Section Four: Deficiency and Excess Key Point One: Concept and Clinical Manifestations of Deficiency Syndrome 1. Concept Deficiency syndrome refers to the condition where the body’s vital energies such as Yin, Yang, Qi, Blood, Body Fluids, and Essence are insufficient, while pathogenic factors are not prominent, manifesting various symptoms characterized by insufficiency, relaxation, and decline. … Read more
New friends, click the blue text above “Famous Medical Formulas Revealed” to quickly follow us, and feel free to share! We provide you with high-quality medical knowledge every day. 1. How to Differentiate Between Deficiency and Excess Patterns Clinically? Deficiency and Excess: This primarily refers to the strength of the righteous (zheng) and evil (xie) … Read more
In the book S Zhongyi Famen, it is stated: All diseases can only be differentiated by the overall xu shi han re (deficiency and excess, cold and heat), with no distinction between local exterior and interior, meridians, or organs. This applies to treating colds, fevers, and even malignant tumors. If one understands this, despite the … Read more
For those who enjoy listening to audiobooks, you can click below to listen. Cold and cool foods belong to Yin, while warm and hot foods belong to Yang. What are some examples of cold and cool foods? For instance, pears, bananas, watermelons, and various cold drinks are considered cold and cool foods. What about warm … Read more
Click the above “Public Account” to subscribe! The Eight Principles (八纲) refer to the eight categories of syndromes: Yin, Yang, Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, and Excess. The differentiation based on these principles is the most fundamental method of diagnosis and treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In his work “Medical Insights,” Qing Dynasty scholar … 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
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
Overview of the Eight Principles 1 Exterior and Interior Exterior syndromes are characterized by new illness, rapid onset, short duration, and superficial location. Interior syndromes are characterized by chronic illness, slow onset, long duration, and deep location. In exterior syndromes, fever and chills occur simultaneously. In interior syndromes, there may be heat without chills or … Read more
For listeners who enjoy audiobooks, you can click below to listen to the audio. There are eight fundamental aspects of illness: cold, heat, deficiency, excess, exterior, interior, yin, and yang. The methods of differentiation in TCM revolve around these principles. The differentiation of cold and heat in a disease is primarily based on symptoms such … Read more
Chapter 3: Eight Principles Section 1: Exterior and Interior 1. Exterior Syndrome 2. Interior Syndrome [Appendix] Half Exterior and Half Interior Syndrome 3. Differentiation between Exterior and Interior Syndromes 4. Relationship between Exterior and Interior Syndromes Section 2: Cold and Heat 1. Cold Syndrome 2. Heat Syndrome 3. Differentiation between Cold and Heat Syndromes 4. … Read more