In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and vessels are referred to as the “Five Bodies”. They are structurally inseparable and functionally interdependent, much like a building constructed layer by layer to form our body. At the same time, the “Five Bodies” correspond to different organs: the lungs govern the skin, the … Read more
The Five Organs The Five Organs refer to the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. In TCM theory, the Five Organs are the center of life activities in the human body, with mental and conscious activities belonging to the Five Organs. Together with the Six Bowels, they connect the body’s internal and external organs, forming … Read more
Five Organs: The heart (xin), liver (gan), spleen (pi), lungs (fei), and kidneys (shen). Six Bowels: The gallbladder (dan), stomach (wei), small intestine (xiao chang), large intestine (da chang), bladder (pang guang), and san jiao (triple burner). The organs and bowels are both internal organs, but their distinctions are: The five organs store essence and … Read more
1. Differentiation of Heart and Small Intestine Diseases Heart disease syndromes: Deficiency syndromes include insufficiency of Qi, blood, Yin, and Yang; Excess syndromes include Qi stagnation, phlegm-heat, cold obstruction, and blood stasis.Symptoms of heart disease: Common manifestations include mental disturbances, abnormal spirit, palpitations, insomnia, vivid dreams, forgetfulness, irritability, delirium, as well as changes in complexion, … Read more
Click the blue text to follow us Editor’s Note: The Five Elements Theory is an important component of the theoretical system of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), encompassing the concepts of “generating” and “overcoming” relationships. The so-called generating relationship refers to mutual promotion, while the overcoming relationship indicates mutual restriction. In clinical practice, this principle can … Read more
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