TCM Diagnosis

What is pulse diagnosis?

Posted in TCM Diagnosis on July 7th, 2009 by Ping Ming Health – Be the first to comment

Pulse diagnosis is an extremely effective method of helping a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to provide an accurate diagnosis. The pulse is very important for two main reasons. The main reason is that it provides extremely detailed information of the condition of the internal organs. It does this because it reflects the state of Qi (energy) and blood in the body. As well as indicating the state of the internal organs, the pulse also identifies external, short-term influences (ie. a flu or cold). read more »

How does Chinese medicine diagnose diseases?

Posted in TCM Diagnosis on July 7th, 2009 by Ping Ming Health – Be the first to comment

Chinese medicine diagnosis is extremely unique and differs from other forms of medicine. It encompasses observational diagnosis, scent diagnosis, verbal probing diagnosis and pulse diagnosis. Chinese medicinal physicians extract information through these four methods of diagnosis, utilising the principles of Chinese medicine to analyse the root of clinical symptoms of diseases. read more »