Part Fifteen: PATHOGENESIS

What is meant by pathogenesis? By pathogenesis is meant the mechanism of the occurrence, development and outcome of diseases. The occurrence, development and outcome of diseases are closely related both to the body’s vital qi and to the nature of the pathogenic Read More

Part Fourteen:THE CAUSES TO INDUCE DISEASES——ETIOLOGY

Etiology is defined as various kinds of factors that cause diseases. As TCM sees it, etiology mainly includs the six exogenous pathogens, pestilence,(epidemic pathogenc factors ) the seven emotions, emotional frustration, improper diet, overwork, maladjustment Read More

Part Thirteen:MERIDIANS AND COLLATERALS-THE PATHWAYS TO LINK THE WHOLE BODY (2)

Courses, Connections, Distributions, Exterior-lnterior Relations and Flowing Order of the Twelve Meridians

1. The Coursing and Connecting Law of the Twelve Meridians

The coursing and connecting law of the twelve meridians is: the three yin meridians of Read More

Part Twelve:MERIDIANS AND COLLATERALS-THE PATHWAYS TO LINK THE WHOLE BODY (1)

The meridian-collateral theory is concerned with the physiological functions and the pathological changes of the meridian-collateral system, and their relationships with zang-fu organs. It is an important component of the theoretical system of TCM. And it is Read More

Part Eleven:QI, BLOOD AND BODY FLUID OF MUTUAL CAUSALITY

Despite their differences in nature, form and function, qi, blood and body fluid have something in common with each other. They are the basic materials that constitute the human body and maintain life activities; they all derive from cereal essence; they, Read More

Part Ten:BLOOD AND BODY FLUID-THE MATERIAL BASIS OF LIFE ACTIVITIES

Blood, circulating in the vessels, is a red liquid substance rich in nutrients. It is one of the indispensable substances that constitute the human body and maintain its life activities. Blood originates from cereal essence transformed by the spleen and stomach, and Read More

Part Nine:THE ROOT OF LIFE-Qi

In TCM books, qi is always mentioned in the same breath with blood and body fluid, for they are all the fundamental substances constituting the human body and maintaining its life activities. However, among them qi is particularly important for the human body. That Read More