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Five Essential Chinese Patent Medicines for Wind-Cold Common Cold: Choose the Right Medicine for Better Results

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Five Essential Chinese Patent Medicines for Wind-Cold Common Cold: Choose the Right Medicine for Better Results

Traditional Chinese Medicine expert shares health knowledge with you Click below to follow for free↓↓↓ Identification and Medication for Wind-Cold Common Cold Ganmao Soft Capsules (感冒软胶囊) are warm and pungent, suitable for those with severe external wind-cold symptoms; Ganmao Qingre Chongji (感冒清热冲剂) is suitable for those with internal heat and external wind-cold; Fangfeng Tongsheng Wan … Read more

The Invasion of the Six Excesses: Where Does the Pathogenic Qi Come From?

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The Invasion of the Six Excesses: Where Does the Pathogenic Qi Come From?

Zhang Shiweng What is external invasion? The common factors are wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire, collectively known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as the Six Excesses (Liù Yín). When studying the causes of diseases in TCM, many people mistakenly equate the Six Excesses with microbial invasion in Western medicine. They believe that the … Read more

Reflections on ‘Studying While Practicing’ – Insight Ninety-One

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Reflections on 'Studying While Practicing' - Insight Ninety-One

Reflections on ‘Studying While Practicing’ Ninety-One When Water Retention and Fluid Deficiency Coexist 1 Metabolism of Body Fluids in Traditional Chinese Medicine The Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon), Suwen, Chapter on the Differentiation of Meridians states: “When fluids enter the stomach, they circulate and transform into vital energy, ascending to the spleen, where the … Read more