Lu Shouyan (1909-1969), male, from Kunshan, Jiangsu Province. His father, Li Peiqing, was renowned for his gold needle technique. Lu inherited his family teachings and excelled in his studies, starting his medical practice in 1927. He published articles in newspapers under the title “Yan Lu Medical Talks,” advocating for acupuncture medicine. In 1948, he co-founded … Read more
Pulse diagnosis (mài zhěn) is a method of examining the pulse at various points on the body to observe changes in the pulse pattern. It is also known as pulse palpation (qiè mài), pulse examination (zhěn mài), pulse pressing (àn mài), and pulse holding (chí mài). The formation of pulse patterns is closely related to … Read more
Abdominal diagnosis, also known as abdominal palpation, is a part of the diagnostic process in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It is aimed at determining the condition of deficiency or excess to guide treatment strategies, differing from modern medical examinations that focus on the morphology of organs or the presence of tumors. However, it is essential … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis – Pulse Diagnosis Everyone is likely familiar with taking the pulse. Whenever we visit a TCM practitioner, they will check our pulse and can understand our health condition through this method. Many people are curious about how TCM can determine our physical state just by taking the pulse. Today, let us … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis – Pulse Diagnosis Everyone is familiar with pulse diagnosis. Whenever we visit a TCM practitioner, they will check our pulse and can understand our health condition through it. Many people are curious about how TCM can determine our physical condition just by feeling the pulse. Today, let’s learn about what pulse … Read more
TCM Diagnosis – Pulse Diagnosis Everyone is familiar with pulse taking. Whenever we visit a TCM doctor, they will check our pulse and can understand our health condition through it. Many people are curious about how TCM can determine our physical state just by feeling the pulse. Today, let’s learn about what pulse diagnosis in … Read more
This textbook’s section on pulse diagnosis must master the eleven types of pulse patterns, including floating, sinking, slow, and rapid, as required by the teaching syllabus. Therefore, this article mainly provides a brief analysis of these contents, offering necessary explanations for difficult words, phrases, and sentences, while other content is briefly mentioned. The aim is … Read more
1. Pulse Diagnosis* Pulse diagnosis is a method where the physician uses the fingertips to palpate specific arteries (such as the Renying Mai (Renying pulse), Cunkou Mai (Cunkou pulse), and Fuyang Mai (Fuyang pulse)) on the patient to observe changes in the pulse characteristics, known as Mai Xiang (pulse patterns). This method has a long … Read more
TCM Diagnosis – Pulse Diagnosis Everyone is familiar with pulse taking. Whenever we visit a TCM doctor, they will check our pulse and can understand our health condition through this method. Many people are curious about how TCM practitioners can determine our physical state just by feeling our pulse. Today, let’s explore what pulse diagnosis … Read more
Click the blue text Follow us Theoretical Basis of Pediatric Tuina in TCM Pediatric TCM is a medical science guided by the theoretical system of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), utilizing traditional Chinese medicine methods such as herbal medicine, acupuncture, and tuina (pediatric massage) to study the growth and development, physiological pathology, nutrition, health care, and … Read more