Many TCM practioners view HIV as form of toxic Heat that enters deep into the body and eventually activates and involves other pathogenic factors. Good health exists when Qi is flowing smoothly and the body is able to cast off or adpat to pathogenic fators. Illness arises from any disruption of this balance. This balance is affected by many things, including emotions, diet, sexual activity, physical exercise, trauma,and parasites. A few other components of TCM .
Emotions play a key factor in disease progresion.
In Chinese medicine there is no difference in mind and body as each affects the others. In addition to the usual diagnosis of physical symptoms , there may be specific questions . The questions involve your hearing, vision,headaches, muscle and joint problems, coughing, thirst, appetite, digestion, defecation, urination, sleep, menstruation and pregnancy. The practioner also feels your pulse on both hands. The practioner observes your tongue, face and body.