. Exterior and Interior — Differentiating the depth of the disease location; Cold and Heat — Differentiating the nature of the disease; Deficiency and Excess — Judging the strength … Read more
Eight Principles of DiagnosisThe Eight Principles: Refers to the eight diagnostic principles of Exterior (Biao), Interior (Li), Cold (Han), Heat (Re), Deficiency (Xu), Excess (Shi), Yin, and Yang.The Eight Principles of Diagnosis: This method involves the physician analyzing various clinical data obtained through diagnostic methods using the Eight Principles to determine the depth of the … Read more