8 Effective Methods to Improve Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency

8 Effective Methods to Improve Spleen and Stomach Yang Deficiency

The spleen and stomach are the foundation of postnatal life and should not be harmed. Once damaged, recovery can be slow and difficult. Here are some methods for daily spleen and stomach care for your reference. 方 法 1. Rub the Dai Mai (Belt Vessel). The spleen governs transportation and transformation; if the spleen and … Read more

Notes from the Master: The Theory of Spleen and Stomach Injury in the ‘Golden Mirror of Medicine’

Notes from the Master: The Theory of Spleen and Stomach Injury in the 'Golden Mirror of Medicine'

Internal injury diseases refer to a category of diseases caused by internal factors, as opposed to external pathogenic factors such as the six excesses. The concept of internal injury diseases first appeared in the ‘Huangdi Neijing’ (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon), with phrases like “overwork leads to shortness of breath and sweating, affecting both internal and … Read more

Treatment of Damp-Heat Syndrome in the Middle Jiao (Part 1)

Treatment of Damp-Heat Syndrome in the Middle Jiao (Part 1)

Treatment of Damp-Heat Syndrome in the Middle Jiao (Part 1) Continuing from the previous issue:Treatment of Damp-Heat Syndrome in the Upper Jiao (Part 2) 1. Characteristics of the Syndrome The syndrome of Damp-Heat in the Middle Jiao can arise from two pathways: either due to unresolved Damp-Heat in the Upper Jiao gradually transmitting to the … Read more

The Impact of Emotions on Spleen and Stomach Function

The Impact of Emotions on Spleen and Stomach Function

“ What are the Seven Emotions? Seven Emotions refer to the seven emotional activities of “joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock.” Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) considers these as physiological responses of the body to external environments, which generally do not directly cause illness. However, if emotional activities are intense, excessive, and persistently unsettled, … Read more

Understanding the Imbalance of Cold and Heat in the Spleen and Stomach: A Simple Guide to Diagnosis

Understanding the Imbalance of Cold and Heat in the Spleen and Stomach: A Simple Guide to Diagnosis

Before discussing specific issues, let us first talk about the rise and fall of the Qi mechanism in the spleen and stomach. “The rise and fall of the spleen and stomach is the pivot of the body’s Qi mechanism, maintaining the normal function of other organs.” The spleen governs transformation and transportation, while the stomach … Read more

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

The Harmonious Relationship Between the Spleen and Stomach: Essential for Digestion, Absorption, and Transportation

The Harmonious Relationship Between the Spleen and Stomach: Essential for Digestion, Absorption, and Transportation

Transmission: Moxibustion | Gua Sha | Meridians | Acupuncture Points | Health Preservation | Regulation | Wellness Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) posits that the spleen and stomach are interconnected through the meridians, forming a relationship of mutual dependence. Physiologically, the spleen and stomach work together; the stomach is responsible for receiving and accepting food, while … 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

The Clinical Significance of the Slippery Pulse

The Clinical Significance of the Slippery Pulse

The Clinical Significance of the Slippery Pulse The slippery pulse (hua mai) indicates yang. It can be felt by searching beneath the fingers. The three positions feel like beads moving; when pressed, they sink and do not advance or retreat. This is called slippery and is associated with the four limbs, causing weakness, soreness in … Read more