Key Summary of the Essentials of the Golden Chamber

Key Summary of the Essentials of the Golden Chamber

Inheriting the fire of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth.1. Introduction: The Essentials of the Golden Chamber consists of 25 chapters, with the last three being miscellaneous treatment methods and dietary prohibitions. It contains 205 prescriptions and 155 medicinal substances. Academic achievements: ① The first to establish a treatment system for miscellaneous … Read more

Understanding the Concept of Exogenous Diseases: How to Avoid Confusion for TCM Learners

Understanding the Concept of Exogenous Diseases: How to Avoid Confusion for TCM Learners

Copyright Statement:This article is original and first published on the WeChat public account: Xiao Xiangru Channel (ID: xiaoxiangru0011). Respecting knowledge and labor, it can be reproduced without authorization, but please be sure to indicate the original author. Yesterday, I discussed the TCM nomenclature for COVID-19, which involved many concepts of exogenous diseases. Today, I want … Read more

What Pulse Indicates What Medicine? The Theory of “Using Pulse to Guide Medication” by Renowned Qing Dynasty Physician Long Bai (Including Corresponding Formulas for Pulse Diagnosis)

What Pulse Indicates What Medicine? The Theory of "Using Pulse to Guide Medication" by Renowned Qing Dynasty Physician Long Bai (Including Corresponding Formulas for Pulse Diagnosis)

Dr. Xiao Bai:Clinical references for TCM cases and discussionsIn the general process of TCM diagnosis and treatment, we emphasize the four diagnostic methods of “observation, listening, inquiry, and palpation” to differentiate syndromes, and then prescribe medicine based on the identified syndrome. Have you heard of correlating pulse patterns with Chinese herbs to directly guide prescription? … Read more

Shizhen Sheng: Zhang Zhongjing’s Six Methods for Treating “Damp-Heat” (Part 1 and 2)

Shizhen Sheng: Zhang Zhongjing's Six Methods for Treating "Damp-Heat" (Part 1 and 2)

Introduction: <Shang Han Lun> is a specialized text that elaborates on the treatment of various externally contracted febrile diseases, but this does not mean that Zhang Zhongjing’s formulas are limited to treating these conditions. In fact, <Shang Han Lun> contains many so-called “Wen Bing formulas”. In this article, Professor Shizhen Sheng summarizes the six major … Read more

Understanding Deficiency and Excess in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding Deficiency and Excess in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Inheriting the legacy of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth. Ai Yu Xiang Tang What is Excess Syndrome and what is Deficiency Syndrome?According to the “Suwen: General Discussion on Deficiency and Excess,” it states: “When evil qi is strong, it is excess; when vital essence is depleted, it is deficiency.” Here, the … Read more

Clinical Insights | Discussion on the Differentiation and Treatment of Cold-Heat Mixed Patterns in the Gastrointestinal Tract Based on the “Neijing”

Clinical Insights | Discussion on the Differentiation and Treatment of Cold-Heat Mixed Patterns in the Gastrointestinal Tract Based on the "Neijing"

Research has reported that the cold-heat mixed pattern is closely related to spleen and stomach diseases. Most modern studies on the cold-heat mixed pattern of spleen and stomach diseases revolve around the application of formulas from the “Shang Han Lun” that utilize both cold and warm treatments, as well as acrid and bitter herbs. However, … Read more

Identifying Yang Deficiency and Yin Deficiency

Identifying All Yang Deficiency Syndromes For individuals with Yang deficiency, Yin energy must naturally be abundant (the term Yin energy refers to the abundance of water, which is blood. When blood is abundant, Qi is weak, which is the cause of Yang deficiency). Although all symptoms of fire may appear externally (this fire is called … Read more

Unified Explanation of Deficient Fire, Excess Fire, and Yin Fire

Unified Explanation of Deficient Fire, Excess Fire, and Yin Fire

1. Yin Deficiency with Excess Fire, 2. Yang Deficiency with Cold, 3. Both Yin and Yang Deficiency, 4. Liver Qi Stagnation (1) Yin Deficiency with Excess Fire is the most common type of patient, with a very high incidence, primarily affecting middle-aged and elderly individuals, though it is also seen in adolescents. This condition is … Read more

The Essentials of Golden Chamber: Treating Disease Before It Occurs

The Essentials of Golden Chamber: Treating Disease Before It Occurs

In honor of Huang Yuanyu! 。 Golden ChamberSuspension ExplanationVolume One Organs and Meridians Sixteen Chapters     The organs and meridians are hidden and invisible, yet their external manifestations are evident. For instance, symptoms such as sound, odor, color, pulse, cold, heat, pain, itching, emotions like joy, anger, love, and hate, as well as excretion, drinking, and … Read more

A Comprehensive Summary of Hu Xishu’s Research on the Essentials of “Shang Han Lun”

A Comprehensive Summary of Hu Xishu's Research on the Essentials of "Shang Han Lun"

Note from the Audio Organizer: This article is the manuscript of Hu Lao’s academic report on June 28, 1978. Although it is merely an academic lecture, it is actually a high-level summary of Hu Lao’s lifelong research and teaching of the “Shang Han Lun”, representing the main achievements of his studies and reflecting his primary … Read more