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