The basic content of TCM diagnostics is

Diagnostics of traditional Chinese medicine is one of the important branches of traditional Chinese medicine, which mainly studies the diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine and its clinical application. The basic content of TCM diagnostics includes two parts: the unique diagnostic method of TCM "four diagnoses" and the unique diagnostic method of TCM "syndrome differentiation".

1. Four diagnoses

Four diagnoses are the classic diagnostic methods of traditional Chinese medicine, which mainly include four aspects: inspection, smell diagnosis, inquiry and pulse diagnosis. Among them, the inspection is carried out by observing the patient's complexion, tongue coating, tongue quality, fundus and pulse condition; Hearing diagnosis is to listen to the patient's voice, breathing, cough, diarrhea and so on; Inquiry is to inquire about the patient's medical history, symptoms, physique, etc. Pulse diagnosis is diagnosed by palpating the patient's pulse, breath and abdomen. The four diagnoses are interrelated and complementary, which can comprehensively and systematically understand the patient's condition and make a correct diagnosis.

2. Differentiation of symptoms and signs

Differentiation of symptoms and signs is a unique method of traditional Chinese medicine, which judges the nature, degree and prognosis of the disease by comprehensively analyzing the patient's condition, etiology and pathogenesis. The basic methods of syndrome differentiation include syndrome differentiation, syndrome differentiation and treatment, syndrome differentiation and treatment, etc. Syndrome differentiation is to divide the disease into different syndrome types according to the symptoms of the disease; Treatment based on syndrome differentiation is to choose corresponding treatment methods according to syndrome types; Treatment based on syndrome differentiation refers to the selection of appropriate treatment methods according to the patient's physique, age and condition.

In a word, TCM diagnostics is an important branch of TCM, and its unique methods of four diagnoses and syndrome differentiation provide strong support for the clinical application of TCM. With the development of traditional Chinese medicine and the introduction of modern medical technology, diagnostics of traditional Chinese medicine is also developing and expanding, providing new ideas and methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.