diabetes; excessive thirst and urination (TCM)
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a traditional Chinese medical syndrome characterized by excessive thirst and frequent urination; includes diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus
technicalThis is a specific TCM pattern diagnosis (证候), not merely a translation of the modern biomedical disease 'diabetes'. Treatment focuses on patterns like 'yin deficiency with dry heat'.
Zhōng中
yī医
rèn认
wéi为
xiāo消
kě渴
de的
zhǔ主
yào要
bìng病
jī机
shì是
yīn阴
xū虚
zào燥
rè热
。
Traditional Chinese Medicine believes the main pathogenesis of diabetes (xiāokě) is yin deficiency with dry heat.
Zhè这
wèi位
huàn患
zhě者
huàn患
yǒu有
xiāo消
kě渴
zhèng症
，
měi每
tiān天
dōu都
yào要
hē喝
dà大
liàng量
de的
shuǐ水
。
This patient suffers from excessive thirst disorder (xiāokě) and must drink large amounts of water every day.
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Xiāo消
kě渴
wán丸
shì是
zhì治
liáo疗
táng糖
niào尿
bìng病
de的
zhōng中
chéng成
yào药
。
Xiaoke Pills are a traditional Chinese patent medicine used to treat diabetes.