What Does ‘Supporting the Zheng’ Mean in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

What Does 'Supporting the Zheng' Mean in Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Every day, what wakes you up is not the alarm clock, but your posture. Winter diseases Summer nourishment The brief spring is about to pass, and the consecutive days of over thirty degrees remind us that summer is coming. Every summer, just like the winter supplementation, “winter diseases summer nourishment” will be the hottest topic. … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine Tongue Diagnosis: Illustrated Guide to 14 Types of Tongue Shapes and Qualities

Traditional Chinese Medicine Tongue Diagnosis: Illustrated Guide to 14 Types of Tongue Shapes and Qualities

Subscribe to topics and read fine articles Click on Qi Huang Ming Shi → Top right corner of the homepage → Set as a star ★ Tongue Shape and Quality The shape and quality of the tongue include aspects such as age (old or young), thickness (fat or thin), teeth marks, spots, and cracks, which … Read more

Understanding TCM Diagnosis: Eight Principles and Organ Differentiation to Enhance Your Diagnostic Skills

Understanding TCM Diagnosis: Eight Principles and Organ Differentiation to Enhance Your Diagnostic Skills

First, it is important to understand how diseases arise: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the occurrence and changes of diseases are complex. In general, insufficient Zheng Qi (正气, vital energy) is the fundamental cause of disease, while pathogenic factors (邪气, xie qi) are the conditions for disease onset. When pathogenic factors invade the body, … Read more

Master Li Shimao Discusses Xu Mai (Deficient Pulse)

Master Li Shimao Discusses Xu Mai (Deficient Pulse)

Xu Mai (Deficient Pulse) Author: Li Shimao, Tian Shuxiao (1) Pulse Characteristics The “Pulse Classic” states: “Xu mai is slow, large, and soft; pressing it reveals weakness, and the pulse feels empty.” This describes the four components of Xu mai: floating, slow, large, and empty. Later physicians often reference this description. In ancient descriptions of … Read more

What is Qi Deficiency and What Symptoms Does It Present?

What is Qi Deficiency and What Symptoms Does It Present?

What is Qi Deficiency? Qi deficiency is a manifestation of insufficient Zheng Qi (正气) in the body, referring to a series of pathological changes and syndromes caused by a lack of Yuan Qi (元气). Qi is the most fundamental substance in the human body, formed by the essence (精气) from the kidneys, the food essence … Read more

Health Maxim from the Golden Chamber: Do Not Allow the Nine Orifices to Become Blocked

Health Maxim from the Golden Chamber: Do Not Allow the Nine Orifices to Become Blocked

If a person can cultivate caution and not allow evil winds to invade the jingluo (meridians); maintain balance in the jingluo, and not let it flow into the zangfu (organs), then treat it; if the limbs feel heavy and stagnant, then apply dao yin (guiding exercises), tuna (breath regulation), acupuncture, and gāo mó (medicated ointment … Read more

Application of the Theory of Supporting the Right and Expelling the Evil in Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Breast Cancer

Application of the Theory of Supporting the Right and Expelling the Evil in Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Breast Cancer

Click the blue text to follow us Breast cancer has the highest incidence rate among malignant tumors in women, and its incidence is on the rise year by year. Currently, the treatment of breast cancer has formed a multidisciplinary treatment model mainly consisting of surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, molecular targeted therapy, and endocrine therapy. Although various … Read more

Nursing in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Supporting the Right Qi and Expelling Pathogenic Factors

Nursing in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Supporting the Right Qi and Expelling Pathogenic Factors

Nursing in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Supporting the Right Qi and Expelling Pathogenic Factors, Dietary and Medicinal Supplements, Regulating Mental and Emotional States, Balancing Activity and Rest. The process of disease, in a certain sense, is a struggle between the zheng qi (正气, Right Qi) and xie qi (邪气, Pathogenic Qi). When the pathogenic factors prevail, … Read more

The Timeless Formula for Strengthening the Body and Expelling Pathogens: Ren Shen Bai Du San

The Timeless Formula for Strengthening the Body and Expelling Pathogens: Ren Shen Bai Du San

Taiji Luo Wan Xiang Ren Shen Bai Du San (Ginseng Decoction to Overcome Pathogenic Factors) is hailed as the “first formula for strengthening the body and expelling pathogens” and is a brilliant gem in TCM treatment. It effectively addresses common ailments such as colds, coughs, and viral infections, along with many lesser-known benefits. Ren Shen … Read more

Strengthening the Body’s Vital Energy: Key to TCM Preventive Health

Strengthening the Body's Vital Energy: Key to TCM Preventive Health

Click the above “Public Account” to subscribe! Source|China Traditional Chinese Medicine NewsText丨 Zhao Jianyong, Center for Chinese Studies and Intercultural Research, Tianjin Academy of Social SciencesAs our country enters a new model of epidemic prevention, everyone should take responsibility for their own health and be the direct beneficiaries. Winter is the peak season for respiratory … Read more