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Feng Dan
Skin spots and their merged patches that often are pink or red, coming and going as quickly as wind.
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Feng Zhen
Skin rash caused by wind or wind–heat that comes and goes quickly.
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Feng Shui
Categorized as a type of edema caused by external pathogenic wind usually presenting with edema more pronounced on the face and potentially moving throughout the body. An ancient Chinese art of interior and architectural design, the object of which is to create a soothing and healthful living environment, one that is in accord with the…
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External Pathogenic Factors
According to Chinese medicine, there are three main ways that the body can become diseased. One way is an internal disharmony of organ functioning, caused by improper diet, overstrain, lack of exercise, or pathological emotions. Another way is an invasion of the body by an external pathogenic factor (epi), and the third way is trauma…
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Excess and Deficiency
Two of the Eight Principles. When the Eight Principles are used to diagnose a patient, a disease is classified as being a disease of excess or a disease of deficiency. The terms excess and deficiency refer to an excess of Xie Qi (see below), or a deficiency of Zheng Qi. A variety of symptoms are…
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Eight Principles
One of several different systems of diagnosis in Chinese medicine. This system can be contrasted with Six Channel Diagnosis, Four Stage Diagnosis, San Jiao Diagnosis, and Zang Fu Diagnosis. The Eight Principles form the foundation of all systems of diagnosis in TCM. The principles are cold vs. heat, internal vs. external, excess vs. deficiency, and…
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Du (meridian)
One of the Eight Extra Meridians. Du acts as the “general” of all Yang meridians and controls the distribution of Yang Qi in the body.
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Dry
One of the six External Pathogenic Factors. Dryness is mostly seen in chronic diseases. It has the characteristic of drying up body fluids and damaging the lung. Not wet. Containing only a small amount of moisture.
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Dian
The manifestations of Dian are depression, melancholy, dull expression, abnormal laughing and crying, hallucination, delusion, and deranged speech. This is a Yin syndrome.
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Damp
One of the six External Pathogenic Factors. Dampness is defined as being a heavy and turbid pathogen that lingers and is difficult to get rid of. It causes obstruction and stagnation, and tends to move downward. Dampness can invade the body from the exterior, but it can also be generated in the interior of the…
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