Key points for diagnosis:
The syndrome differentiation of the disease should aim at the predominance of yin deficiency or drynessheat. Generally at the onset, yin deficiency predominates. As the disease progresses, there appears the coexistence of yin deficiency and dryness-heat, and yin deficiency predominates again at the late stage. Clinically, the disease is classified as the following syndromes: fluid consumption due to lung heat, excessive fire in the stomach, deficiency of kidney yin, deficiency of both qi and yin, and deficiency of both yin and yang.

The treatment is based on the principle of eliminating heat by nourishing yin, moistening dryness and promoting fluid production. According to the condition of the principal and secondary aspects, deficiency and excess, as well as the location of pathological changes of the disease, the following methods are respectively adopted: clearing heat and purging fire, resolving phlegm to activate meridians, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, removing dampness, nourishing the kidney to replenish yin, invigorating the spleen to tonify qi, replenishing both yin and yang, etc.

In TCM, a disease or a symptom might be caused by one pathogenic factor, even two or three pathogenic factors. When diagnosing a disease or a symptom, TCM doctors must follow the principle of "Syndrome Dfferentiation", and then "Suit the Remedy to the Case". In order to gain a more definite and valuable diagnosis, it's important and necessary for the doctor to learn the detailed health information of the patient, including his/her disease duration, age, sex, height, weight, family history, urine, stool, diet, sleep, sweat, energy, mood (emotion), as well as the tongue conditions and the palm conditions, etc. If you would want our expert to create a TCM diagnosis, you're welcome to contact us.