Unblocking Meridians, Balancing Yin and Yang, Strengthening the Body and Expelling Pathogens

Unblocking Meridians, Balancing Yin and Yang, Strengthening the Body and Expelling Pathogens

Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture Health Preservation Acupuncture is a treasure of our traditional medicine. Guided by TCM theory, it stimulates specific meridians and acupuncture points through needling and moxibustion, mobilizing the body’s own defense mechanisms to achieve the goals of disease prevention and treatment. The Remarkable “Needle” In simple terms, acupuncture treatment involves stimulating corresponding … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment for Lung Cancer: Harmonizing Qi and Blood, Supporting the Right and Expelling Evil

Lung cancer is one of the most common malignant tumors in China, posing a serious threat to human health and life. The biological characteristics of lung cancer are very complex, with a high degree of malignancy. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) plays an indispensable role in the treatment of lung cancer, with a history of thousands … Read more

Fundamental Theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Health Preservation and Treatment Principles – Supporting the Right Qi and Eliminating Pathogenic Factors

Fundamental Theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Health Preservation and Treatment Principles - Supporting the Right Qi and Eliminating Pathogenic Factors

This article is summarized and organized based on the “Lecture Notes on the Fundamental Theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine” by Li Dexin, published by Renwei Press.Basic Treatment PrinciplesThe fundamental principle of treating diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is to seek the root cause of the illness. This principle serves as a guiding framework for … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Treatment: What are Supporting the Right Qi, Eliminating Pathogenic Factors, and Regulating the Organs?

Traditional Chinese Medicine in Cancer Treatment: What are Supporting the Right Qi, Eliminating Pathogenic Factors, and Regulating the Organs?

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) emphasizes 扶正 (fuzheng, Supporting the Right Qi), 祛邪 (quxie, Eliminating Pathogenic Factors), and 调脏腑 (tiaozangfu, Regulating the Organs) in cancer treatment. What do these terms mean? What are their respective therapeutic effects? 扶正 (fuzheng) means supporting 1. Helping patients restore their own 正气 (zhengqi, Right Qi) to enhance their constitution and … Read more

What is Supporting the Right Qi? What is Expelling Evil Qi?

What is Supporting the Right Qi? What is Expelling Evil Qi?

Supporting the Right Qi and Expelling Evil Qi is a term in treatment theory. It refers to a therapeutic principle. Supporting the Right Qi (扶正, fuzheng) means to assist the body’s righteous energy and enhance its ability to resist disease; Expelling Evil Qi (祛邪, quxie) means to eliminate pathogenic factors, allowing the righteous energy to … Read more

The Life Wisdom of the Huangdi Neijing: A Discussion on the Application of the “Support the Right and Expel the Evil” Concept in Liver Cancer Treatment

The Life Wisdom of the Huangdi Neijing: A Discussion on the Application of the "Support the Right and Expel the Evil" Concept in Liver Cancer Treatment

Expert Interpretation: Xing Yufeng, Department of Hepatology, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Author: Shi Congcong, Fourth Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Primary liver cancer refers to malignant tumors originating from liver cells or the epithelial cells of the intrahepatic bile ducts. It is one of the most common cancers globally. In 2020, … Read more

Seven Fundamental Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treating Diseases (Clinical Practical Principles)

Seven Fundamental Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treating Diseases (Clinical Practical Principles)

1. Supporting the Right and Expelling the Evil 1. Concept of Supporting the Right and Expelling the Evil (1) Supporting the Right: The principle of supporting the right qi to cure diseases involves using herbs or other therapies that assist the right qi, along with appropriate nutrition and functional exercises, to enhance the body’s constitution, … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment Principles (Part II): Supporting the Right Qi and Expelling Pathogenic Factors

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment Principles (Part II): Supporting the Right Qi and Expelling Pathogenic Factors

Traditional Chinese Medicine · Treatment Principles Treatment Principles are the fundamental rules that must be followed when treating diseases. Establishing Treatment Principles: The premise and foundation for establishing treatment principles is the differentiation of syndromes (bianzheng). During the process of differentiation, the analysis of data obtained from the “Four Examinations” (four diagnostic methods) is used … Read more

The Pain of Fuzi: Limb Pain, Cold Abdominal Pain, and Joint Discomfort

The Pain of Fuzi: Limb Pain, Cold Abdominal Pain, and Joint Discomfort

Shennong Bencao Jing: Fuzi (Aconite), taste is pungent and warm. It is indicated for wind-cold cough, counterflow of evil qi, warming the middle, traumatic injuries, breaking up masses, blood fatigue, cold dampness, spasms, and foot pain that prevents walking. Fuzi is pungent and warm, capable of reaching both the upper and lower parts of the … Read more

The Dangers of Excessive Use of Aconite

Editor’s Note Aconite (Fu Zi), as recorded in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, is classified as a pungent, warm, and toxic herb, categorized as a lower-grade medicine. Lower-grade medicines have strong flavors, indicating that this herb has a very pronounced nature; its pungency disperses qi outward, and its warmth promotes movement, thus Aconite can … Read more