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Treating Damp-Heat Constitution: Unique TCM Formulas!

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Treating Damp-Heat Constitution: Unique TCM Formulas!

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

Understanding the Differences Between Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat Colds in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Understanding the Differences Between Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat Colds in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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

Understanding Phlegm and Blood Stasis in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Understanding Phlegm and Blood Stasis in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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

Phlegm-Dampness | A Major Health Enemy

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Phlegm-Dampness | A Major Health Enemy

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