Part Eight: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ZANG-AND FU-ORGANS

While the relationship among the zang-fu organs is quite a complicated matter–so much so that (so such an extent that )it deserves to be devoped a lot of pages, yet, thanks to TCM’s concise and brilliant summarization, it may just as well be briefed in a Read More

Part Seven: THE SIX FU-ORGANS AND THE EXTRAORDINARY FU-ORGANS

TCM refers the gallbladder, the stomach, the large intestine, the small intestine, the urinary bladder and the triple energizer to the six fu-organs. it is not only that, besides the functions of their own, they are characterized by their common role ofdecomposing Read More

Part Six: THE FIVE ZANG-ORGANTS-THE ORGANS OF PRODUCING AND STORING ESSENCE-QI

The heart, Lungs, spleen, liver and kidneys are together known as the five zang-organs, whose common physiological function is preducing and storing essence-qi. They store but not eliminate essence-qi.

1. Heart

The heart is situated in the chest, above Read More

Part Five: THE FIVE－ELEMENT THEORY—NATURAL PHILOSOPHY IN ANCIENT CHINA

The five elements refer to wood, fire, earth, metal, and water and their motions. The five element theory resulted from the observations and studies of the natural world by the ancient Chinese people in the course of their lives and productive labor. Since ancient Read More

Part Four: THE APPLICATION OF THE YIN-YANG THEORY

The yin-yang theory permeates all aspects of the theoretical system of TCM. The theory is used to explain the organic structure, physiological function and pathological changes of the human body. It also serves as a principle to guide clinical diagnosis

l . Explaining the Tissues and Read More

Part Three:YIN AND YANG-THE LAW OF NATURE

Yin and yang, which come from ancient Chinese philosophy, are a general term for two opposites of interrelated things or phenomena in the natural world. At first, their connotations were quite simple, referring to the two opposite sides of an object. The side Read More

Part Two: SPECIFIC AND PROFOUND TCM

TCM, one of China’s splendid cultural heritages, is the science dealing with human physiology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diseases. TCM summed up the experience of the Chinese people in their long struggle against diseases and, under the Read More

Part One: RADITIONAL- CHINESE MEDICINE WITH A LONG HISTORY

Traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM) has a history of several years. Its origin can be traced back to remote antiquity.In a long course of struggling against diseases, TCM evolved into a unique and integrated theoretical systcm of TCM. It is an important part of Read More