The disciple asked: Master, you have taught us the four diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), so how should we differentiate syndromes and diseases? The master replied: Today I will begin to discuss the syndrome differentiation methods in TCM. Traditionally, TCM focused on treatment methods, but today I will categorize it into three methods: … Read more
The Eight Principles of Diagnosis (Ba Gang Bian Zheng) is the overarching framework for various diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Diagnosis involves analyzing and identifying the symptoms of a disease, which is a primary process and method for understanding and diagnosing illnesses. “Bian” means to discern and analyze, while “Zheng” refers to the … Read more
The Eight Principles of Diagnosis (Ba Gang Bian Zheng) is the overarching framework for various diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Diagnosis, or the analysis and identification of disease symptoms, is the primary process and method for understanding and diagnosing diseases. “Bian” means to discern and analyze, while “Zheng” refers to the syndrome, which … Read more
Eight Principles of Differentiation The Eight Principles: These are the eight categories of differentiation: Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, Excess, Yin, and Yang. The Eight Principles of Differentiation: This method involves the physician analyzing various clinical data obtained through diagnostic methods using the Eight Principles to determine the depth of the pathological changes, the nature … Read more
First, everyone should understand how diseases arise: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the occurrence and change of diseases are complex. In general, deficiency of Zheng Qi (正气, vital energy) is the fundamental cause of disease, while pathogenic factors (邪气, xie qi) are the conditions for disease onset. When pathogenic factors invade the body, Zheng … Read more
TCM Clinical Cases / Discussions / Reference Articles for Learning TCM The Eight Principles of Diagnosis in TCM is the overarching framework for various diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Diagnosis, refers to the analysis and identification of disease symptoms, which is the primary process and method for understanding and diagnosing diseases. To distinguish, means … Read more
1. Concept1. Eight Principles: Refers to the eight diagnostic principles of biāo (exterior), lǐ (interior), hán (cold), rè (heat), xū (deficiency), shí (excess), yīn (yin), and yáng (yang).2. Eight Principles Diagnosis: This is the process by which a physician uses the theory of the Eight Principles to analyze and synthesize various clinical data obtained through … Read more
Comprehensive Guide to TCM Pulse Diagnosis (Recommended for Collection and Repeated Study) Comprehensive Guide to TCM Pulse Diagnosis Floating Pulse (Fu Mai): Lightly pressing, if it disappears with heavy pressure, it is like wood floating on water. A strong floating pulse indicates wind-heat, while a weak floating pulse suggests blood deficiency. Deep Pulse (Chen Mai): … Read more
In the process of disease development, the excess or deficiency of pathogenic and righteous qi changes with the progression of the condition, leading to transformations in the pathogenesis. The transformation between deficiency and excess mainly includes: excess leading to deficiency, deficiency leading to excess, mixed deficiency and excess, true deficiency and false excess, and true … Read more
Inheriting the legacy of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth. Ai Yu Xiang Tang What is Excess Syndrome and what is Deficiency Syndrome?According to the “Suwen: General Discussion on Deficiency and Excess,” it states: “When evil qi is strong, it is excess; when vital essence is depleted, it is deficiency.” Here, the … Read more