The nine major classifications commonly used in TCM include:
1.Peaceful: Yin and Yang Qi and blood are harmonized, the body is moderate, the complexion is ruddy, energetic, emotionally stable, and the digestion and absorption are normal.
2.Qi deficiency: lack of vitality, fatigue, easy sweating, low voice, paleness, easy shortness of breath and other characteristics.
3.Yin deficiency: Yin fluid loss, dry mouth and throat, hot hands and feet, night sweats, insomnia and forgetfulness, red tongue and less lichen.
4.Yang deficiency: lack of yang energy, sensitivity to cold, warmth of hands and feet, soreness of waist and knees, mental fatigue, pale tongue and other characteristics.
5.Phlegm and dampness: obese, easy to drowsy, sticky mouth, chest tightness and abdominal distention, poor stool, thick tongue coating and other characteristics.
6.Damp and hot quality: oily scale, bitter mouth, dry mouth, yellow and short red urine, sticky stool, irritability, red tongue and other characteristics.
7.Qi depression: depressed mood, fragile anxiety, chest tightness and irritability, chest fullness, pale red tongue, thin white moss and other characteristics.
8.Blood stasis: dark complexion, easy bruising and blood congestion, poor menstruation, fixed pain, purple and dark tongue, astringent pulse and other characteristics.
9.Idiosyncratic qualities: congenital abnormality, obvious allergic reactions, prone to allergic symptoms, such as allergic rhinitis, asthma, etc.
Each constitution has its distinct characteristics and tendencies, but a person may have multiple constitution characteristics, and the constitution can also change at different stages. The purpose of physique classification is to better understand the physical characteristics and susceptibility factors of an individual, so as to carry out personalized recuperation and **.
In TCM diagnosis and **, constitution classification is widely used in syndrome differentiation and treatment and preventive health care. It should be emphasized that the classification of constitution is only a method of syndrome differentiation in traditional Chinese medicine, and other factors still need to be comprehensively considered for specific diagnosis and **, so it should be judged and guided by professional doctors in practical application.