Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Seven Emotions and Five Aspirations

Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Seven Emotions and Five Aspirations

To disseminate the unique knowledge, skills, and methods of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the Qingdao Municipal Health Commission (Qingdao Municipal Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine) has organized experts in the TCM field to compile the “Guide to TCM Health Knowledge for Residents of Qingdao.” This book aims to make scientific TCM cultural knowledge more widely … Read more

The Seven Emotions and Health Qigong

The Seven Emotions and Health Qigong

Click on “青风若水” above to follow us The seven emotions: joy, anger, worry, contemplation, sadness, fear, and shock, are normal phenomena of life activities and generally do not cause illness. However, abnormal fluctuations in these “seven emotions” can directly affect the functions of the organs, disrupt the flow of qi and blood, and lead to … Read more

The Internal Injuries of Seven Emotions in TCM

The Internal Injuries of Seven Emotions in TCM

Qiqing Neishang (Internal Injuries of Seven Emotions) is a category of pathogenic factors that cause dysfunction of the internal organs’ essence and qi, leading to the occurrence or triggering of diseases.The internal injuries caused by the seven emotions directly damage the essence and qi of the internal organs, which can lead to or trigger various … Read more

Understanding the ‘Seven Emotions and Six Desires’ in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding the 'Seven Emotions and Six Desires' in Traditional Chinese Medicine

What are the Seven Emotions? In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is believed that humans experience emotional fluctuations of joy, anger, worry, contemplation, sadness, fear, and shock, collectively referred to as the “Seven Emotions”. When these seven emotions are excessively stimulated, they can lead to an imbalance of Yin and Yang, disrupt the flow of … Read more

The Seven Emotions in Traditional Chinese Medicine

The Seven Emotions in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) holds that humans experience emotional fluctuations, known as qi qing (七情), which include xi (喜), nu (怒), you (忧), si (思), bei (悲), kong (恐), and jing (惊). Among these, nu, xi, si, you, and kong are referred to as the wuzhi (五志), which are closely linked to the five internal … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Emotions and Disease – Understanding the Seven Emotions and Their Relationship with the Five Organs

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Emotions and Disease - Understanding the Seven Emotions and Their Relationship with the Five Organs

Humans experience seven emotions and six desires, known as the seven emotions, which include joy, anger, worry, thought, sadness, fear, and shock. These seven emotions are related to our internal organs: joy harms the heart, anger harms the liver, thought harms the spleen, worry harms the lungs, and fear harms the kidneys. Any emotion that … Read more

The Impact of Emotions on Health in Traditional Chinese Medicine

In life, everyone experiences the seven emotions and six desires, which accompany a person throughout their life. The body is often subtly influenced by emotions; with careful observation, one can see numerous instances where emotions affect health. For example, when a person is nervous, some may experience sweaty palms, others may frequently need to use … Read more

The Method and Significance of Palpation Diagnosis in TCM

The Method and Significance of Palpation Diagnosis in TCM

ClickBlue↑FollowUs! Palpation diagnosis is a method where the practitioner directly touches and presses certain areas of the patient’s body to understand local abnormal changes, thereby inferring the location, nature, and severity of the disease. (1) The Method and Significance of Palpation Diagnosis 1. Method ① Position: During palpation, the patient should be seated or lying … Read more

Understanding the Importance of Smooth Meridian Flow in Preventing Disease

Understanding the Importance of Smooth Meridian Flow in Preventing Disease

Click on the title below “Yiling Pharmaceutical” to quickly follow “When the meridians are unobstructed, diseases do not arise“ We have generally understood the composition and function of the meridian system. The blood circulating in the meridians nourishes the skin and mucous membranes through the yang meridians on the surface of the body, while it … Read more