▲Life is a beautiful encounter Zhengan Culture (Beijing) brings you joy and smiles The terms “deficiency” and “cold” in relation to the spleen and stomach represent varying degrees of decline in the qi of these organs. We all know that qi has the functions of warming and promoting. When the promoting force of the spleen … Read more
The Eight Principles: Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, Excess, Yang, Yin. Among these, Exterior, Heat, and Excess belong to Yang. Interior, Deficiency, and Cold belong to Yin. Therefore, Yin and Yang also have the overarching principle of the Eight Principles. Zhang Jingyue’s concept of “Two Principles and Six Transformations” is most fitting. The differentiation … Read more
Cold and Heat are two fundamental concepts for differentiating the nature of diseases. Pathogenic factors can be classified into Yang and Yin pathogens, while the body’s righteous Qi can be divided into Yang Qi and Yin Fluids. Yang pathogens can cause disease by leading to an excess of Yang Qi and damage to Yin Fluids, … Read more
Editor’s Note: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) emphasizes differentiation of syndromes in treatment. There are several methods of differentiation, including organ differentiation, six meridian differentiation, and the eight principles differentiation. Today, I will introduce one of these methods—the Eight Principles Differentiation, which refers to Yin-Yang, Exterior-Interior, Cold-Heat, and Deficiency-Excess. In fact, the Eight Principles Differentiation is … Read more
Both xuzheng (deficiency syndrome) and shizheng (excess syndrome) can present with true and false symptoms. “Zhixu you shenghou” (extreme deficiency may have excess signs) and “Dashi you lingzhuang” (extreme excess may show deficiency signs) refer to the authenticity of the symptoms. True and false refer to the essence being an excess syndrome, yet showing some … Read more
Eight Principles Diagnosis The Eight Principles, namely Yin, Yang, Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, and Excess, form one of the theoretical foundations of TCM diagnosis and treatment. The Eight Principles diagnosis integrates data obtained from the four examinations based on the state of the body’s Zheng Qi (Vital Energy), the nature of the pathogenic factors, … Read more
The Eight Principles Differentiation (Ba Gang Bian Zheng) is the general framework for various differentiation methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The process of differentiation is based on theories of the organs (zang fu), meridians (jing luo), qi (vital energy), blood (xue), body fluids (jin ye), and disease etiology. It involves the comprehensive collection, induction, … Read more
[TCM Diagnosis] Chapter 1: Eight Principles Differentiation Section 4: Yin-Yang Differentiation – Lecture 8 Question: What is Yin-Yang Differentiation? Answer: Yin-Yang Differentiation is a framework for identifying types of syndromes, serving as the general principle of the Eight Principles Differentiation. Based on the characteristics of disease symptoms and signs, diseases can be classified into Yin … Read more
The Eight Principles (Ba Gang) are abstract concepts derived from specific phenomena. Using the Eight Principles to identify and summarize syndromes is a method for analyzing the common characteristics of diseases, representing one aspect of the application of the Eight Principles in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Among the Eight Principles, Exterior and Interior (Biao and … Read more
The Eight Principles of Diagnosis: A Comprehensive Overview of Disease Etiology The differentiation of Zang-Fu organs is the core; the differentiation of Qi, Blood, and Body Fluids is clear. External pathogenic heat diseases are differentiated by levels; assess the disease’s syndrome and type. Eight Principles Diagnosis – Exterior Syndrome Exterior syndrome is caused by external … Read more