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TCM Diagnosis & Theory

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Five Elements Theory (Wu Xing)
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Five Elements Theory (Wu Xing)

Five Elements theory (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) is a fundamental philosophical and clinical framework of TCM, describing generation and control relationships between organs, emotions, seasons and tissues.

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Chinese Pulse Diagnosis (Mai Zhen)
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Chinese Pulse Diagnosis (Mai Zhen)

Chinese pulse diagnosis is the refined art of palpating radial pulses to identify up to 28 pulse qualities revealing organ status, imbalance nature and therapeutic direction.

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The Eight Diagnostic Principles (Ba Gang)
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The Eight Diagnostic Principles (Ba Gang)

The Eight Principles (Ba Gang) form the fundamental diagnostic framework of TCM, classifying all imbalances according to four pairs of opposites: Yin/Yang, Interior/Exterior, Cold/Heat, Deficiency/Excess.

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Zang-Fu Theory (Organs and Bowels)
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Zang-Fu Theory (Organs and Bowels)

Zang-Fu theory is the TCM physiology system describing the functions of five Yin organs (Zang) and six Yang bowels (Fu), their interrelations and clinical manifestations.

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Yin-Yang Theory
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Yin-Yang Theory

Yin-Yang theory is the philosophical foundation of all traditional Chinese medicine, describing the complementary and dynamic duality governing all physiological and pathological phenomena.

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Tongue Diagnosis (She Zhen)
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Tongue Diagnosis (She Zhen)

Tongue diagnosis is a visual assessment method of the tongue — body, color, shape, coating — enabling rapid identification of internal organ status, imbalance nature and pathology depth.

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