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.
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.