Unblocking the Upper, Middle, and Lower Jiao: The Key Role of Moxibustion in Harmonizing Qi!

Unblocking the Upper, Middle, and Lower Jiao: The Key Role of Moxibustion in Harmonizing Qi!

If we fall ill, those around us often ask with concern: where does it hurt? In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) terms, any disease, from a symptomatic perspective, is fundamentally about the exterior and interior. We often say: a person lives by a breath of Qi. The maintenance of life and the health of the body … Read more

Chronic Low Back Pain: Understanding from the Perspective of Kidney Deficiency and TCM Principles

Chronic Low Back Pain: Understanding from the Perspective of Kidney Deficiency and TCM Principles

Chronic low back pain is something that nearly every adult has experienced, varying in severity and duration. Previously, we discussed acute lumbar sprains; today, we will focus on chronic low back pain. According to current understanding, chronic low back pain is a chronic non-bacterial inflammation of the lumbar muscle fibers, generally caused by sustained or … Read more

The Pathways and Interior-Exterior Relationships of the Twelve Meridians

The Pathways and Interior-Exterior Relationships of the Twelve Meridians

The meridians are an important organizational structure of the human body, playing a crucial role in the transmission of information and other vital activities. Many people ask, do meridians really exist? Why can’t we see or touch them like blood, muscles, or bones? Meridians certainly exist, and they serve as pathways for the flow of … Read more

Unblocking the Upper and Lower Jiao: The Importance of the Middle Jiao; Harmonizing the Exterior and Interior: The Role of Shaoyang. The Wonderful Use of Moxibustion for Qi Flow!

Unblocking the Upper and Lower Jiao: The Importance of the Middle Jiao; Harmonizing the Exterior and Interior: The Role of Shaoyang. The Wonderful Use of Moxibustion for Qi Flow!

If we fall ill, those around us often ask with concern: where does it hurt? In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) terms, any disease, when viewed from the symptoms, is fundamentally about the exterior and interior. We often say: a person lives by a breath of Qi. The maintenance of life and the health of the … Read more

What to Do About Combined Exterior and Interior Syndromes? Remember These Four Words

What to Do About Combined Exterior and Interior Syndromes? Remember These Four Words

Clinical observations show that diseases are often not simply Taiyang (Greater Yang) or Yangming (Bright Yang) syndromes, but more commonly involve combined exterior and interior syndromes, or even multiple meridians affected simultaneously. What should we do when faced with combined exterior and interior syndromes? Let’s explore this article together! Yangming syndrome can be further divided … Read more

The Relationship Between the Lung and Large Intestine in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The Relationship Between the Lung and Large Intestine in Traditional Chinese Medicine

“The relationship between the Lung and Large Intestine” originates from one of the four great classics of TCM, the Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon). The five organs are classified as Yin and are located internally, while the six bowels are classified as Yang and are located externally. This interplay of exterior and interior, Yin … Read more

Anatomical Basis of the Relationship Between the Exterior and Interior Meridians

Anatomical Basis of the Relationship Between the Exterior and Interior Meridians

▲Click the blue “Dao Sheng Academy” above to follow us “Pin to the top of the public account,” take some time to fall in love with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Exterior and Interior Meridians The twelve meridians are paired as six exterior-interior meridian pairs according to the matching of the hand Taiyin (Lung) with hand … Read more

Chapter 3: Eight Principles – Exterior and Interior, Cold and Heat, Deficiency and Excess

Chapter 3: Eight Principles - Exterior and Interior, Cold and Heat, Deficiency and Excess

Chapter 3: Eight Principles Section 1: Exterior and Interior 1. Exterior Syndrome 2. Interior Syndrome [Appendix] Half Exterior and Half Interior Syndrome 3. Differentiation between Exterior and Interior Syndromes 4. Relationship between Exterior and Interior Syndromes Section 2: Cold and Heat 1. Cold Syndrome 2. Heat Syndrome 3. Differentiation between Cold and Heat Syndromes 4. … Read more

Discussion on the Treatise on Cold Damage: Principles of Treatment for Exterior and Interior Conditions, and the Syndrome of Deficiency and Irritability

Discussion on the Treatise on Cold Damage: Principles of Treatment for Exterior and Interior Conditions, and the Syndrome of Deficiency and Irritability

Hello everyone, let’s begin our class. In the last lesson, we discussed the concept of dialectical differentiation, the principles of dialectical treatment, and the authenticity of “cold and heat” in diseases. Today, we will continue discussing certain syndromes, which have both exterior and interior conditions. We will focus on the principles and methods for handling … Read more

The Relationship Between the Twelve Meridians: Interior and Exterior

The Relationship Between the Twelve Meridians: Interior and Exterior

The three Yin and three Yang meridians of the hands and feet communicate with each other through the channels and collaterals, forming six pairs, establishing an “interior-exterior” relationship. This means that “the Foot Taiyang (Greater Yang) and Shaoyin (Lesser Yin) are interior and exterior, Shaoyang (Lesser Yang) and Jueyin (Reverting Yin) are interior and exterior, … Read more