Exploring the Seven Emotions in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Click the blue text to follow us The “Seven Emotions” in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) refers to the application of single herbs and the possible interactions that may arise from combinations of these herbs. Ancient practitioners summarized these interactions into seven categories: mutual assistance (相须), mutual use (相使), mutual fear (相畏), mutual killing (相杀), mutual … Read more

The Method of Combining Cold and Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Shang Han Lun)

The Method of Combining Cold and Heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Shang Han Lun)

The so-called method of combining cold and heat refers to the simultaneous use of cold and heat properties in medicinal substances. In the eight therapeutic methods, it belongs to the warming and clearing methods, also known as the warming and clearing combination. Cold and heat, cool and warm, have completely opposite medicinal properties. If they … 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