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A Secret Revealed: Diagnosing Illness Through Smell

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A Secret Revealed: Diagnosing Illness Through Smell

When we eat, we can smell the aroma of food, and when flowers bloom, we can smell their fragrance. The sense of smell is one way we judge our likes and dislikes. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) emphasizes the four diagnostic methods: observation, listening, inquiry, and palpation, where the method of smelling not only refers to … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis: Olfactory Examination

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis: Olfactory Examination

Olfactory examination includes two aspects: listening to sounds and smelling odors. It allows the practitioner to understand various abnormal sounds and smells emitted by the body to diagnose the condition.Smelling odors primarily involves detecting abnormal smells from the patient’s body, excretions, and the environment to assess the condition and determine the nature of the disease, … Read more