What Are the Differences Between Blood Deficiency and Yin Deficiency?

What Are the Differences Between Blood Deficiency and Yin Deficiency?

What Are the Differences Between Blood Deficiency and Yin Deficiency? What is the distinction between Blood Deficiency (Xue Xu) and Yin Deficiency (Yin Xu)? Generally, people believe that blood belongs to Yin, so if there is Blood Deficiency, it is equivalent to Yin Deficiency. From a macro perspective, both blood and body fluids (Jin Ye) … Read more

Four Types of Deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Are You Experiencing Qi Deficiency, Yang Deficiency, or Something Else?

Four Types of Deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Are You Experiencing Qi Deficiency, Yang Deficiency, or Something Else?

Staying up late, sitting for long periods, and using air conditioning… modern people have many minor ailments: Even when resting on time, one still feels weakness in the limbs; After walking for ten minutes, one quickly becomes breathless; Hands and feet are cold all year round, and one is even afraid of the cold; Speaking … Read more

The Source of Disease Recurrence

The Source of Disease Recurrence

Follow Teacher Mu’s video account, where Mu interacts and answers questions in the live stream. Long press the image above to follow Teacher Mu’s video account↑↑↑ To regulate your constitution, you must first understand the following three points:First: The tendency of the constitution is a common major reason for the recurrence of stubborn diseases, and … Read more

How to Nourish a Yin Deficiency Constitution?

How to Nourish a Yin Deficiency Constitution?

Miss Zhang, 24 years old, experiences heat in her palms and soles during the summer, often feels thirsty, and has a flushed face and dizziness in the afternoon heat. Sister Tan, 45 years old, has similar issues, including dry mouth, dry eyes, irritability, and poor sleep, making it difficult for her to fall asleep. Director … Read more

Methods for Regulating the Spleen and Stomach in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Methods for Regulating the Spleen and Stomach in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the body’s qi (vital energy) and xue (blood) are transformed from food by the spleen and stomach, thus making them the foundation of postnatal health. However, irregular eating habits, excessive consumption of fatty foods, overthinking, picky eating, and irregular meal times can harm the spleen and stomach. So how … Read more

Understanding Disease Differentiation in TCM: Yin-Yang Theory

Understanding Disease Differentiation in TCM: Yin-Yang Theory

The differentiation of Yin and Yang summarizes the categories of syndromes. Since Yin and Yang represent two opposing aspects of things, the nature of diseases and clinical symptoms can usually be classified into the categories of Yin or Yang: Yin-Yang differentiation is a fundamental method of diagnosis and serves as the overarching principle of the … Read more

Differentiation of Yin and Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Differentiation of Yin and Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Differentiation of Yin and Yang The differentiation of Yin and Yang is one of the specific contents of the Eight Principles differentiation (referring to the eight categories of syndromes: Yin and Yang, Exterior and Interior, Cold and Heat, Deficiency and Excess, which are the fundamental guidelines of TCM syndrome differentiation). The characteristic of the Eight … Read more

Understanding Your Body Constitution Through Tongue Coating Observation

Understanding Your Body Constitution Through Tongue Coating Observation

Promoting Traditional Culture, Inheriting the Essence Continuing the teachings of the sages, opening peace for all generations The content of this article is extracted from national standard medical books, magazines, and newspapers, with specific sources at the end. The article title is the original title, and the content is extracted. There is no exaggeration, temptation, … Read more

Understanding Tongue Diagnosis in TCM: Insights into Health from Tongue Appearance (Part 2)

Understanding Tongue Diagnosis in TCM: Insights into Health from Tongue Appearance (Part 2)

Yesterday, we discussed the various sizes and shapes of tongues, as well as the different colors and thicknesses of the tongue coating that correspond to certain bodily symptoms. In this article, we will integrate these aspects to assess different symptoms corresponding to various constitutions and their corresponding treatment methods through comprehensive tongue diagnosis. 1. Typical … Read more

The Tongue as a Reflection of Health: A Quick Self-Check!

The Tongue as a Reflection of Health: A Quick Self-Check!

The tongue is an important organ of the human body, responsible for distinguishing flavors, regulating sound, and assisting in swallowing. Additionally, it serves as a barometer of overall health. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), “observing the tongue coating” is a crucial part of the diagnostic system. By examining changes in the tongue coating, practitioners can … Read more