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A syndrome that is caused by evil Yin (water) accumulation in the chest and diaphragm leading to Lung Qi rebellion. It presents as chest constriction, shortness of breath, cough, wheezing, inability to lie flat, and edema. It may also present with dizziness, blurred vision, congested focal distention, and hardness in epigastrium, as well as a…

In very general terms, health and disease is seen in Chinese medicine as being a balance of the body’s strength and resistance vs. the strength of pathogenic forces that attack the body. Zheng Qi is a general term for the body’s strength and resistance. Contrast with Xie Qi (above).  

The author of the Shang Han Lun. He created Six Channel diagnosis, which laid the foundation for much of Chinese herbal medicine and for differential diagnosis.  

One symptom of Yangming Fu syndrome. Zao means irritability and dry stools.  

One of several different systems of diagnosis in Chinese medicine. This system can be contrasted with San Jiao Diagnosis, Four Level Diagnosis, Eight Principles, and Six Channel Diagnosis. Zang Fu diagnosis is basically a synthesis of many of the other systems of diagnosis in TCM. It deals with signs and symptoms associated with dysfunctions of…

The internal organs of the human body. It is important to understand that the Western scientific concept of the internal organs is entirely different from Zang Fu theory. In Zang Fu theory, there are five main organ systems: Lung, Spleen, Liver, Heart, and Kidney. Each organ system includes a Zang organ and its Fu organ…