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The role of the Organs in Chinese Medicine is pivotal, as elucidated in chapter 8 of the Yellow Emperor’s Classic. This chapter provides insight into the individual and collective functions of each Organ. The Treatise on the Spiritual Orchid Secret Canon employs a social framework metaphorically to represent the human body, where the sovereign commands …
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In contemporary Chinese Herbal Medicine education, herbs and herbal formulas are classified according to the Eight Methods. This organizational system poses a challenge for students learning Chinese Herbal Medicine because it is not integrated with the foundational principles of Chinese Medicine. Allow me to elaborate. The system of placing herbs and herbal formulas in categories …
Zhen wu tang fu zi 30 fu ling 9 bai zhu 6 bai shao 9 sheng jiang 9 This is the representative formula for shao yin cold water accumulation. The disease triggers for a Zhen Wu Tang pattern are described in the following texts from the Classic on Cold Damage. When in tai yang disease, …
Chai hu gui zhi gan jiang tang also known as chai hu jiang gui tang chai hu 24 gui zhi 9 gan jiang 6 huang qin 9 tian hua fen 12 mu li 6 zhi gan cao 6 In this formula gui zhi is restoring the Yang of the summer and South, while chai hu …
Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang is a variation of Li Zhong Wan with the addition of Gui Zhi. Gui Zhi Ren Shen Tang:Ren Shen 9, Bai Zhu 9, Gan Jiang 9, Zhi Gan Cao 12, Gui Zhi 12 Li Zhong Wan:Ren Shen 9, Bai Zhu 9, Gan Jiang 9, Zhi Gan Cao 9 To comprehend …
Chapter 9 of the Yellow Emperor’s Classic is significant for various reasons. It is primarily recognized for its depiction of the Yin organs, but it also offers a distinctive description. In it, each Yin organ is linked to a specific season and one of the six conformations. This association is particularly intriguing because it diverges …
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It always struck me as strange that there are twelve organs and when placed in the system of the five agents of transformation the fire element ends up with two sets of organs. In other words there are five elements and six yin and yang pairs of organs. I have studied this for years now …
Jing and shen are received from heaven, subsequently, the form and the body are received from earth. Therefore it is said, one creates the two, the two creates the three, three creates the myriad things. The myriad things carry yin on their backs and embrace yang in their arms. Using harmonious qi it creates harmony. …
fu ling 12 fu zi 9 zhi gan cao 6 gan jiang 3 ren shen 3 Line 69 After sweating, if purged, and the disease still has not resolved, there is vexing restlessness, for fu ling si ni tang governs. Fu ling and ren shen have been added to si ni tang which is fu …
There are eight different natural phenomena which are represented by the eight trigrams. They are organized in two different ways, the pre-heaven model and the post-heaven model. The pre-heaven, 前天 is the unconditioned, celestial state, distinguished by oneness and the true consciousness, when the original spirit is present. I consider this comparable to a perfect …
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