For bone diseases, use Hei Bai Tong (Black Atractylodes), and for skin issues, use Huo Yang Oil! Today, we will discuss the basic content of TCM diagnosis. Diagnosis is the most fundamental means for doctors to understand a patient’s condition. Through diagnosis, one can directly understand the causes or triggers of the illness and other … Read more
The differentiation between exterior and interior syndromes is not only a marker for the location and depth of diseases such as typhoid and warm diseases, but also indicates the location and depth of internal injuries and the transformation of disease severity. Therefore, Zhang Zhongjing elaborated extensively on the manifestations of exterior and interior syndromes in … Read more
The disciple asked: Master, you have taught us the four diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), so how should we differentiate syndromes and diseases? The master replied: Today I will begin to discuss the syndrome differentiation methods in TCM. Traditionally, TCM focused on treatment methods, but today I will categorize it into three methods: … Read more
A Brief Discussion on the Eight Principles of TCM Diagnosis Summary of this article: 1. Overview 2. Exterior Syndrome 3. Interior Syndrome 4. Cold Syndrome 1. Xu Han Syndrome (Deficiency Cold Syndrome) 2. Shi Han Syndrome (Excess Cold Syndrome) 5. Heat Syndrome 1. Xu Re Syndrome (Deficiency Heat Syndrome) 2. Shi Re Syndrome (Excess … Read more
The concepts of exterior and interior describe the depth of disease location and the severity of the condition. Generally speaking, the skin, muscles, and superficial meridians belong to the exterior. The organs, blood vessels, bone marrow, and internal meridians belong to the interior. The exterior syndrome indicates that the disease is at the surface, with … Read more
In the worldview of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the process of resisting disease is illustrated as follows: The human body is likened to a city; disease is viewed as an external enemy. Initially, when the enemy approaches, we engage in battle at the city walls, which represents the exterior syndrome (biao zheng). If our forces … Read more
Eight Principles Differentiation The Eight Principles: Refers to the eight categories of Exterior (Biao), Interior (Li), Cold (Han), Heat (Re), Deficiency (Xu), Excess (Shi), Yin, and Yang. Exterior and Interior — Differentiating the depth of the disease location; Cold and Heat — Differentiating the nature of the disease; Deficiency and Excess — Judging the strength … Read more
Eight Principles of DiagnosisThe Eight Principles: Refers to the eight diagnostic principles of Exterior (Biao), Interior (Li), Cold (Han), Heat (Re), Deficiency (Xu), Excess (Shi), Yin, and Yang.The Eight Principles of Diagnosis: This method involves the physician analyzing various clinical data obtained through diagnostic methods using the Eight Principles to determine the depth of the … Read more
TCM Book Club Issue 1168 Daily issues to accompany the growth of TCM practitioners IIntroduction: Last time I read Mr. Ke’s article on the dosage of herbs in the “Shang Han Lun” and “Jin Gui Yao Lue”, I was deeply impressed by his academic attitude. Today’s article on the detailed interpretation of the “Shang Han … Read more
Click the above “Public Account” to subscribe! Ancient texts on classical formulas tell classic stories… The 《Shang Han Lun》 (Treatise on Cold Damage) written by Zhang Zhongjing in the Eastern Han Dynasty creatively summarizes the complex symptoms and their evolution of exogenous diseases, proposing three treatment principles of exterior and interior priority, providing a universal … Read more