The Eight Conditions of Chinese Medicine. When determining the nature of a disease in Chinese Medicine, the first aspect to be considered is whether the condition is a Yin or a Yang type of disease. On the other hand, in the case of chronic bronchitis which is a Yin condition, the person loses energy, the pulse becomes feeble and its rate slows, the face turns yellow, and there is little fever or inflammation. The Concepts of Hot and Cold. The concepts of Hot and Cold relate to specific aspects of the symptoms and do not necessarily relate to body temperature.
Cold symptoms can result from exposure to one of the six excesses, namely excessive cold.
This may result from exposure to unseasonally cold weather, from drinking too many cold beverages, from a lowered vital force with, a lowered metabolism, or a decrease in energy such as that experienced in old age. Cold conditions are associated with a generalised sensation of coldness, a lowered immune responsive and a reduction in the speed of healing. Cold symptoms improve with applications of heat to problem areas, with hot or spicy foods, with warming drinks and with warming herbs. Hot conditions may also results from one of the 6 Excesses, namely excessive heat. Excessive heat may be caused by exposure to unseasonally hot weather, excessive metabolic activity, or feverish or inflammatory conditions.