Balancing these types of energy is the key to physical health, and tonifying requires that you first know which type is deficient. Chinese medicine doctors examine the patient and enquire carefully to determine his physical state before suggesting what tonic decoctions or foods he should take.
能量均衡是最健康的狀況，要補就得知道那裡能量不夠，而對位下「能量」。一般中醫是以望聞問切來判定人的體質（能量狀況），再建議吃何種藥物或食物。