Understanding the “Nine Constitutions” of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Qi Deficiency Constitution

Understanding the "Nine Constitutions" of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Qi Deficiency Constitution

With the improvement of living standards, health preservation has become a trend in people’s lives. However, how many truly understand the principles of health preservation? Just as no two leaves in nature are exactly the same, there is no single health preservation method suitable for everyone—each person’s constitution is different! Today, we will explore this … Read more

Understanding Body Constitution in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Health Science Popularization Jinan Third People’s Hospital Traditional Chinese Medicine In daily life, do you often feel weak, short of breath, prone to sweating, and lack of energy? Do you frequently catch colds, prefer to stay still, speak softly, and have a poor appetite? This is due to insufficient Qi (气) in the body, which … Read more

Understanding Your Constitution in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding Your Constitution in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The constitution is an objective phenomenon of life, representing a relatively stable characteristic of an individual’s life process, manifested in aspects such as morphological structure, physiological functions, and psychological states based on innate endowment and acquired traits. In 2009, the Chinese Medicine Association published the “Classification and Determination of TCM Constitutions,” categorizing the TCM constitution … Read more

Dietary Regulation for Harmonious Constitution in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Dietary Regulation for Harmonious Constitution in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Click the blue text above to follow us Medical Guidance: Dr. Song Yuhong, Deputy Director of the TCM Department at Guangzhou First People’s Hospital, welcomes you to continue following us. Each person inherits different genetic traits from their parents and has different living environments, making them a unique individual. Therefore, each person’s constitution varies. Traditional … Read more

Discussion on the Twelve Methods for Treating Thirst in the “Jin Kui Yao Lue”

Discussion on the Twelve Methods for Treating Thirst in the "Jin Kui Yao Lue"

Thirst is one of the common clinical symptoms. In the “Jin Kui Yao Lue”, there are over 50 entries discussing thirst, which not only serves as a model for treating thirst syndromes in later generations but also effectively guides clinical practice to this day. The author intends to summarize its major treatment methods into 12 … Read more

What Are the Symptoms of Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency?

What Are the Symptoms of Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency?

Some friends experience a lack of appetite due to irregular eating habits, and consuming cold foods can trigger stomach pain, often accompanied by the occurrence of sour regurgitation. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency is characterized by the deficiency of Yang Qi in the spleen and stomach, with an excess … Read more

Zhao Shaoqin’s Experience in Treating Damp-Heat

Zhao Shaoqin's Experience in Treating Damp-Heat

Zhao Shaoqin is skilled in the treatment of warm diseases and is a renowned contemporary scholar in this field. He has unique insights and understanding of Ye Tianshi’s methods for differentiating and treating Wei (Defensive Qi), Qi, Ying (Nutritive Qi), and Xue (Blood), proposing his own views. He believes that “in the case of Wei … Read more

Differentiation and Regulation of Damp-Heat Constitution

Differentiation and Regulation of Damp-Heat Constitution

“ The phenomenon of constitution is an important manifestation of human life activities, referring to the morphological structure, physiological functions, and psychological state formed during the life process of the human body based on innate endowment and acquired factors.” Damp-heat constitution is a type of constitution characterized by both phlegm-dampness and heat. Individuals with damp-heat … Read more

Identification and Regulation of Damp-Heat Constitution

Identification and Regulation of Damp-Heat Constitution

Why are there so many people with damp-heat constitution nowadays? Hot pot, barbecues, beer-fueled nightlife, and staying up late are all part of our lifestyle. Generally speaking, individuals with significant damp-heat constitution exhibit the “Three Yellows”: first, a sallow complexion; second, a yellow and greasy tongue coating; and third, yellowish and turbid urine. Traditional Chinese … Read more

Effective TCM Health Preservation Techniques: Five Methods to Improve Suboptimal Health

Effective TCM Health Preservation Techniques: Five Methods to Improve Suboptimal Health

In recent years, the concept of health preservation through Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has gradually gained popularity, with more and more people choosing TCM methods to nourish their bodies. So what specific methods does TCM offer for health preservation, and how should we implement them? 1. TCM Health Preservation: The Key is Preventing Disease Before … Read more