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Traditional Chinese Medicine theory in plain English: qi, yin-yang, the zang-fu organs, meridians and collaterals, the eight principles and pattern diagnosis.

six climatic factors Liu Yin, 六淫 The six climatic factors are pathogenic wind, pathogenic cold, pathogenic summer-heat, pathogenic dampness, pathogenic dryness and pathogenic heat (fire).
Preventive Principles Fang Zhi Fa Ze, 防治法则 Preventive principles refer to the criteria of preventing the occurrence, development and transmission of disease made in accordance with the laws of the.
The Eight Principles (Ba Gang Bian Zheng) Ba Gang Bian Zheng, 八纲辨证 Exterior (biao) and interior (li) Exterior means the illness sits in skin, flesh and channels.
Overwork and Too Much Rest overwork, overstrain, rest, kidney essence, TCM lifestyle, mental overwork Overwork Three forms are described: physical overstrain, mental overwork, and excessive sexual activity.
The Seven Emotions: TCM Concept Guide seven emotions, internal injury, TCM emotions, liver qi, heart spirit What the seven emotions are In TCM the seven emotions are joy, anger, worry, overthinking (pensiveness), grief, fear and fright.
Pulse Diagnosis: TCM Concept Guide pulse diagnosis, cun guan chi, TCM four examinations, floating pulse, deep pulse Pulse taking looks ceremonial because it is done in a set order. In TCM the pulse is not only a heart-rate count. It is read as a picture of zang-fu, qi and.
Taoism: TCM Concept Guide Taoism, Daoism, Dao De Jing, qigong, Ge Hong, Sun Simiao, TCM Origins Daoism (Taoism) grows out of older Chinese religion: reverence for nature and spirits, divination, and the ancestral and heavenly sacrifices of.
Con***ianism: TCM Concept Guide Con***ianism, Con***ius, rujia, filial piety, TCM ethics, anatomy Con***ianism (rujia, also called Kongjiao) grew from the teaching of Con***ius (Kong Qiu).
I Ching: TCM Concept Guide I Ching, Yijing, Zhou Yi, Book of Changes, yin yang, TCM theory The I Ching (Book of Changes), the best known of the Five Classics, is the foundation of yin-yang thinking that later runs through Chinese medicine, from.
Winter: Deep Warming and Storage in Chinese Medicine seasonal, tcm, traditional chinese medicine What to eat and avoid in winter, according to Chinese dietary theory: this is when warming tonics land best and when late nights cost the most.
Autumn: Moistening Dryness — The TCM Playbook seasonal, tcm, traditional chinese medicine Each covers a different corner of the seasonal picture, and you rarely need all of them at once.