Contaminated Food Intake
(1) Contaminated food may cause diseases. Routinely contaminated food may cause mainly gastrointestinal disorders, such as abdominal pain, vomiting, and diarrhe...
An Improper Amount of Food Intake May Include Intake of Too Little or Too Much Food
An Improper Amount of Food Intake May Include Intake of Too Little or Too Much Food (1) In acute cases of too little food intake, there is insufficient nutritio...
The Seven Emotions Disrupt the Activities of Qi
The seven emotions impair the Zang-Fu mainly by disrupting Qi activities. Qi carried Blood will go astray. Further, prolonged emotional distress may transform i...
The Seven Emotions Directly Impair the Zang–Fu and Have the Following Characteristics:
(1) The seven emotions originate internally, and directly impair the Zang–Fu. For example: excess Joy harms the Heart; excess Grief, the Lung; excess Anger, the...
Internal Impairment Due to the Seven Emotions
The seven emotions are Joy, Anger, Worry, Anxiety, Grief, Fear, and Fright. They are psychological responses to surrounding stimuli and, in the usual situations...
The Six Climate-Related Pathogens-Heat (Fire)
Heat (Fire) occurs mostly in summer but is also found in other seasons. From the time of Huangdi Neijing, Heat and Fire have been interchangeable. Fire is the m...
The Six Climate-Related Pathogens-Dryness
1) Dry diseases are most common in autumn, because when late summer’s Damp quickly disappears the weather suddenly becomes dry and breezy. Early autumn’s Warm-D...
The Six Climate-Related Pathogens-Damp
Damp occurs in late summer and early autumn, but is also found in other seasons. Damp diseases are common when high Heat holds immense moisture, but can also be...
The Six Climate-Related Pathogens-Summer Heat
Summer Heat belongs to Yang and is a pathogenic factor which appears mostly from late summer to early autumn. Summer Heat diseases occur when the body cannot ad...
The Six Climate-Related Pathogens-Cold
It is most common to get Cold diseases in winter, although they may occur in other seasons. People may not keep warm enough, especially when in the rain, gettin...