pattern differentiation

Summary of the Foundations of TCM Diagnosis (Essence Collection Edition)

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Summary of the Foundations of TCM Diagnosis (Essence Collection Edition)

1. Overview of TCM Diagnosis Main Content: Four Examinations: Observation (Wang), Auscultation (Wen), Inquiry (Wen), and Palpation (Qie); Eight Principles: Yin-Yang, Exterior-Interior, Cold-Heat, Deficiency-Excess; Pattern Differentiation: Eight Principles Differentiation, Etiology Differentiation, Qi-Blood-Body Fluids Differentiation, Zang-Fu Differentiation, Meridian Differentiation, Six Meridians Differentiation, Wei-Qi-Ying-Blood Differentiation, San Jiao Differentiation; Diagnosis: Diagnosis of common diseases and pattern diagnosis; symptom … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Pulse Diagnosis

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Traditional Chinese Medicine: Pulse Diagnosis

Pulse diagnosis is one of the four examinations in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), referring to the physician using their hands to perform a form of examination on the patient, either by pressing, touching, or tapping, to obtain information for pattern differentiation. Pulse diagnosis includes two parts: pulse examination and palpation. 1、Pulse Examination Pulse examination involves … Read more

Introduction to TCM Inquiry

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Introduction to TCM Inquiry

Inquiry is a method used by practitioners to understand the occurrence, development, treatment history, current symptoms, and other disease-related information through questioning the patient or their companions.The purpose of inquiry is to collect information closely related to pattern differentiation that cannot be obtained through the other three examinations, such as the time, place, causes or … Read more

Fundamentals of TCM Diagnosis and Patterns

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Fundamentals of TCM Diagnosis and Patterns

According to TCM theory, the elements of a “pattern” (zheng) include clinical manifestations (symptoms, signs, or primarysyndromes, secondarysyndromes) and pathogenesis (etiology, location, nature, severity, or primary pathogenesis, secondary pathogenesis). In a broad sense, a pattern includes syndromes, pattern elements, and pattern names.Symptoms + Signs = Syndromes.Based on syndromes, the pattern elements are deduced from the … Read more