Discussing Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the Path to Medicine Click to play the audio course Hello everyone! Today we will explain the third episode of “Understanding Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)” focusing on wind-heat cold. Many people consider a cold to be trivial, thinking it will resolve in a few days, … Read more
Editor’s Note: In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), common colds are classified into three categories: Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, and Dampness. Today, we will discuss Wind-Heat Cold. The nature of Wind-Heat Cold is distinctly different from that of Wind-Cold, and in the early stages, many symptoms are similar to Wind-Cold, making accurate differentiation challenging, even for skilled TCM … Read more
The symptoms of wind-heat cough include nasal congestion and runny nose, initially with clear nasal discharge, later turning into yellow, thick mucus, with a sensation of heat in the nose, sneezing, a heavy voice, fever, aversion to wind, sweating, dry or bitter mouth, cough with thick phlegm, and in severe cases, dry throat pain, hoarseness, … Read more
Click the blue text to follow us Introduction to “Wind-Heat Cold” Wind-Heat Cold is caused by the invasion of wind-heat evil attacking the exterior and the disharmony of lung qi. Symptoms include high fever, slight aversion to wind, headache, sweating, sore and swollen throat, cough with sticky or yellow phlegm, yellow nasal discharge, thirst with … Read more
1Overview The Wind-Heat Common Cold (风热感冒, feng re gan mao) is caused by the invasion of wind-heat pathogens, leading to disharmony in the lung qi. Symptoms include high fever, slight aversion to wind, headache, sweating, sore and swollen throat, cough with sticky or yellow phlegm, nasal congestion with yellow discharge, thirst with a preference for … Read more
Click the blue text Follow us Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) formulas come in various forms, which refer to the specific shapes created based on the condition and characteristics of the herbs. Different forms of medicinal preparations have distinct appearances and applications. So, what is “San” in TCM formulas? What is “San”? San (散) refers to … Read more
According to the “Huangdi Neijing” (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon), “A good diagnostician observes color and pulses, first distinguishing between Yin and Yang.” In exogenous diseases, Yin and Yang primarily refer to distinguishing between cold and heat syndromes, which is particularly important.In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the treatment of exogenous diseases can be broadly categorized into … Read more