Prevention of Diseases-Preventive Methods
Regulating the psychological state; cultivating a good lifestyle and (1) The most important preventive measure is protecting and cultivating healthy Qi. This ...
Prevention of Diseases-The Principle of Prevention
Disease inevitably consumes or damages healthy Qi. Preventative treatment builds healthy Qi, strengthens resistance to diseases, and repels pathogens. The Basic...
Prevention of Diseases
TCM, based on the theories of Yin–Yang, the Five Elements, Zang–Fu manifestation, etc., has always emphasized prevention. The Inner Canon of the Yellow Emperor ...
Disorders of Qi, Blood, and Body Fluid
Disorders of Qi, blood, and body fluid may include their deficiency and malfunction. The disorders also may affect each other. For example, Qi deficiency may re...
Change of Pathogens and Anti-Pathogens, and the Results of Their Struggle
Anti-pathogens eliminate pathogens, and pathogens consume anti-pathogens. If the anti-pathogens triumph, the disease improves or disappears; if the pathogens tr...
The Relative Power of Anti-Pathogens and Pathogens
A change in the relative power of anti-pathogens and pathogens may affect disease properties (excess or deficiency) or disease development (alleviation or aggre...
The Influence of the Constitution on Disease Varies with Individual,to Pathogens, Disease Nature, and Innate Personality
(1)Different constitutions are vulnerable to different diseases. For example, those with superabundant Yang and deficient Yin will be vulnerable to wind and hea...
Pathology and Pathogenesis Causes of Diseases-Systems to Classify Different Constitutions
Constitutions are classified according to the Yin–Yang theory, the five elements theory, Qi, blood, body fluid, and viscera. The more common classifications fol...
Pathology and Pathogenesis Causes of Diseases-The Constitution and the Occurrence of Disease
The constitution is formed before birth and can be improved in life. It is stable but can undergo gradual changes over time. It reveals the condition of interna...
Pathology and Pathogenesis Causes of Diseases-Insufficient Healthy Qi and Pathogens
Insufficient healthy Qi is the basis for disease. Pathogens trigger the occurrence of disease. Different pathogens cause different pathological changes, dependi...