Syndrome differentiation and treatment in TCM
1. Pattern of the Hyperactivity of Liver Yang
Main Symptoms and Signs: Vertigo occurs mostly after a change in mood. Tinnitus like chattering sound of machine is present, accompanied with restlessness, irritability, headache and a feeling of fullness in the ear as well as a flushing face, red eyes, a bitter taste in the mouth and dryness in the throat. The tongue is red and its fur yellow. The pulse is taut and rapid.
Therapeutic Principle: Calming the liver to stop endogenous wind and nourishing yin to suppress yang.

2) Pattern of Heavy Accumulation of Phlegm
Main Symptoms and Signs: There are such symptoms as dizziness in the head as if it were tightly wrapped up, a feeling of fullness in the chest and poor appetite. The fur of the tongue is white and greasy and the pulse taut and slippery.

3) Pattern of Spleen and kidney Deficiency
Main Symptoms and Signs: There are repeated occurrences of vertigo and tinnitus which is like singing of cicadas, accompanied with short breath, fatigue, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, amnesia, excessive dreaming during sleep, clear urine and long-time urination at night, a light-red tongue with white coating, and thready and feeble pulse.
Therapeutic Principle: Replenishing qi, warming the kidney and removing water retention to relieve dizziness.

In Chinese medicine, when treating a disease, the doctors take everything into into consideration, including climatic changes, environmental variations, emotional changes, the diet, the urine and the stool, the sleep, and the disorder of sex life. That is the feature of the Three Pathogens Theory in TCM. This etiology doctrine built on the basis of the macro methodology entirely differs from that of Western medicine. It is on the basis of the microscopic and pathologic anatomy. But it is exactly a biological, psychological, social and new medical model that Western medicine is attempting to pursue. While Chinese medicine established its own system with this medical model two thousand years ago.

Chinese doctor doesn’t considers static anatomy as a starting point for understanding the diseases, and does not rely on detection equipments. On the contrary, Chinese doctor depends on the unique ways of TCM diagnosis to experience and study the human dynamic life information. Also it is based on syndrome differentiation to guide the disease therapy. This method not only can save a lot of examination fees for patients, but also can help doctors exchange with patients more closely, thus reflecting a real humanistic spirit.