Zhang Qingjun Teaches You How to Quickly Use a “Targeted” Inquiry Form for Accurate Diagnosis

Zhang Qingjun Teaches You How to Quickly Use a "Targeted" Inquiry Form for Accurate Diagnosis

Many traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioners have their own inquiry checklists for diagnosing patients, which they send to patients during online consultations for completion. The doctor then determines the diagnosis based on the symptoms filled out by the patient along with the tongue diagnosis. However, the most practical and operationally effective inquiry form is that … Read more

Huang Lian Decoction: Clearing Heat Above and Warming Below, Balancing Cold and Heat!

Huang Lian Decoction: Clearing Heat Above and Warming Below, Balancing Cold and Heat!

Huang Lian Decoction (Huang Lian Tang) is also a formula for Jueyin disease, utilizing both cold and heat to primarily treat gastrointestinal symptoms. It embodies the functions of acrid dispersing, bitter descending, and sweet tonifying, with a pathogenesis and treatment method similar to Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang.For 173, in cases of cold damage with … Read more

Understanding the Pathogenesis of the Six Meridians (Direct Entry of Cold Damage)

Understanding the Pathogenesis of the Six Meridians (Direct Entry of Cold Damage)

Taiyang Disease PathogenesisTaiyang governs the skin and controls the defensive qi (wei qi), serving as the “barrier of the body”. When external pathogens invade the skin, they obstruct the wei yang, causing the ying yin to stagnate, and the evil heat to flourish at the surface, hence it is termed Taiyang disease.According to the fourth … Read more

Detailed Explanation of the Treatise on Cold Damage – Article 338

Detailed Explanation of the Treatise on Cold Damage - Article 338

For listeners who enjoy audiobooks, you can click below to listen to the audio. Article 338 The pulse is weak and there is cold extremities; after seven or eight days, the skin is cold, and the person is restless without any moment of peace. This is called organ cold, not intestinal cold. In intestinal cold, … Read more

Summary of the Six Meridians Differentiation in Shang Han Lun: A Classic Compilation Worth Collecting

Summary of the Six Meridians Differentiation in Shang Han Lun: A Classic Compilation Worth Collecting

【Disclaimer】The images and text are sourced from the internet. If there is any infringement, please contact us for removal! During the Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing authored the “Shang Han Lun“, which comprehensively analyzes the various syndromes that evolve from exogenous diseases, categorizing them based on the affected locations, the tendencies of cold and heat, and … Read more

Xue Shengbai’s Analysis of Damp-Heat Syndrome: Damp-Heat Intermingling with Blood in Jueyin

Xue Shengbai's Analysis of Damp-Heat Syndrome: Damp-Heat Intermingling with Blood in Jueyin

Click the blue text above to follow for regular updates! Thirty-fourth Damp-Heat Syndrome: For seven to eight days, there is no thirst, the voice is silent, and urination is normal, with no aversion to food. The patient remains silent, consciousness clouded, and treatments with pungent, aromatic herbs for cooling and dispersing are ineffective; this indicates … Read more

Chapter 24 of the Huangdi Neijing: The Manifestation of Blood and Qi

Chapter 24 of the Huangdi Neijing: The Manifestation of Blood and Qi

【Original Text】 The constants of the human body are as follows: the Taiyang (Greater Yang) channel generally has more blood and less Qi, the Shaoyang (Lesser Yang) channel generally has less blood and more Qi, the Yangming (Bright Yang) channel generally has more Qi and more blood, the Shaoyin (Lesser Yin) channel generally has less … Read more

What Do Floating and Sinking Pulses Indicate About Your Health?

What Do Floating and Sinking Pulses Indicate About Your Health?

Written by/ TCM Medical Theory The floating pulse resembles a spring that is stuck at its highest point, unable to retract, indicating that the qi and blood are in a state of agitation. The fu organs (yang) are responsible for the flow and dispersion of qi, while the zang organs (yin) store essence and qi … Read more

Understanding the Pathogenesis of Six Meridians in Febrile Diseases (Must Read)

Understanding the Pathogenesis of Six Meridians in Febrile Diseases (Must Read)

Pathogenesis of Taiyang Disease Taiyang governs the exterior and controls the Ying and Wei (nutritive and defensive qi), serving as the “barrier of the body”. When external pathogens invade through the skin, they obstruct the Wei Yang, causing stagnation of Ying Yin and excess of pathogenic heat at the exterior, hence it is termed Taiyang … Read more