TCM Diagnosis
The four diagnostic methods: inspection, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation.
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Body Shape and Constitution Diagnosis in TCM: What Your Physical Build Reveals
Learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine reads body shape, posture, muscle tone, and physical constitution to assess organ health, vulnerability to disease, and guide personalized treatment and lifestyle recommendations.
Five Color Diagnosis in TCM: How Color Reveals Organ Health and Disease Patterns
Learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine uses color observation — the five colors of Green, Red, Yellow, White, and Black — to assess organ function, identify disease patterns, and guide treatment through facial, tongue, and body color analysis.
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.