Common cold is an external pathogenic disease caused by the invasion of wind evil or seasonal viruses, leading to dysfunction of the lung’s defensive Qi, with clinical manifestations including nasal congestion, runny nose, sneezing, cough, headache, chills, fever, general discomfort, and floating pulse. It can occur throughout the year, particularly in spring and winter. So, … Read more
– Tao Yuan Ren Yi – Common Spring Wind-Heat Colds, How to Deal with Them? Colds are generally divided into two main categories: Wind-Heat colds and Wind-Cold colds. The causes, symptoms, treatment principles, and medications for these two types of colds differ significantly. Let’s explore this together! VLO· One Wind-Heat Cold Wind-Heat colds occur due … Read more
【Common Symptoms】Severe chills, mild fever, no sweating, headache, body aches, nasal congestion with a heavy voice, or itchy nose with sneezing, occasional clear nasal discharge, itchy throat, cough with thin white phlegm, no thirst or preference for hot drinks, thin white and moist tongue coating, floating or tight pulse。 People often say that they recognize … Read more
Tuina, also known as massage, is a manual therapy method in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that can be used not only for preventive health care but also for disease treatment and functional rehabilitation. Unlike medications, tuina does not have side effects and has a wide range of indications, covering various clinical diseases, primarily focusing on … Read more
湿·热 damp and hot 2019/11/20 Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) categorizes body constitutions into nine types: Harmonious, Qi Deficiency, Yin Deficiency, Yang Deficiency, Damp-Heat, Qi Stagnation, Phlegm-Damp, Blood Stasis, and Special Constitution. The Harmonious constitution is considered normal, while the other eight are classified as imbalanced constitutions, indicating a sub-healthy state. This article primarily discusses the … Read more
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), colds are typically classified into two categories: Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat. Wind-Cold colds occur when the body is invaded by the Wind-Cold pathogen, and treatment should involve warming herbs. If cooling herbs are mistakenly used, the Wind-Cold cannot be expelled through sweating, leading to a prolonged illness. Wind-Heat colds arise from … Read more
Introduction In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the term “phlegm” (痰, tán) does not solely refer to the mucus produced in the lungs that can be expelled through coughing. TCM defines “phlegm” as pathological products characterized by turbidity, stickiness, and thickness, resulting from disorders in the metabolism of body fluids. When the spleen’s ability to transform … Read more
What is Phlegm-Dampness? Phlegm-Dampness refers to pathological products caused by dysfunction of the lungs, spleen, and kidneys, leading to abnormal water metabolism in the body, characterized by both phlegm and dampness. The so-called phlegm is a pathological product formed by the accumulation and condensation of water in the body, which is thick and sticky. It … Read more