Traditional Chinese Medicine Overview: “Wind-Heat Cold”

Traditional Chinese Medicine Overview: "Wind-Heat Cold"

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

Wind-Heat Common Cold

Wind-Heat Common Cold

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

A Brief Guide to San (Powder Formulations) in Traditional Chinese Medicine

A Brief Guide to San (Powder Formulations) in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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

Traditional Chinese Medicine Approaches to Treating Exogenous Diseases (Lecture One)

Traditional Chinese Medicine Approaches to Treating Exogenous Diseases (Lecture One)

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