Diagnostic Essentials for Furuncle in Chinese medicine:
(1) It often occurs on the lip, nose, cheek and eyebrow.

(2) Initially, the infected area is swelling and painful. with a millet-grain pus spot, or itching or numb sensation, followed by red color, swelling, heat and painfulsensation and with a deep and hard base. About after 5–7 days, the tumefaction increases gradually in size, manifested with serious pain and ulceration of pus spot. If the tumefaction is localized and pus embolus (root of boil)comes out with pus, the tumefaction and pain will disappear and the feverish sensation in the body will decrease gradually for cure.

(3) It is accompanied by remarkable general symptoms. The total count of peripheral leukocyte and neutrophill cell ratio increase remarkably.

In TCM, a disease or a symptom might be caused by one pathogenic factor, even two or three pathogenic factors. When diagnosing a disease or a symptom, TCM doctors must follow the principle of "Syndrome Dfferentiation", and then "Suit the Remedy to the Case". In order to gain a more definite and valuable diagnosis, it's important and necessary for the doctor to learn the detailed health information of the patient, including his/her disease duration, age, sex, height, weight, family history, urine, stool, diet, sleep, sweat, energy, mood (emotion), as well as the tongue conditions and the palm conditions, etc. If you would want our expert to create a TCM diagnosis, you're welcome to contact us.