Symptomatic Diagnosis: Fever & Chills
Chinese medicine has a long history, back to the year 200 at least, of treating viral and bacterial infections. This article describes the differentiations, treatment principles and formulas for said infections and indications such as:
Aversion to wind and cold along with chills
Shivers or “severe chills”
Alternating fever and chills
Aversion to heat without chills
Tidal fever (low grade fever)
Five center heat
Night sweats
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Symptomatic Diagnosis: Female Reproductive
Female reproductive issues make up the bulk of many a Chinese medicine herbalist’s practice. This article describes some of the key symptoms along with their differentiations, treatment principles, and formulas. Complaints include:
Light menstrual flow – Dark purple flow or thick flow – Thick menstrual flow – Thin flow – Early menstruation – Late menstruation – Amenorrhea (lack of period) – Metrorrhagia (heavy flow) – Irregular menstrual cycle – Fever during menstruation
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Symptomatic Diagnosis: Head & Neck
Health complaints that arise from the neck and head and lumped together in Chinese medicine diagnostics. Here, we see common complaints complete with their differential diagnosis, treatment principles and formulas.
Flaccidity of neck and head due to weakened muscles – – Involuntary twitching of Head Muscles – – Tinnitus (ear ringing) – – Sore gums – – Bleeding gums – – Dark black teeth – – Stiffness of neck – – Goiter (enlargement of the thyroid gland) –
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Symptomatic Diagnosis: Limbs & Extremities
The channels that pass through the extremities can be functionally regulated via the internal organs. This article describes the differentiation, treatment principles, and formulas of common health concerns associated with the limbs and extremities.
Edema of the extremities
Stiffness of the extremities
Flaccid paralysis of extremities “wei syndrome”
Varicose veins of the lower extremities
Feet pain
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Symptomatic Diagnosis: Metabolic Disorders
Metabolic disorders are functional and systemic health issues for which Chinese medicine has many well-developed differentiations, treatment principles, and herbal formulas.
Obesity
Emaciation
Fatigue
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Symptomatic Diagnosis: Chest & Back
The diagnostic “Ten Asking Song” pays particular attention to the chest and back. This article describes common complaints that arise from these areas, along with their differential diagnosis and herbal treatments.
Back Pain
Weakness of the lower back and knees
Chest Pain
Mass Formation in the abdomen
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The Educational Benefits of Pulse Quality Mechanisms
Early on in my own CM training, I began to recognize the value of getting very clear on underlying theories and mechanisms. As a practitioner, understanding mechanisms allows you much more flexibility in the use of herbal medicines as well.
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Tags: Acupuncture, Diagnosis, Herbs · Posted in: Pulse Class, Pulse-Palpation
Sciatica Treated by Acupuncture and Chinese Herbs
How sciatica is treated by acupuncture and Chinese herbs.
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Tags: Acupuncture, Anesthesia, Diagnosis, Formulas, Herbs, patient, sciatica · Posted in: Herbology
Pulse Education and Translation Problems
One of the more frustrating problems Chinese medicine folks have in the English speaking world is getting past translations of pulse terms to arrive at less ambiguous descriptions of these different pulses.
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Tags: Diagnosis, Palpation · Posted in: Pulse Class, Pulse-Palpation
The Normal Pulse
The Normal Pulse The normal pulse is defined as: neither deep nor superficial, wide nor thin, forceful nor forceless, with a regular rhythm, between 60-90 beats per minute.
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Tags: Diagnosis, Practitioners · Posted in: Pulse Class, Pulse-Palpation
