辨证施治

辨證施治

biànzhèngshīzhì

idiom

Meanings

1 diagnose the pattern and treat accordingly (TCM core principle)
2 individualized treatment based on pattern differentiation

Characters

pattern; syndrome

apply; carry out

Examples

中医讲究辨证施治，同一种病不同的人开不同的方。

Zhōngyī jiǎngjiu biànzhèngshīzhì, tóng yī zhǒng bìng bùtóng de rén kāi bùtóng de fāng.

TCM emphasizes pattern-based individualized treatment — the same disease gets different prescriptions for different people.

辨证施治是中医的基本原则。

Biànzhèngshīzhì shì Zhōngyī de jīběn yuánzé.

Pattern differentiation and treatment is a fundamental principle of TCM.

Tips

culture

The defining methodology of TCM: 辨证 ('differentiate the 证/pattern') + 施治 ('apply treatment'). Two patients with 'the same' biomedical disease may be classified under different 证 (e.g. 寒证 vs 热证) and receive opposite herbs.

Stroke Order

辨 biàn

证 zhèng

施 shī

治 zhì