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Understanding Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat: Avoiding Common Misconceptions

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Understanding Wind-Cold and Wind-Heat: Avoiding Common Misconceptions

Wind-Cold? Wind-Heat? Understanding Key Differences to Avoid Misunderstandings As winter arrives, temperatures drop sharply. The number of patients with colds in outpatient clinics has significantly increased compared to before. Most present with symptoms such as fever, cough, nasal congestion and runny nose, throat pain, and general discomfort. Everyone’s symptoms are quite similar, but the medications … Read more

Understanding the ‘Six Excesses’ that Cause Disease in the Human Body

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Understanding the 'Six Excesses' that Cause Disease in the Human Body

Hello everyone, I am Teacher Gao Wen. Today, I will share with you about the “Six Excesses” among the factors that cause disease in the human body. ​ What are the Six Excesses? The Six Excesses refer to the six types of external pathogenic factors: wind (feng), cold (han), heat (shu), dampness (shi), dryness (zao), … Read more

How Traditional Chinese Medicine Differentiates Between Cold and Heat

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How Traditional Chinese Medicine Differentiates Between Cold and Heat

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a long history and profound medical theories. Some people do not understand TCM, but when it comes to fever, one must observe, listen, inquire, and feel the pulse, following the four examinations and eight principles. Nowadays, however, a small thermometer can resolve this in just a few minutes. But let … Read more

Eighty-Eight Patterns of Cold and Heat

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Eighty-Eight Patterns of Cold and Heat

Inheriting the fire of Qi Huang, a public account with substance and warmth. Ai Yu Xiang Tang 1. Wind-Cold Constraining the Exterior Type of Aversion to Cold [Etiology] Wind and cold evil bind the exterior, causing the defensive yang to be obstructed. [Symptoms] Aversion to cold, slight fever, no sweating, pain in the head and … Read more

Understanding the Characteristics of Xu (Deficiency) Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Understanding the Characteristics of Xu (Deficiency) Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Daily TCM Insights at 11:30 AM Authoritative and high-quality knowledge in Traditional Chinese Medicine If you like it, please give me a star Editor’s Introduction Pulse diagnosis, as one of the main diagnostic methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), plays a significant role in guiding diagnosis, pattern differentiation, and treatment. The ability to distinguish various … Read more

Analysis of Floating Pulse and Its Variants

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Analysis of Floating Pulse and Its Variants

Analysis of Floating Pulse and Its Variants According to the “Pulse Classic”: “A floating and large pulse indicates a heavy head and nasal congestion due to wind. A floating and slow pulse suggests numbness of the skin, with wind-cold invading the muscles. A floating and slippery pulse indicates food retention. A short floating pulse suggests … Read more

Analysis of Floating Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Analysis of Floating Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Analysis of Floating Pulse and Related Pulse Types According to the “Pulse Classic”: “A floating and large pulse indicates a heavy head and nasal congestion due to wind. A floating and slow pulse suggests numbness of the skin, with wind and cold entering the muscles. A floating and slippery pulse indicates food retention. A short … Read more

Understanding Floating Pulse: What It Indicates and How to Treat It

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Understanding Floating Pulse: What It Indicates and How to Treat It

Click the “blue text” below the title to follow us The floating pulse can be understood as the sensation of pressing on wood floating on water, or like a small boat floating on the surface of the water. This means that the pulse wave is located relatively superficially under the skin, so it can be … Read more

What is Floating Pulse? An Insight into TCM Pulse Diagnosis

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What is Floating Pulse? An Insight into TCM Pulse Diagnosis

What is Floating Pulse? Health Preservation Introduction Hello everyone, today we will explore the concept of Floating Pulse in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Traditional Chinese Floating Pulse Floating Pulse (fu mai) is a type of pulse that can be felt with light pressure and diminishes slightly with heavier pressure, yet does not feel empty. It … Read more

What Happens When the Collaterals are Vacuous and Wind Invades? A Powerful Method to Expel Wind and Unblock the Collaterals

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What Happens When the Collaterals are Vacuous and Wind Invades? A Powerful Method to Expel Wind and Unblock the Collaterals

Liang, male, 39 years old, date of visit: 2021-01-18 Main Complaint: Facial paralysis for 1 week. Present Illness:The patient reports that one week ago, after drinking and being exposed to cold wind, he experienced disappearance of the right forehead lines, disappearance of the nasolabial fold, slight pain in the right ear, right eye closure revealing … Read more