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Yin and Yang

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Pathological patterns

Yin Deficiency

Yin Deficiency is an insufficiency of nourishing and moistening Yin substances such as Blood, Body Fluids and Jing.

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Pathological patterns

Yin Excess

Yin Excess is a Full pattern in which pathogenic Yin factors such as Cold, Dampness and Phlegm predominate.

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Pathological patterns

Yang Deficiency

Yang Deficiency is an insufficiency of physiological Yang energy, weakening the warming and activating functions of the body.

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Pathological patterns

Yang Excess

Yang Excess is a Full pattern in which pathological Heat or Fire predominates and produces characteristic Heat symptoms.

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Pathological patterns

Pathology of Yin-Yang imbalance

In TCM, pathological conditions can be reduced to four fundamental Yin-Yang patterns: Yang Excess, Yang Deficiency, Yin Excess and Yin Deficiency.

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Application to the body

Yin and Yang in Chinese medicine

Yin-Yang theory is applied in Chinese medicine to body structures, organs, vital substances, diagnosis and treatment.

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Fundamentals

The concept of Yin and Yang

Yin and Yang are relative and continuously changing forces used in TCM to analyse the body, symptoms, constitution and patterns of disease.

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Fundamentals

History of Yin and Yang

The theory of Yin and Yang developed from the early symbolism of the I Ching into a universal philosophical principle and eventually a foundation of Chinese medicine.

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Fundamentals

Yin and Yang

Yin and Yang form the dynamic foundation of Traditional Chinese Medicine: opposing yet interdependent aspects that continuously transform into one another.

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