Copyright Statement: This article is original and first published on the WeChat public account: TCM Xiao Xiangru (ID: xiaoxiangru0011). Respecting knowledge and labor, it can be reproduced without authorization, but please be sure to indicate the original author. Exterior syndrome (Biao Zheng) is one of the most common concepts in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), originating … Read more
Follow↗“Treatise on Cold Damage”, to encounter a healthy life.【WeChat】liusheng729【Disclaimer】Images in the text are sourced from the internet. 【Introduction】Some content of this article is excerpted from “Liu Duzhou’s Lecture on the Treatise on Cold Damage”, author/Liu Duzhou, reprinted for the purpose of disseminating TCM cultural knowledge, copyright belongs to the relevant rights holders. If there is … Read more
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
Traditional Chinese Medicine Case Studies / Medical Discussions / Reference Articles for Clinical TCM Studies Introduction: Zhang Zhongjing’s pulse methods are not merely theoretical overviews but are closely integrated with clinical practice. Today, we present an analysis by Mr. Gu Juezhong from Ningxia Medical University regarding Zhang Zhongjing’s “Xian Pulse”. Mr. Gu’s reasoning is clear … Read more
I have written many articles on practical medical cases, and many readers have asked me how the theory of tongue diagnosis was formed.My theory of tongue diagnosis is based on the tongue diagnosis approach of the six meridians in the Treatise on Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun), without referencing many modern popular books and lectures … Read more
During the Ming and Qing dynasties, some outstanding physicians, such as Zhang Jingyue, Cheng Zhongling, and Jiang Bihua, extracted the two principles of Yin and Yang from the Six Meridians diagnosis to govern the differentiation of exterior and interior, cold and heat, deficiency and excess, which was highly valued and welcomed by practitioners at that … Read more
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
Second Section on the Treatment of Spasms and Damp Heat Diseases Section 1 In Taiyang disease, if there is fever without sweating and a feeling of aversion to cold, it is called “Gang Jinjing” (Stiff Spasm). Introduction: The “Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet” is edited according to the classification method of Liu Duzhou’s commentary … Read more
【Original Text】Article 1: The disease of Taiyang manifests as a floating pulse, stiffness and pain in the head and neck, and aversion to cold. 【Translation】The disease characterized by a floating pulse, stiffness and pain in the head and neck, and aversion to cold can be diagnosed as Taiyang disease. The author believes that understanding symptoms … Read more
Promoting Traditional Chinese Medicine culture and emphasizing physical health Editor – Making Traditional Chinese Medicine more beautiful, interesting, and closer to life. Follow: Ai Shang Yi Thanks to netizen Yang Min Nai Gu for the compilation! Yang Min Nai Gu said: The Treatise on Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun) is originally a comprehensive discussion on … Read more