What is Cold-Heat Syndrome?

Click the blue words to follow us Cold and heat are the two fundamental categories for distinguishing the nature of diseases, summarizing the two types of syndromes reflecting the balance of Yin and Yang in the body. Generally speaking, cold syndromes are manifestations of insufficient Yang Qi or the invasion of cold pathogens, while heat … Read more

The Order of Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Insights from Jin Kui Xuan Jie

The Order of Treatment in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Insights from Jin Kui Xuan Jie

Section on Organs and Meridians II: The question is asked: When a disease is urgent, what does it mean to rescue the interior and the exterior? The master said: In cases of illness, if the treatment leads to continuous diarrhea with clear stools and body pain, one should urgently rescue the interior. If the body … Read more

The Relationship Between the Lung and Large Intestine in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The Relationship Between the Lung and Large Intestine in Traditional Chinese Medicine

“The relationship between the Lung and Large Intestine” originates from one of the four great classics of TCM, the Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon). The five organs are classified as Yin and are located internally, while the six bowels are classified as Yang and are located externally. This interplay of exterior and interior, Yin … Read more

Differentiating Exterior and Interior Patterns in the Early Stage of Exogenous Diseases

Differentiating Exterior and Interior Patterns in the Early Stage of Exogenous Diseases

Editor: Xiao Yaotong Is a cold a simple matter? Can you treat it? ▍Total of2210words, estimated reading time6minutes 1. Exterior Pattern is the Early Stage of Exogenous Cold Evil 1. The characteristic of exterior pattern is aversion to cold The concept of exterior pattern originates from the “Shang Han Lun” (Treatise on Cold Damage), where … Read more

Medical Origins: Lesson Six – The Relationship Between Zang-Fu Organs and Their Connections

Medical Origins: Lesson Six - The Relationship Between Zang-Fu Organs and Their Connections

2022-04-13 Medical Origins: Lesson Six – The Relationship Between Zang-Fu Organs and Their Connections Students, today we will discuss the final part of the diagram of the six positions of heaven and earth, which is the relationship between the Zang-Fu organs and their connections.。 1. The Relationship Between the Five Zang Organs and the Six … Read more

Lecture 44 on “Shang Han Lun”: Syndrome of Fluid Deficiency and Constipation, Differentiation of Treatment Methods and Contraindications (with Textual Notes)

Lecture 44 on "Shang Han Lun": Syndrome of Fluid Deficiency and Constipation, Differentiation of Treatment Methods and Contraindications (with Textual Notes)

Introduction: Professor Hao Wanshan from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, male, born in November 1944, professor, chief physician, doctoral supervisor in the field of clinical TCM, and a member of the Basic Medical College of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine. Inheriting TCM culture and spreading health knowledge! Please share to let more TCM learners see. … Read more

Water Retention and Fluid Deficiency Syndrome and Wu Ling San (Part 3)

Water Retention and Fluid Deficiency Syndrome and Wu Ling San (Part 3)

V. The Kang Ping Edition and General Principles of Ancient Texts Here, I would like to briefly discuss the Kang Ping edition. The Kang Ping edition is a version of the “Shang Han Lun” (Treatise on Cold Damage). In the past, when we studied the “Shang Han Lun”, we only regarded it as a medical … Read more

Lecture 44 by Hao Wanshan: Discussion on Fluid Deficiency and Constipation Syndrome, Differentiation of Treatment Methods, and Contraindications

Lecture 44 by Hao Wanshan: Discussion on Fluid Deficiency and Constipation Syndrome, Differentiation of Treatment Methods, and Contraindications

Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases) is the earliest clinical diagnosis and treatment book in China that connects theory with practice. It systematically analyzes the causes, symptoms, stages of development, and treatment methods of cold damage, creatively establishing the principle of differentiation and treatment based on the “Six Meridians … Read more

Case Study of Traditional Formula: A Typical Mai Men Dong Decoction for Treating Fluid Deficiency and Dry Heat Insomnia

Case Study of Traditional Formula: A Typical Mai Men Dong Decoction for Treating Fluid Deficiency and Dry Heat Insomnia

20250104, Female, 74 years old, height 150 cm, weight 120 Jin. Medical History: Bronchitis. Diabetes. Herpes, no longer itchy. Mild tricuspid regurgitation. Experienced diarrhea six to seven times a day during hospitalization. Hospitalized in December 2024. Medication History: Antidiabetic medication. During hospitalization, took An Gong Niu Huang Wan (安宫牛黄丸). Chief Complaint: Fatigue while walking, heavy … Read more

Reflections on ‘Studying While Practicing’ – Insight Ninety-One

Reflections on 'Studying While Practicing' - Insight Ninety-One

Reflections on ‘Studying While Practicing’ Ninety-One When Water Retention and Fluid Deficiency Coexist 1 Metabolism of Body Fluids in Traditional Chinese Medicine The Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon), Suwen, Chapter on the Differentiation of Meridians states: “When fluids enter the stomach, they circulate and transform into vital energy, ascending to the spleen, where the … Read more