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Traditional Chinese Medicine Approaches to Treating Exogenous Diseases (Lecture One)

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Approaches to Treating Exogenous Diseases (Lecture One)

According to the “Huangdi Neijing” (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon), “A good diagnostician observes color and pulses, first distinguishing between Yin and Yang.” In exogenous diseases, Yin and Yang primarily refer to distinguishing between cold and heat syndromes, which is particularly important.In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the treatment of exogenous diseases can be broadly categorized into … Read more

Clinical Determination: When Both Exterior and Interior Conditions Exist, Should We First Resolve the Exterior or Rescue the Interior?

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Clinical Determination: When Both Exterior and Interior Conditions Exist, Should We First Resolve the Exterior or Rescue the Interior?

This subscription account is hosted by the Hu Xishu Research Studio of the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine’s Inheritance Project. Mr. Hu Xishu is a renowned modern TCM practitioner and educator, celebrated in Japan as a “notable researcher of the unique theoretical system of the Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) and a practitioner … Read more

Treatment Sequence for Concurrent Exterior and Interior Diseases

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Treatment Sequence for Concurrent Exterior and Interior Diseases

Last time we discussed the treatment sequence for concurrent exterior and interior diseases, which is a general principle.When both exterior and interior diseases are present, the treatment sequence should be determined based on the severity and urgency of the condition.Those with more severe symptoms should be treated first, and those with more urgent symptoms should … Read more

Discussion on Exterior Syndromes and Concurrent Interior-Exterior Syndromes in Classical Formulas

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Exterior syndromes (biao zheng) are a unique pathological concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and hold significant importance within the TCM diagnostic and treatment system. Not only are exterior syndromes associated with diseases like the common cold, but they are also often present in many internal injuries and miscellaneous diseases. Concurrent interior-exterior syndromes (biao li … Read more

Understanding the Characteristics of Xu (Deficiency) Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Understanding the Characteristics of Xu (Deficiency) Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Daily TCM Insights at 11:30 AM Authoritative and high-quality knowledge in Traditional Chinese Medicine If you like it, please give me a star Editor’s Introduction Pulse diagnosis, as one of the main diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), plays a significant role in guiding diagnosis, pattern differentiation, and treatment. The ability to distinguish various … Read more

Understanding TCM Pulse Diagnosis: Floating Pulse Indicates Both Exterior and Interior Conditions

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Understanding TCM Pulse Diagnosis: Floating Pulse Indicates Both Exterior and Interior Conditions

Original Release Floating pulse indicates both exterior and interior conditions, which may seem contradictory. How can it indicate both? This is actually quite understandable. When there are exterior symptoms, the floating pulse indicates the exterior; when there are no exterior symptoms, but only interior symptoms, it indicates the interior. How to understand this? For example, … Read more

Exploring the Floating Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Exploring the Floating Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Exploring the Floating Pulse in Traditional Chinese MedicineFloating Pulse — The Floating and Concurrent Pulse 1. Yang Floating and Yin WeakAccording to the “Treatise on Febrile Diseases” (Shang Han Lun), Section 12: “In the case of Taiyang wind, the Yang is floating while the Yin is weak. The Yang floating indicates spontaneous heat, while the … Read more

Understanding Floating Pulse: What It Indicates and How to Treat It

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Understanding Floating Pulse: What It Indicates and How to Treat It

Click the “blue text” below the title to follow us The floating pulse can be understood as the sensation of pressing on wood floating on water, or like a small boat floating on the surface of the water. This means that the pulse wave is located relatively superficially under the skin, so it can be … Read more