TCM Diagnosis
The four diagnostic methods: inspection, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation.
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Lip Diagnosis in TCM: What Your Lips Reveal About Spleen, Stomach, and Blood Health
Discover how Traditional Chinese Medicine reads lip color, texture, and shape to assess Spleen function, Blood status, digestive health, and overall vitality. Learn what pale, red, dark, dry, or swollen lips mean in TCM.
Teeth and Gums Diagnosis in TCM: What Dental Health Reveals About Kidneys and Stomach
Learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine uses the condition of teeth and gums — including looseness, bleeding, pain, and gum recession — to assess Kidney Jing, Stomach heat, and overall organ health.
Hair Diagnosis in TCM: What Your Hair Reveals About Your Health
Discover how Traditional Chinese Medicine uses hair condition — including thinning, graying, dryness, and oiliness — as a diagnostic window into the health of your Kidneys, Liver, Blood, and overall vitality.
Urine Diagnosis in TCM: Color, Frequency, and What They Mean
Learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine analyzes urine — including color, volume, frequency, and sensation — to identify patterns of Kidney function, damp-heat, cold, and bladder health.
TCM Constitution Types (Ti Zhi): Understanding Your Body's Blueprint
Discover the 9 TCM constitution types (体质分类) developed by Professor Wang Qi. Learn which body type you have, what imbalances you're prone to, and personalized wellness strategies for each type.
Ear Diagnosis in TCM: Reading the Microsystem of the Body
Explore TCM ear diagnosis (耳诊), where the ear serves as a microsystem map of the entire body. Learn how ear shape, color, and tenderness points reveal organ health and guide acupressure treatment.
Abdominal Diagnosis (Fu Zhen) in TCM: Reading the Middle Jiao
Explore Fu Zhen (腹诊), the TCM practice of abdominal palpation diagnosis. Learn how pressing specific abdominal zones reveals organ imbalances, stagnation patterns, and guides treatment.
Deficiency and Excess Pattern Differentiation in TCM: Xu Shi Bian Zheng
Master Deficiency and Excess pattern differentiation (虚实辨证) in TCM. Learn to distinguish between weak organ function (Deficiency) and strong pathogenic factors (Excess), and understand treatment strategies for each.
Eye Diagnosis in TCM: The Five Wheels Theory (Wu Lun Xue Shuo)
Discover TCM eye diagnosis through the Five Wheels Theory (五轮学说). Learn how different parts of the eye correspond to the five Zang organs and how eye examination reveals internal health.
Pain Pattern Differentiation in TCM: How Chinese Medicine Reads Your Pain
Learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine categorizes pain by its nature — stabbing, dull, heavy, wandering, burning, or cold — to identify the root cause and guide treatment.