The Five Zang-Viscera —Liver( Gan )
Gan is located in the abdomen, below the diaphragm, on the right side, and is protected by the ribcage. Gan stores Blood, ensures the smooth flow of Qi, regul...
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The Five Zang-Viscera —Lung( Fei )
Fei is located in the chest, occupying the highest position among the viscera, like a brilliant roof covered by a fine mist of slightly white, radiant light. It...
The Five Zang-Viscera —Herat(Xin)
Xin , located in the thorax above the diaphragm and under Fei , is physically wrapped within the Pericardium. It is shaped like a downward-pointing sphere or a ...
The Manifestation of the Internal Organs (Zang Xiang, 藏象)
“Zang Xiang” means visceral images and their manifestations. “Zang” refers to the internal organs; “Xiang” refers to the image or phenomenon. “Zang” and “Xiang”...
Application of the Five Elements Theory in TCM(2)
3.Helping to Explain the Pathological Changes of the Five Zang Viscera and Their Relationships The viscera are physiologically related, and pathologically affec...
Application of the Five Elements Theory in TCM(1)
The interrelationships of the Five Elements further explain the body–body-parts correlation and the environment–human correlation as applied to Chinese medicine...
Five Elements Correlation
A self-organizing behavior exists in all natural systems, including the human body. When a system is in a challenge, self-organizing reformulates energies to pr...
Classification of the Five Elements
The ancient Chinese categorized all physiological phenomena according to properties or actions symbolized by the Five Elements. The following examples correspon...
The Five Elements (Wu Xing, 五行)
Most subjects in science fall under one academic discipline, but medicine is generally separated into evidence-based systems such as Conventional Western Medici...
Application of Yin–Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)(2)
4.Assisting Diagnosis All clinical signs and symptoms are ultimately attributed to Yin–Yang imbalance. Yin–Yang is the foundation for the pattern identification...