The Concept of Seven Emotions and Internal Injury The seven emotions, namely joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock, represent the external manifestations of the functional activities of the internal organs. Under normal circumstances, these emotions do not cause illness. It is only when sudden, intense, or prolonged emotional stimuli exceed the body’s normal … Read more
Internal Injury from the Seven Emotions has been documented since ancient times, but it was not until the Song Dynasty that Chen Wuze named the seven emotional changes of “joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock” as the “Seven Emotions” in his book San Yin Ji Yi Bing Zheng Fang Lun, categorizing them as … Read more
The seven emotions refer to the normal emotional activities of joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock. These are physiological and psychological responses of the body’s organs to changes in the internal and external environment, and they generally do not lead to or induce disease. However, we often hear that excessive worry and thought … Read more
“The relationship between the lung and large intestine” is a concept derived from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory, which has played an important guiding role in TCM clinical practice and research, although its scientific basis still requires further validation. Recent popular studies on gut microbiota have re-examined the connection between the “lung and large intestine” … Read more
The observation of the tongue is an important aspect of diagnosis in TCM, distinct from pulse diagnosis, and can be assessed at a glance. The tongue observation can be divided into tongue quality, tongue shape, and tongue coating. Textbooks and clinical literature detail the observation of the tongue extensively; here, we will focus on several … Read more