The slippery pulse (hua mai) is a pulse type that is very easy to grasp, resembling a string of beads distributed between the cun, guan, and chi positions. Sometimes, it appears as a continuous string of beads traversing these positions. The renowned Li Shizhen described it in detail in his work Bin Hu Mai Xue, … Read more
Lecture on TCM Diagnosis Chapter 1: Differentiating Eight Principles Section 1: Differentiating Exterior and Interior Patterns – Lecture 1: Exterior Patterns 1. Question: What is an exterior pattern? Answer: An exterior pattern refers to the symptoms produced when external pathogenic factors, such as the six excesses (liù yín), invade the body through the skin and … Read more
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), when discussing the two types of colds, wind-cold and wind-heat, it is often said: “Wind-cold invades from the surface of the body; wind-heat invades from the mouth and nose.” This understanding is based on a typical clinical manifestation: after being affected by cold evil, one experiences chills; after being affected … Read more
Clinical Manifestation of Wind-Cold Common Cold: Wind-Cold Binding the Exterior Today we will discuss a type of common cold, known as Wind-Cold Common Cold (实证感冒, shí zhèng gǎn mào), characterized by Wind-Cold binding the exterior. The common cold is something everyone is familiar with, as it is quite prevalent. When the body’s immune system is … Read more
The Wind-Cold Common Cold is a common external pathogenic disease caused by the invasion of wind-cold evil qi, characterized clinically by nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, cough, headache, chills, fever, and general malaise. Etiology and Pathogenesis In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Wind-Cold Common Cold is also referred to as “Shang Feng” (伤风), which means to … Read more