More exciting content, please follow us. The Huangdi Neijing on Emotions: The five emotions correspond to the five organs; illness arises from the heart, and emotions determine human health. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) posits that “illness arises from the heart,” suggesting that the occurrence of disease is related to “emotions.” This aligns with modern medicine’s … Read more
Summary of Pulse Diagnosis Song of the Five Organs and Pulse: Floating indicates the heart and lungs; sinking indicates the kidneys and liver; the spleen and stomach are in the center, between floating and sinking. The heart pulse is floating, large and scattered; the lung pulse is floating, rough and short; the liver pulse is … Read more
1. The Five Elements 1. The origin of the Five Elements theory: The Five Elements theory is the essence of traditional Chinese culture, referring to the five fundamental substances: Wood (growth, flexibility, and smoothness), Fire (warmth, rising, brightness), Earth (transformation, support, and acceptance), Metal (cleansing, refinement, and contraction), and Water (coolness, nourishment, and downward movement). … Read more
The Seven Emotions refer to the normal emotional activities of joy, anger, worry, contemplation, sadness, fear, and shock, which are responses of human consciousness to external stimuli. The Seven Emotions are closely related to the functional activities of the body’s organs. The Seven Emotions are categorized under the five organs, represented by joy, anger, contemplation, … Read more
1. Explanation of the Five Organs and Six Bowels: Heart (Xin) The heart is located in the left side of the chest, above the diaphragm and below the lungs, round and pointed at the bottom, resembling a lotus flower, protected by the pericardium. The heart forms a system with the small intestine, vessels, face, tongue, … Read more
01 All Courses by Ni Haixia 02 Complete Guide to TCM Treatments for Common Diseases 03 Focused Study on TCM Topics 04 Online Reading of TCM Learning Books The Five Organs are the heart (xin), liver (gan), spleen (pi), lungs (fei), and kidneys (shen). The Six Bowels are the gallbladder (dan), stomach (wei), small intestine … Read more
Why are there five elements? The purpose of establishing the theory of the wǔ xíng (五行, Five Elements) is to select the most fundamental key points along the trajectory of the interaction between yīn (阴) and yáng (阳), allowing for the control of the entire movement’s trajectory through mastery of these points. These points must … Read more
Today we will learn about the methods of pulse diagnosis. Pulse diagnosis, also known as “qiè mài” (切脉), is a method where the physician uses their fingers to press on the patient’s pulse, perceiving the pulse’s characteristics to understand the condition and diagnose the disease. Pulse diagnosis is an important part of the “four examinations” … Read more
Remarkable Tongue Diagnosis: Five Organ Diagnostic Method
Observation of local conditions, also known as sectional observation, is based on overall observation and focuses on specific areas of the patient’s body according to the condition or diagnostic needs. Since overall pathological changes can reflect in local areas, observing local conditions helps to understand the overall pathological situation. （一）Observation of the Head and Face … Read more