Treatment Methods
治法
New Terms, Phrases and Expressions
The common words that form TCM terms in this section are listed below. Please translate the example terms in the places provided.
Term | Meaning | Example and Its Translation |
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soothe | 减轻痛苦,利,宽,舒 |
soothe the throat ____ soothe the liver ____ move qi to soothe the middle ____ |
purge | 泻 |
soothe the liver and purge fire ____ purge the lung to calm panting ____ → calm panting: 平喘 |
expel | 驱逐,托出,排出 |
expel water by purgation → purgation: 泄下(法) expel retained fluid by purgation ____ → retained fluid: 饮 |
inhibit | 抑制,不利 |
inhibit acidity to relieve pain ____ → acidity: 酸 inhibited bladder ____ |
discharge | 放出,泄 |
discharge heat discharge fire with bitter-cold ____ |
induce dieresis | 利水 |
induce diuresis to drain dampness ____ induce diuresis to alleviate edema ____ |
extinguish wind | 熄风 |
extinguish wind and resolve phlegm ____ 凉肝熄风 ____ |
calm panting | 平喘 |
diffuse the lung to calm panting ____ purge the lung to calm panting |
suppress cough | 止咳 |
diffuse the lung to suppress cough ____ 润肺止咳 ____ |
nourish | 滋,养 |
soothe the liver and nourish the blood ____ nourish yin to extinguish wind ____ |
invigorate yang | 壮阳 |
tonify qi and invigorate yang ____ 温肾壮阳 ____ |
subdue yang | 潜阳 |
pacify the liver to subdue yang ____ → pacify the liver: 平肝 |
enrich yin | 滋(补) |
enrich yin and tonify yang ____ enrich yin and subdue yang ____ 滋肾 ____ |
conduct | 引导 |
conduct fire back to its origin ____ conduct blood downward ____ |
open the orifices | 开窍 |
clear the heart and open the orifices ____ 清热开窍 ____ open the orifices with aroma ____ |