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Anger Leads to Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis! One Chinese Patent Medicine to Unblock Your Body, Two Ways to Vent Your Anger!

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Anger Leads to Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis! One Chinese Patent Medicine to Unblock Your Body, Two Ways to Vent Your Anger!

This article is reprinted from the public account: Baicao Yishou (ID: baicaoyishou) Public account introduction: Traditional Chinese Medicine changes us, and we change our lives. In life, we inevitably experience the seven emotions and six desires: joy, anger, anxiety, worry, sadness, fear, and surprise. Anger is a normal emotional response that arises from the liver’s … Read more

Methods to Determine Liver Qi Stagnation

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Methods to Determine Liver Qi Stagnation

This public account is hosted by Yunnan Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. If you have not followed yet, please click the blue “Yunnan TCM” above to follow. Introduction: In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is said that all diseases arise from Qi. Therefore, only by resolving the issue of Liver Qi stagnation can women … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis of Abdominal Distension

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Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnosis of Abdominal Distension

1. The main symptom is abdominal distension, which primarily manifests as gastric and abdominal bloating, a common occurrence in daily life. When tapped, it produces a drum-like sound. In internal medicine, this is referred to as pi man (distention syndrome) or pi zheng (spleen syndrome). There is a lack of appetite, and consuming soy products … Read more

Understanding Liver Qi Stagnation: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

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Understanding Liver Qi Stagnation: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

The liver is a very important organ in our body responsible for detoxification. When people frequently experience anger and depression, it can harm the liver. This leads to a condition known as gan yu qi zhi (肝郁气滞), which is a term used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Today, we will explore what gan yu qi … Read more

Bloating, Qi Stagnation, Belching, and Flatulence? Here’s a Recipe to Regulate Qi, Relieve Stagnation, and Promote Comfort

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Bloating, Qi Stagnation, Belching, and Flatulence? Here’s a Recipe to Regulate Qi, Relieve Stagnation, and Promote Comfort

Do you often feel bloated, especially after meals, with increased discomfort, frequent belching, and flatulence? These issues are classified in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as stagnation of Qi in the stomach and intestines. Sometimes, emotional stress can exacerbate this feeling of fullness, as liver Qi invades the stomach, leading to severe stagnation. Today, Dr. Ma … Read more

Can Excessive Use of Qi-Boosting Herbs Cause Qi Stagnation?

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Can Excessive Use of Qi-Boosting Herbs Cause Qi Stagnation?

Cancer is a serious illness, and patients often require various treatment methods to combat the disease. During treatment, alongside chemotherapy and medication, cancer patients frequently experience symptoms of indigestion, such as bloating, acid reflux, and nausea. These symptoms are related to dysfunction of the gastrointestinal tract. Many patients feel “deficient” and thus self-prescribe “tonics,” but … Read more

Understanding the Pathogenesis of Hypertension: The Role of Qi Stagnation, Blood Stasis, and Water Retention

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Understanding the Pathogenesis of Hypertension: The Role of Qi Stagnation, Blood Stasis, and Water Retention

Pathogenesis of Hypertension Through extensive clinical practice with classical formulas and reflective thinking, I believe that the human body operates primarily through the movement of Qi, Blood, and Water. The mechanism behind elevated blood pressure can be attributed to three pathological mechanisms: Qi stagnation, Blood stasis, and Water retention. (1) Blood stasis is fundamental: The … Read more

Luo Dalun: When Qi is Stagnant, Blood Becomes Congested, This is What We Call “Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis”

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Luo Dalun: When Qi is Stagnant, Blood Becomes Congested, This is What We Call "Qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis"

When Qi is stagnant, blood becomes congestedWhen a person gets angry, it affects the circular movement within the body, leading to abnormalities in the rise and fall of Qi.Qi is the driving force behind blood circulation. If the liver Qi is stagnant and the Qi mechanism is obstructed, it naturally cannot provide sufficient power, resulting … Read more

Qi Stagnation, Qi Deficiency, Qi Not Returning to Origin… Emotional Adjustment and Medication Principles

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Qi Stagnation, Qi Deficiency, Qi Not Returning to Origin... Emotional Adjustment and Medication Principles

【If the pulse is long, it indicates Qi treatment; if short, it indicates Qi disease; if rapid, it indicates Qi heat; if slow, it indicates Qi cold; if strong, it indicates Yin injury; if wiry, it indicates Qi stagnation; if full above, it indicates Qi excess; if full below, it indicates Qi distension; if choppy, … Read more

Liver Qi Stagnation: How Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Help You Regulate It

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Liver Qi Stagnation: How Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Help You Regulate It

What is Liver Qi Stagnation? Some friends often sigh, feeling a blockage in their chest, their emotions not very high, and they suspect they might have Liver Qi Stagnation. Is it possible? It indeed could be Liver Qi Stagnation! Unlike the heat symptoms of Liver Fire, Liver Qi Stagnation is characterized by Qi stagnation, emotional … Read more