Same treatment for different diseases

Also like treatment of unlike disease. Using a common method of treatment for different diseases (i.e., patterns). For example, vacuity cold diarrhea, prolapse of the rectum, or prolapse of the uterus are different disease (disease patterns), but when attributable to center qì fall, they may all be treated with Center-Supplementing Qì-Boosting Decoction (补中益气汤 bǔ zhōng yì qì tāng). See identifying patterns and determining treatment and principle of treatment. Compare unlike treatment of like disease.