Qi (pronounced "chee") is one of the fundamental concepts in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It is often translated as "vital energy," "life force," or simply "energy." In TCM, Qi is the force
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a holistic system of medicine that has been practiced in China for thousands of years. It is rooted in ancient Chinese philosophy and focuses on achieving
Zhi yong shang method is to use medicines of clearing heat, make carbuncle easy to cure.1.Wai yang therapyOuter sores include carbuncles, ulcer, deep-rooted boil, erysipelas. Cause of ulcer can be the six external factors which cause diseases, seven emotions, or external injuries.The therapies can b
It is to use drugs of eliminating stagnation and promoting the circulation of qi, to tonify spleen and stomach, and a perfect way to disintegrating masses, relieving fullness.1.Xiao shi dao zhi method(Eliminating retention of food)Common drugs such as shan zha, shen qu, gu ya, mai ya, sha ren, ji ne
Kai qiao tong guan method: Use the drugs that clear head and refresh the mind to cure obnubilation. Obnubilation can be subdivided into hot and cold Obnubilation that drugs have cold treatment and warm one as well.1.Liang kai method(cold treatment)It is effective for warm and hot illness, sudden fai
All treating methods that use drugs curing internal and external diseases are called Biao Li Shuang Jie method. For those have both external and extreme serious internal symptoms, drugs that can only cure the external ones can not help out. In this case, it is necessary to consider this two-way meth
This method is to use warm nature medicines to expel cold, enhance the yang. The cold syndromes are all being attacked by cold or emerging the cold from inner body, what have been discussed here is mostly ways to cure inner cold.1.Wen zhong qu han method(Expelling cold within warm)This is the method
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The kidney is located in the waist. That is why it is said in Huangdi Neijing that "the waist is the house of the kidney". The kidney stores essence and the essence transform qi and produces blood. Besides, the kidney is the source of genuine yin and genuine yang. So the kidney is closely related wi
The six fu-organs refer to the gallbladder, the stomach, the small intestine, the large intestine, the bladder and the triple energizer. The common physiological function of the six fu-organs is "to transmit and transform food", i.e. receiving and digesting food, absorbing the nutrients and excretin
The six fu-organs refer to the gallbladder, the stomach, the small intestine, the large intestine, the bladder and the triple energizer. The common physiological function of the six fu-organs is "to transmit and transform food", i.e. receiving and digesting food, absorbing the nutrients and excretin
The extraordinary fu-organs refer to another group of tissues and organs.The characteristics of the extraordinary fu-organsThe extraordinary fu-organs are characterized by hollowness, similar to the six fu-organs in morphology, and storage of essence, similar to the five zang-organs in function. Tha
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The basic concept of phlegm and rheumPhlegm is a pathological substance caused by disturbance of body fluid. Generally speaking, the thick part is called phlegm while the thin part is called rheum.Phlegm is either substantial or insubstantial. Substantial phlegm is visible, palpable and audible, suc