Essentials of Manipulations

Though there are many schools with various styles and features, the essentials of manipulations are consistent to four adjectives:sustained, forceful, even and gentle, so as to realize the purpose of deep penetration of stimulation. To yield twice the result with half the effort ,  Read More

Formation and development of the theory of constitutions

Nei Jing(Canon)is the earliest and most comprehensive classic on human constitutional  phenomena in the medical history. It deals with formation and variation laws of constitutions,  constitutional features and variation laws of individuals and groups under different time and  space Read More

Concept of constitutions

Constitutions refer to the comprehensive and relatively stable features Of the individual life process, manifested in the aspects of morphology and structure, physiological functions and psychological states, etc. ,and determined by innate endowments and acquired factors. And constitutional Read More

Constitutions in Chinese Traditional Medicine

The theory of visceral manifestations and the channel theory of meridians reflect, from different perspectives, the universal law of human life activities. And there are individual differences in conditions of viscera and meridians, yin-yang, qi and blood. Such individual  differences are the Read More

Relationships between zang organs :Heart and liver

The heart governs blood and liver stores blood the heart stores spirit and liver regulates emotions. So the relationship between heart and spleen mainly manifest on the relationship between blood and spirit.

1. Heart circulating blood and liver regulating qi movement and storing blood, Read More

Relationships between zang organs :Heart and spleen

The heart governs blood vessels to promote blood circulation and the spleen can generate and govern blood. So the relationship between the heart and spleen mainly manifests on the generation and circulation of blood.

1. Heart circulating blood and spleen generating blood, both promoting Read More

Relationships between zang organs:Heart and lung

Both the heart and lung are located in the upper energizer. The heart governs blood ar and the  lung governs qi,so the relationship between qi and blood. Qi pertains to yang, tending to move ,and is the general of blood, so qi’s movement  leads blood’s movement. Blood pertains to Read More

Relationships between zang organs

Five zang organs are different in their physiological functions and pathological changes, but they are inter-related, inter-promoting, inter-restricting and inter-affecting. Such associations and influences are features of traditional Chinese medicine, and very important for the clinical Read More