✵To help clients and TCM fans know better with the common knowledge of ancient TCM and syndrome differentiation, there comes the online knowledge database in classified categories.
✵The main contents are: the introductions on prominent ancient herbalists (together with ancient Shanghan herbalists, ancient Lady herbalists, ancient gynecology herbalists), the most influential and well-known ancient works, TCM diagnostics and diagnostic methods, syndrome differentiation, therapeutics with principles and methods, fundamental theories including theory of Essence and Qi, theory of Yin and Yang, theory of Five-Elements, TCM herbalism, TCM acupuncture and moxibustion theories, common disease and syndromes including febrile disease and cold-induced disease from Shang Han Lun, miscellaneous internal disease from Jin Kui Yao Lue, Yin syndromes, other syndromes of Traditional Chinese Medicine, common internal syndromes, gynecology syndromes or women's syndromes, etc.
Febrile Disease and Cold-induced Disease according to ShangHanLun.
Febrile Disease and Cold-induced Disease, or heat diseases of the six channels are introduced with entries from the book Shang Han Lun (the Treatise on Cold-induced Diseases): seasonal febrile disease, summer-heat affliction, dryness-induced disease, cold-induced disease, febrile disease, dampness disease, wind affection, Tai Yang disease (Taiyang Syndrome), Yang Ming disease (Yangming Syndromes), Shao Yang disease (Shaoyang Syndrome), Tai Yin disease (Tai Yin Syndrome), Shao Yin disease (Shao Yin Syndrome), Jue Yin Disease (Jue Yin Syndrome), etc.
Miscellaneous Internal Disease according to Jin Kui Yao Lue.
Miscellaneous Internal Disease are introduced with entries from the book Jin Kui Yao Lue Fang Lun (the Synopsis of Prescriptions of the Golden Chamber):Huo Luan and dysentery syndrome, convulsive disease, coital transmission of febrile disease, taxation relapse disease, lily disease, fox bewitching syndrome, Yin and Yang toxin syndrome, blood-arthralgia, consumptive disease, cough, retained fluid, yellowish sweating, haematemesis, sore carbuncle, chest impediment, women's disease, etc.
Yin Syndromes.
The Yin Syndromes is a collective term for interior, cold and deficiency syndromes with inhibitory, hypofunctional, quiescent or dimmed manifestations, or inward and downward symptoms, as well as diseases caused by pathogenic factors of Yin nature. On the other aspect, the Yang Syndromes is a collective term for the exterior, heat and excess syndromes with excitatory, hyper-functional, restless or bright manifestations, or outward and upward symptoms, as well as diseases caused by pathogenic factors of Yang nature. The earliest records and discussion of Yang syndrome and Yin syndrome could be traced back to ancient works Nei Jing (the Huangdi's Internal Canon).
Syndromes of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Syndromes of Traditional Chinese Medicine are introduced: deficiency and excess syndromes of Zang-Fu viscera (liver and gallbladder, heart and small intestine, spleen and stomach, muscle, lung and large intestine, kidney and urinary bladder, skin, bone, triple energizer), asthenia syndrome of Zang-viscera, exhaustion syndromes of tendon, Qi and essence, Qi accumulation, wind deficiency, hematemesis, chest impediment, amnesia, constipation, dysentery, regurgitation, emesia, choking, atrophic lung syndrome, cough, phlegm and retained fluid, lumbago, consumptive thirst, asthenic disease, asynodia, gonorrhea, seminal emission and premature ejaculation, gasping, Qi collapse, etc.
Common Internal Disease
Common Cold, Tinnitus and Deafness, Ophthalmology or Eye Disease, Rhinopathy Nasal Disease), Stomatopathy and Odontopathy (Disease of mouth and teeth), Throat disease,Cephalea (Headache), Vertigo (black out), Shoulder pain, Back pain, Thoracalgia (chest pain), Hypochondriac pain (pain in the rib-side), Celialgia (abdominal pain), Ventosity (Abdominal distention and Abdominal fullness), Diarrhea, Constipation, Lumbago Low Back Pain), Cough, Asthma, Wheeze (heavy breathing), Asthenic disease, Hematemesis, Hemoptysis, Hematochezia, Hematuria, Palpitation, Insomnia, Hypnosia, Amnesia (forgetfulness), Spermatorrhea, Enuresis (bed-wetting), Uroclepsia (urinary incontinence), Turbid Urine (urine cloudy or urinary turbidity), Hernia, Melancholia (depression syndrome), etc.
Gynecology Disease
Gynecology Syndromes or Women's Syndromes are introduced: advanced menstruation, retarded menstruation, irregular menstrual cycle, amenia, dysmenorrhea, metrorrhagia and metrostaxis, hypermenorrhea, hypomenorrhea, menstrual diarrhea, menstrual hematemesis, leukorrhea, premenstrual bloody stool, heat invading blood chamber, abdominal mass, consumption, lassitude and tiredness syndromes, phlegm syndromes, stomach syndromes, no appetite syndrome, urine and stool syndromes, postpartum syndromes including fainting and related syndromes, madness and wild talk, loss of speech, consumptive and related syndromes, wind stroke related syndromes, depression sweating related syndromes, urinary syndromes, constipation and syndromes, galactorrhea syndromes, limb edema, etc.
Prominent Ancient Herbalist
Introduction of prominent ancient herbalists:岐伯(Qí Bó), 華佗(Huà Tuó),張仲景(Zhāng Zhòngjǐng), 王叔和(Wáng Shūhé), 葛洪(Gé Hóng), 陶弘景(Táo Hóngjǐng), 孫思邈(Sūn Sīmiǎo), 甄權(Zhēn Quán), 王冰(Wáng Bīng), 龐安時(Páng ānshí), 許叔微(Xǔ Shūwēi), 李杲(Lǐ Gǎo), 張介賓(Zhāng Jièbīn), 孫壹奎(Sūn Yīkuí), etc. Besides, ancient Shanghan herbalists, ancient lady herbalists, ancient gynecology herbalists are introduced.
Well-Known Ancient Works
Introduction of well-known ancient works:Huang Di Nei Jing (Huangdi's Internal Classic), Nan Jing (Difficult Classic), Zhong Zang Jing (Central Treasury Canon), Shang Han Za Bing Lun (Treatise on Cold Pathogenic and Miscellaneous Diseases), Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang (Invaluable Prescriptions), Qian Jin Yi Fang (Supplement to the Invaluable Prescriptions), etc.
Introduction of Four Seasons and Twenty Four Solar Terms
Four Seasons Eight Solar Terms, 24 Solar Terms and The Seventy-Two Pentads in Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter are introduced. The Four Seasons Eight Solar Terms Twenty-Four Solar Terms and 72 Pentad system is a traditional calendar system which was established in Ancient China.
TCM Diagnostics:Diagnostic Methods
The TCM Diagnostics is the science and practice of diagnosis, mainly composed of diagnosis, disease identification, disease differentiation, syndrome differentiatgion, syndrome pattern and syndrome manifestation.
TCM Diagnostics:TCM Syndrome Differentiation
The Syndrome Differentiation of TCM is the process of an overall analysis of data to determine the location, cause, and nature of a person's syndrome and achieve a diagnosis of a syndrome or pattern.
TCM Therapeutics
The TCM Therapeutics are majorly composed of the princiles of TCM treatment and the Methods of treatment.Principles of TCM treatment are the principles of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of diseases, including treatment principles and methods.
TCM Fundamental Theories
The TCM Fundamental Theories are majorly composed of the Theory of Essence and Qi, Theory of Yin and Yang, Theory of Five-Elements, Correspondence between Human and the Universe, Theory of Zang-Fu Viscera, Theory of Sense Organs and Structures, Theory of Qi,Blood,Essence and Body Fluids, Causes of Disease Theory, Mechanism of Disease Theory, etc.
Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Acupuncture and Moxibustion is a discipline based on Traditional Chinese medicine theory. It studies meridians, acupoints, and acupuncture-moxibustion methods and discusses the application of acupuncture and moxibustion to the prevention and treatment of diseases.