Comprehensive Guide to the Eight Principles of Diagnosis1. Concept1. Eight Principles: Refers to the eight diagnostic principles: Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, Excess, Yin, Yang.2. Eight Principles Diagnosis: This is the process by which a physician uses the theory of the Eight Principles to analyze and synthesize various clinical data obtained through observation, listening, questioning, … Read more
The Eight Principles (Ba Gang) Diagnosis is a fundamental method of diagnosis. It utilizes the eight principles of Yin-Yang, Exterior-Interior, Cold-Heat, and Deficiency-Excess to analyze and summarize disease patterns, providing a basis for treatment. The Exterior-Interior principle distinguishes the depth of the disease location; Cold-Heat differentiates the nature of the disease; Deficiency-Excess identifies the strength … Read more
First, everyone should understand how diseases arise: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that the occurrence and change of diseases are complex. In general, deficiency of Zheng Qi (正气, vital energy) is the fundamental cause of disease, while pathogenic factors (邪气, xie qi) are the conditions for disease onset. When pathogenic factors invade the body, Zheng … Read more
The heart (xin), liver (gan), spleen (pi), lungs (fei), and kidneys (shen) are the five Zang organs, which are classified as Yin. The gallbladder (dan), stomach (wei), bladder (pangguang), large intestine (dachang), small intestine (xiaochang), and triple warmer (sanjiao) are the six Fu organs, which are classified as Yang. The function of the five Zang … Read more
What does the center represent? The east represents wood, the south represents fire, the west represents metal, the north represents water, and the center represents earth. The spine is at the very center of the human body, which is governed by earth, specifically the spleen. Achieving balance in the center leads to harmony, and harmony … Read more
With the development of society, people are increasingly concerned about health issues, and the term “health preservation” has become a popular term online. Although we are familiar with the term, what does health preservation actually mean? Is it drinking goji berries? Is it going to bed early and not staying up late? Today, let’s introduce … Read more
The balance of Yin and Yang in the human body is not fixed; as stated in the “Su Wen: On the Correspondence of Yin and Yang”: “When Yin is heavy, Yang must be present; when Yang is heavy, Yin must be present.” Therefore, the balance of Yin and Yang can easily be disrupted. This is … Read more
What is Excess Syndrome and Deficiency Syndrome? According to the “Su Wen: Discussion on Deficiency and Excess,” it states: “When pathogenic qi is strong, it is excess; when vital essence is depleted, it is deficiency.” Here, pathogenic qi refers to the evils of wind, cold, dryness, heat, dampness, and fire. The depletion of vital essence … Read more
Cold and heat in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) are abstract concepts derived from specific phenomena, reflecting the interaction and influence between the human body and the material or environmental conditions. Therefore, understanding cold and heat cannot be based solely on quantitative indicators but should be contextualized within the theoretical framework of TCM. As an important … Read more
Yin-Yang SectionIn diagnosing and treating diseases, one must first examine Yin-Yang, as it is the guiding principle of medicine. If Yin-Yang is not understood, how can treatment be accurate? Although the medical path is complex, it can be summarized in one phrase: Yin-Yang. Therefore, symptoms have Yin-Yang, pulses have Yin-Yang, and medicines have Yin-Yang. In … Read more