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Differentiation of Cold and Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Differentiation of Cold and Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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

Differentiation of Cold and Heat Patterns in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Differentiation of Cold and Heat Patterns in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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

Differentiation of Cold and Heat in TCM

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Differentiation of Cold and Heat in TCM

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

Differentiation of Cold and Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Differentiation of Cold and Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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

Distinguishing Cold from Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Distinguishing Cold from Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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

The Eight Principles: Cold and Heat

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The Eight Principles: Cold and Heat

ClickBlue↑FollowUs! Cold and heat are the two main principles for distinguishing the nature of diseases. Cold syndromes and heat syndromes reflect the excess and deficiency of Yin and Yang in the body. An excess of Yin or deficiency of Yang manifests as a cold syndrome; an excess of Yang or deficiency of Yin manifests as … Read more

What is Cold-Heat Syndrome?

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Click the blue words to follow us Cold and heat are the two fundamental categories for distinguishing the nature of diseases, summarizing the two types of syndromes reflecting the balance of Yin and Yang in the body. Generally speaking, cold syndromes are manifestations of insufficient Yang Qi or the invasion of cold pathogens, while heat … Read more

Analysis of Taiyang Disease: Cold, Heat, Deficiency, and Excess

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Analysis of Taiyang Disease: Cold, Heat, Deficiency, and Excess

Taiyang Disease Taiyang (Greater Yang) and Shaoyin (Lesser Yin) represent the exterior and interior, respectively, and are differentiated by Yin and Yang. If the pulse is floating, with fever and aversion to cold, it indicates a disease occurring in Taiyang, known as Yang syndrome. Conversely, if the pulse is deep, without fever but with aversion … Read more

Understanding the Eight Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Cold, Heat, Deficiency, Excess, Exterior, Interior, Yin, and Yang (Essential Learning)

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Understanding the Eight Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Cold, Heat, Deficiency, Excess, Exterior, Interior, Yin, and Yang (Essential Learning)

Diseases can be categorized into eight principles: cold, heat, deficiency, excess, exterior, interior, yin, and yang. The methods of differentiation in diagnosis are based on these principles. The differentiation of cold and heat in a disease is reflected in symptoms such as thirst or lack thereof, the ability to retain fluids, preference for hot or … Read more

Analysis of Xian Pulse and Jin Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Analysis of Xian Pulse and Jin Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Today, we will learn about Xian Mai (Xian Pulse) and Jin Mai (Jin Pulse). Characteristics of Pulse Patterns Xian Mai: Straight and long, like pressing a guitar string Jin Mai: The pulse feels tense and strong, resembling a taut rope This may sound abstract, but in concrete terms, the Xian Mai has a longer shape … Read more