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    辨证论治 — Bian Zheng Lun Zhi

    Learn TCM Pattern Differentiation
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    Pattern differentiation (Bian Zheng) is the core clinical skill of TCM. Medi-Chi helps you master it by instantly translating Western diagnoses into structured TCM patterns — showing you the reasoning behind every assessment.

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    Diagnostic Frameworks You'll Master

    Medi-Chi's AI applies all major TCM diagnostic frameworks to every condition you analyze.

    Eight Principles (八纲辨证)

    The foundational framework: Interior/Exterior, Hot/Cold, Excess/Deficiency, Yin/Yang. Every TCM diagnosis begins here.

    Zang-Fu Pattern Differentiation

    Map symptoms to specific organ-system dysfunctions — Liver Qi Stagnation, Spleen Qi Deficiency, Kidney Yin Xu, and more.

    Six Stages (六经辨证)

    Zhang Zhongjing's framework for externally-contracted febrile diseases: Taiyang, Yangming, Shaoyang, Taiyin, Shaoyin, Jueyin.

    Qi-Blood-Fluid Analysis

    Differentiate patterns of Qi stagnation, Blood stasis, Phlegm accumulation, and fluid metabolism disorders.

    See How Western Diagnoses Map to TCM Patterns

    Click any condition to see the full AI-generated pattern analysis.

    Migraine→Liver Yang Rising / Liver Fire Blazing
    IBS→Liver Qi Invading Spleen / Spleen Qi Deficiency
    Insomnia→Heart Yin Deficiency / Heart-Kidney Disharmony
    Anxiety / GAD→Heart Qi Deficiency / Liver Qi Stagnation
    Chronic Fatigue→Spleen Qi Deficiency / Kidney Yang Deficiency
    Dysmenorrhea→Blood Stasis / Liver Qi Stagnation with Blood Deficiency

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    Enter any Western diagnosis and see the complete TCM pattern differentiation — Eight Principles, Zang-Fu, Qi-Blood analysis, and treatment recommendations.

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