THEORY

Pathogenesis studies how pathogenic factors affect the human body and cause disease as well as how disease develops and changes.Disease means the damage of health. TCM believes that the healthy state implies the balance of yin and yang, the manifestation of which is high coordination and unity betwe

Diet is indispensable to human existence and is the main route for human being to obtain nutrient substances from the natural world. However, the intake of food has to follow certain rules. If the diet is improper, it may impair the body and become pathogenic factors.Improper diet includes three asp

IntroductionZang Xiang, is also known as the visceral manifestation. It is first appeared in the chapter of six Sections of Discussions on Visceral Manifestation in Su Wen. According to the explanation in some Chinese medical classics, "Zang" refers to interior organs which are stored inside the hum

Basic conceptionBa Gang:the eight syndromes;Based on four TCM diagnosis(naming inspection, auscultation,interrogation and palpation), the analysis on categories,positions and properties of the diseases for conclusion the diseases into the eight syndromes is known as Ba Gang Bian Zheng.Ba gang bian z

Work and rest are two activities indispensable to human existence. Normal work is helpful for the flow of qi and blood and strengthening the body. Necessary rest can eliminate fatigue and restore strength and vitality. Overwork and over-rest all lead to disease.OverworkOverwork covers three aspects:

Normally yin and yang in the body maintain a dynamic balance through the interactions of inter-opposition, inter-dependence, inter-restriction and inter-transformation. If such a dynamic balance is impaired by six exogenous abnormal climatic factors, endogenous impairment by abnormal changes of emot

The twelve meridians control human life,yet they are the place where disease can live.If disease starts in the meridians,the physician can use the meridiansto treat the root cause of disease. ——Nei Jing (Classic Chinese text, 475-221 BC)Meridians and collaterals are the essential component parts of

Qi, blood and body fluid, the essential substances for life activities, flow constantly inside the body and all originate from the viscera. They are produced by qi-transforming activities of the viscera and infused into the viscera to nourish the organs and tissues of the body.Among the three, qi is

Concept of the seven emotionsThe seven emotions refer to seven emotional activities including joy, anger, worry, anxiety, sadness, fear and fright. They are external manifestations of the functional activities of viscera. Normally, the seven emotions don’t cause diseases and only when the emotional

The six climatic factors are pathogenic wind, pathogenic cold, pathogenic summer-heat, pathogenic dampness, pathogenic dryness and pathogenic heat (fire).Wind, cold, summer-heat, dampness, dryness and heat (fire) are six kinds of natural climatic factors known as "six qi". Human beings living in the