Summary: Ye Tianshi distinguished warm diseases from cold damage, and Xue Shengbai further separated damp-heat diseases from warm diseases. Xue Shengbai, also known as Xue Xue, is the foremost expert in treating damp-heat diseases throughout history! His work, Shire Bing Pian (Treatise on Damp-Heat Diseases), has become the standard for treating damp-heat diseases in later … Read more
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Theoretical Issues in the Early Stage of Exogenous DiseasesXiao Xiangru1. What is the exterior syndrome (biao zheng)?2. Is the exterior syndrome equivalent to the early stage of exogenous diseases?3. What is the mechanism of the formation of “aversion to cold” (e han)?4. Can exogenous heat pathogens lead to “aversion to cold”?5. Can the severity of … Read more
“Wind-Heat” OR “Wind-Cold” Understanding ‘Wind-Heat Cold’ and ‘Wind-Cold Cold’ in TCM Recently, the temperature in the harbor city has dropped sharply, with significant day and night temperature differences, marking the onset of the cold season. Each time a cold occurs, many parents struggle to distinguish between ‘Wind-Cold Cold’ and ‘Wind-Heat Cold’, making it difficult to … Read more
TCM Popular Science| Opinions may be controversial; content is for reference only. Written by | Anonymous Edited by | Zichu Last time, we discussed the Six Excesses (also known as the Six Evils or Six Thieves): Wind, Cold, Heat, Dampness, Dryness, Fire These six external evils can invade the body when the vital qi is … 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
TCM Book Club Issue 1168 Daily issues to accompany the growth of TCM practitioners IIntroduction: Last time I read Mr. Ke’s article on the dosage of herbs in the “Shang Han Lun” and “Jin Gui Yao Lue”, I was deeply impressed by his academic attitude. Today’s article on the detailed interpretation of the “Shang Han … Read more
Click the above “Public Account” to subscribe! Ancient texts on classical formulas tell classic stories… The 《Shang Han Lun》 (Treatise on Cold Damage) written by Zhang Zhongjing in the Eastern Han Dynasty creatively summarizes the complex symptoms and their evolution of exogenous diseases, proposing three treatment principles of exterior and interior priority, providing a universal … Read more
Exterior syndromes (biao zheng) are a unique pathological concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and hold significant importance within the TCM diagnostic and treatment system. Not only are exterior syndromes associated with diseases like the common cold, but they are also often present in many internal injuries and miscellaneous diseases. Concurrent interior-exterior syndromes (biao li … Read more