Concept

Different treatments for the same disease

同病异治tong bing yi zhi

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In Chinese medicine, the principle of treating the same disease differently. The Neijing illustrates it by noting that a like condition is dispersed and cooled in the northwest yet contracted and warmed in the southeast (所謂同病異治也); the same disease is treated differently according to region, constitution, season and severity.

Source

Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor)《素问·五常政大论》（内经选读下篇·论治·治则治法·原文7103）

References

《内经》六微旨大论/玉机真藏论/平人气象论/四气调神大论/至真要大论/五常政大论等综合理解
WHO IST-TCM 2022 术语对齐（WGM2# 2279）

Full definition

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

西北之氣散而寒之，東南之氣收而温之，所謂同病異治也

Citations

WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine · World Health Organization · WHO IST-TCM 2022, WGM2# 2279Cited from WHO international standard terminologies on traditional Chinese medicine for its standardized terminology.
Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) · 托名黄帝/岐伯（先秦—西汉医家辑） · 《素问·五常政大论》（内经选读下篇·论治·治则治法·原文7103）Cited from Huangdi Neijing (Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor) for its definition.