Understanding the Four Types of Deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding the Four Types of Deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Due to frequent late nights, prolonged sitting, and air conditioning, modern people often experience various minor ailments: Despite resting on time, they still feel weakness in their limbs; After walking for ten minutes, they quickly become breathless; They have cold hands and feet all year round, and even fear the cold; They speak with little … Read more

Herbal Combinations for Qi Deficiency, Blood Deficiency, Yin Deficiency, and Yang Deficiency

Herbal Combinations for Qi Deficiency, Blood Deficiency, Yin Deficiency, and Yang Deficiency

▍Source: Yao Bao Er Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a long history, and many people have the habit of visiting pharmacies to obtain herbal remedies for daily health maintenance, especially during seasonal changes.Here, we have compiled relevant content on the herbal combinations for the four types of deficiency syndromes: Qi deficiency, Blood deficiency, Yin deficiency, … Read more

Understanding Qi Deficiency: The Three Types and Their Symptoms

Understanding Qi Deficiency: The Three Types and Their Symptoms

Health Times Authoritative health information, trusted for professionalism!Expert of this article HuangSui Ping, Chief Physician of the Gastroenterology Department at Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Many people experience mental or physical fatigue, prolonged sitting, and irregular eating habits, which can easily lead to Qi deficiency (气虚), manifesting as weakness, lethargy, and poor appetite.Traditional … Read more

What to Do About Three Patterns: Yin Deficiency with Fluid Deficiency, Qi and Yin Deficiency, and Both Yin and Yang Deficiency?

What to Do About Three Patterns: Yin Deficiency with Fluid Deficiency, Qi and Yin Deficiency, and Both Yin and Yang Deficiency?

01Yin Deficiency with Fluid Deficiency ① Yin Deficiency with Fluid Deficiency 【Manifestations】Thirst with a desire to drink, dry throat and tongue, five hearts heat, yellow urine and dry stools, or night sweats, red tongue or thinness, scanty or even bare red coating,fine and rapid pulse. 【Treatment Principle】Nourish Yin and increase fluids. 【Formulas】Liu Wei Di Huang … Read more

Symptoms of Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis

Symptoms of Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis

Qi stagnation and blood stasis refer to the pathological changes where the flow of Qi is obstructed, leading to blood circulation issues, resulting in the coexistence of Qi stagnation and blood stasis. The symptoms of Qi stagnation and blood stasis should be analyzed separately for Qi stagnation and blood stasis, and dietary therapy can be … Read more

Data Released by Chengdu Aging Committee: Centenarians Show ‘Yin Dominance and Yang Deficiency’

Data Released by Chengdu Aging Committee: Centenarians Show 'Yin Dominance and Yang Deficiency'

Chengdu Aging Committee has released data indicating that centenarians continue to exhibit “Yin dominance and Yang deficiency“, with urban and rural populations being relatively equal. As of December 31, 2015, there are a total of 846 centenarians in Chengdu, an increase of 40 from the previous year. Among these 846 centenarians, the number of females … Read more

Understanding the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine

In the world, both tangible and intangible things are associated with the theory of the Five Elements, which we refer to as Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. With the Five Elements, there are naturally relationships of mutual generation and mutual restraint, allowing the world to develop and maintain balance. Do you know what the … Read more

The Theory of Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The Theory of Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine

1. The Five Elements1. Origin of the Theory of Five Elements:The Theory of Five Elements is the essence of traditional Chinese culture, referring to the movement of five fundamental substances: Wood (growth, gentleness, smoothness), Fire (warmth, rising, brightness), Earth (transformation, support, acceptance), Metal (cleansing, refinement, contraction), and Water (coolness, nourishment, downward flow).Ancient Chinese people recognized … Read more

Symptoms of Excess Yin in Women

Symptoms of Excess Yin in Women

In daily life or work, if in a group, the female energy surpasses that of the males, we use the term “Yin Sheng Yang Shuai” to describe it. In fact, “Yin Sheng Yang Shuai” originates from a TCM theory regarding a pathological condition called “Yin Sheng Ge Yang”, which can also be abbreviated as “Ge … Read more

Symptoms of Excess Yin in Women

Symptoms of Excess Yin in Women

In fact, Yin excess and Yang deficiency is a term derived from a pathological condition in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) known as “Yin excess obstructing Yang,” which can also be abbreviated as “obstructing Yang.” The character “格” in Chinese has at least four interpretations: first, it refers to a grid, such as graph paper; second, … Read more