Heart Yang deficiency

Differentiating Cold and Heat in Disease: Treating Cold with Heat and Heat with Cold (Understanding the Eight Principles of Diagnosis)

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Differentiating Cold and Heat in Disease: Treating Cold with Heat and Heat with Cold (Understanding the Eight Principles of Diagnosis)

Promoting Traditional Chinese Medicine, Everyone Can Self-Medicate Traditional Chinese Medicine’s Eight Principles of Diagnosis: Exterior and Interior, Cold and Heat, Deficiency and Excess, Yin and Yang Cold and heat may seem simple at first glance, but when faced with disease, one finds that cold and heat often intertwine and dynamically evolve, making it quite complex. … Read more

Professor Zheng Weida: Differentiating Cold and Heat in the Ten Patterns of Diagnosis

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Professor Zheng Weida: Differentiating Cold and Heat in the Ten Patterns of Diagnosis

Differentiating Cold and Heat in the Ten Patterns of Diagnosis Yang excess leads to heat, while Yin excess leads to cold; Yang deficiency results in external cold, and Yang deficiency can also lead to internal heat. Cold and heat are the two primary diagnostic criteria for identifying the nature of diseases, reflecting the imbalance of … Read more

Eighty-Eight Patterns of Cold and Heat

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Eighty-Eight Patterns of Cold and Heat

Inheriting the fire of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth. Ai Yu Xiang Tang 1. Wind-Cold Constraining the Exterior Type of Aversion to Cold [Etiology] Wind and cold evil bind the exterior, causing the defensive yang to be obstructed. [Symptoms] Aversion to cold, slight fever, no sweating, pain in the head and … Read more

Three Articles on Pulse Diagnosis: Pulse Secrets, Pulse Theory, and Pulse Methods!

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Three Articles on Pulse Diagnosis: Pulse Secrets, Pulse Theory, and Pulse Methods!

1. Pulse Secrets Floating Pulse (Fu Mai): Lightly felt, heavy pressing yields no response; it floats like wood on water. A strong floating pulse indicates wind-heat, while a weak one suggests blood deficiency. Deep Pulse (Chen Mai): Requires heavy pressure to be felt; like a stone sinking in water. A strong deep pulse indicates cold … Read more

Daily Sharing 25 (2021.03.22) Abnormal Pulse Types – Fine Pulse

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Daily Sharing 25 (2021.03.22) Abnormal Pulse Types - Fine Pulse

(1) Characteristics of Fine Pulse The fine pulse is characterized by a pulse body that resembles silk, with a pulse vessel that is thinner than a normal pulse. When palpated, the pulse feels small and delicate, somewhat akin to the second string of a violin. Through years of clinical practice, I believe that fine pulse … Read more

Master Li Shimao Discusses the Deep Pulse (Part 1)

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Master Li Shimao Discusses the Deep Pulse (Part 1)

Deep Pulse (1) Pulse Characteristics The deep pulse, like the superficial pulse, has two layers of meaning: one is the concept of location. Any pulse that can only be felt by pressing down to the bones, regardless of its size, speed, strength, or weakness, is termed deep; the other refers to the deep pulse, which … Read more

Understanding the Characteristics of the ‘Chen Mai’ Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Understanding the Characteristics of the 'Chen Mai' Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pulse diagnosis is one of the four diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), where the physician uses their fingers to palpate the patient’s pulse. This method assesses the pulse’s characteristics (i.e., pulse image) to understand the patient’s condition and differentiate between diseases, a practice highly valued by physicians throughout history. The Chen Mai (沉脉, … Read more

What Does the Deep and Fine Pulse Indicate in TCM Diagnosis?

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The ancient texts of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) provide rich discussions on pulse diagnosis. In the Yuan dynasty, Dai Qizong clearly proposed the pulse diagnosis concepts of “fen, he, ou, bi, lei”. Among these, “fen” refers to the understanding of a specific pulse pattern, while “he” refers to the elaboration of combined pulse patterns, known … Read more

Exploring the Deep Pulse: Insights from Zhang Zhongjing’s Pulse Theory

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Exploring the Deep Pulse: Insights from Zhang Zhongjing's Pulse Theory

Exploring the Deep Pulse: Insights from Zhang Zhongjing’s Pulse Theory 1. The Deep Pulse Indicates Both Interior and Exterior Conditions (1) In the “Treatise on Cold Damage” (Shang Han Lun), Section 148 states: “The deep pulse is also found in the interior.” 【Note】The deep pulse primarily indicates the interior, but it can also indicate the … Read more

Understanding the Seven Basic Pulse Types

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Understanding the Seven Basic Pulse Types

Clinically, it is essential to recognize the seven basic pulse types. Floating indicates exterior; sinking indicates interior; Slow indicates cold; regardless of external or internal cold, the pulse is slow. Slow is defined as less than 60 beats per minute. Rapid indicates heat (regardless of excess heat, deficiency heat, low fever, or high fever); rapid … Read more