Observation of the Complexion
The complexion can provide important information about the patient’s condition. The dominant color, which relates to basic pigmentation from race, climate, or s...
Observation of Shen (Spirit, 精神)
(1) Shen is often understood as a general manifestation of life, consciousness, mind, thinking ability, and alertness. (2) The eyes can provide information abou...
“Four Pillars Diagnosis” Methods-Inspection (Wang, 望诊)
Observation refers to a visual inspection or examination of a variety of conditions of the body, including an impression of the mental aspects of the patient, g...
Valuable Diagnosis for Some Complicated or Sub-Health Cases
CWM does not regard patient symptoms or syndromes as totally reliable for diagnosis, and favors the solid evidence of instrument or lab analysis. TCM closely re...
The Principles of TCM Diagnostics
Chinese Diagnostics is guided by TCM theory. It investigates the relationship between humans and environmental conditions. In ancient Chinese philosophy, “the u...
The symptoms, syndrome, differentiation of syndromes and diseases
In TCM, “signs and symptoms,” “syndrome,” and “disease” have different meanings but are closely connected. “Signs and symptoms” means physical or mental changes...
How many diagnostic methods of TCM diagnosis？
There are four diagnostic methods: Inspection, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry or interrogation, and pulse-taking and palpation. (a) Inspection (looking): o...
Evolution of Chinese Medical Diagnostics
Diagnosis in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) consists of two parts: the first utilizes the “four pillars of diagnosis” to observe symptom manifestations and ...
The Mechanism of Chinese Herbal Medicine(2)
The side effects of CWM are well known. Chemical medicines can be transmitted everywhere in the body through blood circulation. They change the threshold of inf...
The Mechanism of Chinese Herbal Medicine(1)
TCM is an inheritance of Chinese culture. It has been used for the prevention and cure of diseases throughout the long history of China. Over thousands of years...