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
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 ____