noun
supplementation, purgation, warming, and cooling
Refers to the four main therapeutic methods in traditional Chinese medicine: supplementing deficiency, draining excess, warming cold patterns, and cooling heat patterns. Rare, technical term.
漢方では、補瀉温涼の四つの治法が基本とされる。
In Kampo medicine, the four treatment methods of supplementation, purgation, warming, and cooling are considered fundamental.
A four-character Sino-Japanese compound (四字熟語) composed of 補 (supplement), 瀉 (drain/purge), 温 (warm), and 涼 (cool), directly reflecting the four classical treatment categories in traditional Chinese medicine.