How to translate "looking, smelling, asking and feeling" in traditional Chinese medicine into English?

Look at the patient's physical condition and listen to his voice.

Ask about the patient's physical condition and feel his pulse.

The theory of TCM comes from the summary of medical experience and China's ancient thought of Yin-Yang and Five Elements. Its contents include the theory of essence and qi, the theory of yin and yang and five elements, qi and blood, body fluid, viscera and meridians, constitution, etiology and pathogenesis, treatment principles, health preservation and so on. As early as more than two thousand years ago, the monograph Huangdi Neijing came out, which laid the foundation of traditional Chinese medicine.

Today, China's theories, diagnosis methods and treatment methods related to traditional medicine can be found in this book.

The theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine is gradually formed under the guidance of materialism and dialectical thought in long-term clinical practice, which comes from practice and in turn guides practice. Through the analysis of the phenomenon, explore its internal mechanism.

Therefore, this unique theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine has two basic characteristics, one is the overall concept, and the other is syndrome differentiation and treatment. The basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine is a theoretical summary of human life activities and disease changes, which mainly includes the theories of yin and yang, five elements, qi and blood, body fluid, viscera, meridians and luck, as well as the theories of etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, syndrome differentiation, treatment, prevention and health preservation.