Xiao Chai Hu Decoction

Jia Haizhong Discusses Understanding and Treatment Experience of Throat and Internal Injury Diseases

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Jia Haizhong Discusses Understanding and Treatment Experience of Throat and Internal Injury Diseases

Click Heart Medicine Xiao Langzhong↑ Accompanying You to Grow TogetherAuthor｜Jia Dailin (WeChat ID: tcmjdl) Source｜Heart Medicine Xiao Langzhong (WeChat Official Account)Record of the “Kengqiang TCM Exchange” Salon on March 16, 2022 【Abstract】 This article is an excerpt from the sharing session of Teacher Jia Haizhong during the “Kengqiang TCM Exchange” audio recording on March 16, … Read more

Navigating the Complexities of Cold-Heat Mixed Cough in Children

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Navigating the Complexities of Cold-Heat Mixed Cough in Children

As we delve deeper into understanding pediatric cough, it becomes increasingly apparent that a child’s cough can feel like an unwelcome guest—arriving unexpectedly and departing just as mysteriously, often recurring. Recently, many parents have noticed that their child’s cough seems to exhibit both cold and heat characteristics: despite having cold hands and feet, the phlegm … Read more

Don’t Just Rely on Xiao Chai Hu Decoction for Alternating Fever and Chills: Consider Da Yuan Decoction

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Don't Just Rely on Xiao Chai Hu Decoction for Alternating Fever and Chills: Consider Da Yuan Decoction

Click the blue text above to follow us Chinese Medicine Book Club Issue 3076 One issue daily, accompanying the growth of TCM practitioners IIntroduction: Da Yuan Decoction, created by the Ming Dynasty TCM physician Wu Youke, is recorded in the “Treatise on Epidemics”. It consists of seven herbs: Bing Lang (Areca nut), Hou Po (Magnolia … Read more

The Eight Major Pulse Types: The String Pulse

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The Eight Major Pulse Types: The String Pulse

Hello everyone, I am Bao Yanju. Today I will share with you the Eight Major Pulse Types, focusing on the String Pulse. The String Pulse is characterized by being straight and long, resembling a plucked string. Its pulse shape is straight and elongated, with a relatively strong pulse force and a firm pulse channel. When … Read more

Commemorating Zhang Zhongjing: Revisiting the Three Steps to Mastering the Treatise on Cold Damage

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Commemorating Zhang Zhongjing: Revisiting the Three Steps to Mastering the Treatise on Cold Damage

“Zhongjing Medicine” is a monumental achievement in the history of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and Zhang Zhongjing himself is revered as the “Saint of Medicine.” His work, the Treatise on Cold Damage (Shang Han Lun), is hailed as a “timeless classic” and “the ancestor of formula books,” serving as a foundational text for the clinical … Read more

Differentiation Between Wind-Heat and Wind-Cold Common Colds and Commonly Used Medications

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Differentiation Between Wind-Heat and Wind-Cold Common Colds and Commonly Used Medications

The common cold can be differentiated into Wind-Heat (Feng Re) and Wind-Cold (Feng Han), which can be difficult for non-professionals to distinguish. When using medications, the confusion between cold and heat can lead to some individuals feeling better while others may experience adverse effects. Today, let’s explore how ordinary people can differentiate between Wind-Cold and … Read more

Understanding the Interconnection of the Upper, Middle, and Lower Jiao in TCM

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Understanding the Interconnection of the Upper, Middle, and Lower Jiao in TCM

From the perspective of the human body, any disease can be categorized as either superficial (表, biao) or deep (里, li), or a combination of both. In terms of the upper, middle, and lower jiao, it can be classified as the upper jiao (上焦, shang jiao), middle jiao (中焦, zhong jiao), and lower jiao (下焦, … Read more