Click↑ Follow us in blue! (1) Basic Concept of Epidemic Qi Epidemic Qi (lè qì) is a type of highly infectious pathogenic factor, also known as malevolent Qi, epidemic Qi, toxic Qi, foreign Qi, mixed Qi, and perverse Qi. Epidemic Qi is transmitted through the air and contact. Unlike the Six Excesses (liù yín), it … Read more
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
Click↑ Blue FollowUs! (1) Basic Concept of the Seven Emotions The Seven Emotions refer to the normal emotional activities of joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock. They are the human mind’s response to external events. The Seven Emotions are closely related to the functions of the body’s organs. Each of the Seven Emotions … 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
Zhang Shiweng What is external invasion? The common factors are wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire, collectively known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as the Six Excesses (Liù Yín). When studying the causes of diseases in TCM, many people mistakenly equate the Six Excesses with microbial invasion in Western medicine. They believe that the … Read more
The following content is from the Qingzhu Pulse Diagnosis Training Camp: “When pressed, it shows no dispersion. A floating pulse that is too strong indicates an external pathogen. A floating pulse that is soft and weak upon pressure often indicates internal injury and deficiency.” This is because a floating pulse primarily indicates an exterior condition, … Read more
November 8 Friday 12th day of the 10th month in the Year of the Pig Today marks the beginning of winter Seeing the title, how many people resonate with this—sometimes after a long day of work, not only do we feel extremely fatigued, but we also experience a sensation of body heat, as if we … Read more