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Understanding the Four Major Deficiencies in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Qi Deficiency with Dampness, Blood Deficiency with Wind, Yang Deficiency with Cold, and Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat

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Understanding the Four Major Deficiencies in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Qi Deficiency with Dampness, Blood Deficiency with Wind, Yang Deficiency with Cold, and Yin Deficiency with Excess Heat

Upholding the Medical Way ● Helping the World In the theoretical system of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the health status of the human body is closely related to the balance of Qi (气), Blood (血), Yin (阴), and Yang (阳). Once there is a deficiency in Qi, Blood, Yin, or Yang, various discomfort symptoms may … Read more

Understanding Qi Deficiency: Boost Your Vital Energy by Stimulating These 5 Acupuncture Points!

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Understanding Qi Deficiency: Boost Your Vital Energy by Stimulating These 5 Acupuncture Points!

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that “when the righteous qi is present, evil cannot invade; where evil gathers, qi must be deficient.” How can you determine if you have Qi deficiency? Just check the Zusanli (足三里) point! The Zusanli point is located 3 cun below the outer knee (below the kneecap) and 1 cun lateral … Read more

Understanding Qi Deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Understanding Qi Deficiency in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Qi Deficiency (气虚) is a term in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that refers to a series of pathological changes and syndromes caused by insufficient vital energy (元气). Qi is considered the most fundamental substance of the human body, formed by the essence (精气) from the kidneys, the energy (气) absorbed and transformed by the spleen … Read more

Qi Deficiency: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

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Qi Deficiency: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments

Qi Deficiency is a concept rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that has gained recognition worldwide. In TCM, Qi is considered the vital energy that flows through our bodies, maintaining our overall health. When this life energy is deficient, it can lead to various health issues. Understanding Qi deficiency, its causes, symptoms, and treatment methods … Read more

Preventing Liver and Spleen Diseases: TCM Teaches You the Interactions of the Five Elements and Organs

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Preventing Liver and Spleen Diseases: TCM Teaches You the Interactions of the Five Elements and Organs

Human beings and nature are unified and harmonious, and the various organs of the human body are also unified and coordinated. Therefore, the theory of the Five Elements not only connects humans with nature but also links the organs, body, emotions, and feelings. The movement characteristics of Qi in all systems of the human body … Read more

The Power of the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine

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The Power of the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and overcoming. Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. —- Generation represents development. Overcoming: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood. —- Overcoming represents balance. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the … Read more

The Generative and Restrictive Relationships of the Five Elements and Their Self-Regulating Mechanisms

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The Generative and Restrictive Relationships of the Five Elements and Their Self-Regulating Mechanisms

The Five Elements are arranged in the order of Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, each nurturing the next in a continuous cycle of generation, while also having a restrictive relationship with one another. This cycle is unending: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, and Water generates Wood, repeating … Read more

The Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Interactions and Health Implications

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The Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine: Interactions and Health Implications

The Five Elements: Generating and Overcoming Relationships 　 　Generating Relationships: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. —- Generation represents development. 　Overcoming Relationships: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood. —- Overcoming represents balance. 　In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), … Read more

The Relationship Between the Five Elements and the Human Body

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The Relationship Between the Five Elements and the Human Body

The mysterious culture of the Five Elements in China has influenced the Chinese people for thousands of years. Our joys and sorrows, emotions, and every aspect of life are imbued with the wisdom of the Five Elements! The Heart Corresponds to Joy “The Heart corresponds to joy” refers to the physiological functions and emotional states … Read more

Understanding the Balance of Yin and Yang in Health

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Understanding the Balance of Yin and Yang in Health

Yin is cold, Yang is hot; Yin is blood, Yang is Qi; when Yin and Yang are balanced, all diseases disappear. A tree’s most important part is its roots. When the leaves turn yellow, it is difficult to find the cause from above. By looking down at the roots, you can easily understand whether it … Read more