In traditional acupuncture, the acupuncturist decides which points to treat by observing and questioning the patient to make a diagnosis according to the tradition used. In TCM, the four diagnostic methods are: inspection, auscultation and olfaction, inquiring, and palpation. Inspection focuses on the face and particularly on the tongue, including analysis of the tongue size, shape, tension, color and coating, and the absence or presence of teeth marks around the edge. Auscultation and olfaction involve listening for particular sounds, such as wheezing, and observing body odor. Inquiring involves focusing on the "seven inquiries": chills and fever; perspiration; appetite, thirst and taste; defecation and urination; pain; sleep; and menses and leukorrhea. Palpation is focusing on feeling the body for tender points and feeling the pulse.Cheng, 1987, chapter 12.
in traditional acupuncture the acupuncturist decides which points to treat by observing and questioning the patient to make a diagnosis according to the tradition used in tcm the four diagnostic methods are inspection auscultation and olfaction inquiring and palpation inspection focuses on the face and particularly on the tongue including analysis of the tongue size shape tension color and coating and the absence or presence of teeth marks around the edge auscultation and olfaction involve listening for particular sounds such as wheezing and observing body odor inquiring involves focusing on the "seven inquiries" chills and fever; perspiration; appetite thirst and taste; defecation and urination; pain; sleep; and menses and leukorrhea palpation is focusing on feeling the body for tender points and feeling the pulsecheng 1987 chapter 12