Compendium of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Compendium of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Compendium of Traditional Chinese Medicine

About this book

With extraordinary skill, and using a clear and direct language, the author takes us on a journey through the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine. By ably mastering the subject, she provides the reader with a valuable tool that allows him to safely navigate through this vast topic. This compendium is clearly laid out and is not only extremely useful to experienced therapists, but, thanks to its ease of consultation and accessibility, it is an excellent source of information for those who are approaching the study of this ancient discipline for the first time. The basic principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine are explained by the author with great simplicity. She shows us with clarity and precision the interrelation between symptoms and imbalances, the mapping of points and meridians is easily readable, and even the Extraordinary Channels, which, unfortunately, are often overlooked by other TCM texts, are dealt with clearly and in detail. The author does not use complicated language but conveys everything the reader needs to know about Traditional Chinese Medicine in an easy to read style; this compendium is full of information like an encyclopedia and at the same time it is essential and synthetic like a notebook.

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Publisher
Youcanprint
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9788892610132
eBook ISBN
9788892617803
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Alternative & Complementary Medicine
THE FIVE ELEMENTS
WATER
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MOVEMENT: DOWNWARDS
YIN-YANG: VERY YIN/MAXIMUM YIN
DIRECTION: NORTH
SEASON: WINTER
PATHOGENIC FACTOR: COLD
EVOLUTION: ACCUMULATION – STORAGE
ORGAN: KIDNEY
VISCERA: BLADDER
COLOUR: BLUE – BLACK
EMOTION: FEAR
SPIRITUAL RESOURCE: WILL POWER
SOUND: GROAN, MOAN
CHARACTERISTIC: TO TREMBLE
SENSE: HEARING
SENSE ORGAN: EARS
TISSUES: BONES AND BONE MARROW
BODY FLUIDS: SALIVA, SPIT, URINE
ORIFICES: GENITALS, URETHRA, ANUS
EXTERNAL PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION: HAIR
TASTE: SALTY
ODOUR: PUTRID
PLANET: MERCURY
ANIMALS: TURTLE
NUMBERS: 1-6
Water is the source of life.
It flows, hydrates and purifies.
Its nature is to flow downwards and fill every space it encounters.
It transports substances, nourishment.
It may be clear or cloudy, gentle and powerful, it can flow or stagnate.
The human body is mainly made up of water and this element governs the more internal parts of the body (spinal cord, brain, bones and bone marrow).
If there is an imbalance in the Water element, it can cause an imbalance in every aspect of the Body-Mind-Spirit.
IMBALANCES:
– Weakness in the joints.
– Dryness and thirst.
– Frequency or infrequency of urination.
– Excess or deficiency of perspiration.
– Kidney disease.
– Reduced metabolism.
– High or low blood pressure.
– Hypertension, phobias, nervousness.
– Sexual weakness, infertility.
– Swelling in the joints.
– Rheumatism, arthritis.
– Tooth decay.
– Depression, blocked emotions and thoughts, apathy.
– Fear, trepidation, coldness, shyness.
– Lack of will power,
– Lack of determination.
– Inability to face risk.
– Vertigo, dizziness, loss of balance.
– Noises, like the sound of a waterfall.
– Bone and bone marrow problems.
– Balding.
POSITIVE MENTAL STATES:
– Wisdom
– Intelligence.
– Reflectiveness
– Willpower, ambition.
– Determination.
COLOUR: BLUE / BLACK
Colours reminiscent of night and darkness.
In the case of a Water imbalance, you may notice that the face will have a bluish / blackish complexion, especially around the eyes (associated with kidney dysfunction).
Often blue and black are the colours the person most prefers.
SEASON: WINTER
The maximum of Yin.
During this season it is important that the person conserves their energy as a seed does in nature; resting and preserving the essence of life, preparing for the rebirth of spring.
It is a moment of silence.
If there is a Water imbalance, symptoms may become worse during the winter and this season may prove to be unbearable.
CLIMATE: COLD
Excess cold causes many diseases and disorders related to Kidney and Bladder.
During the winter, it is important to conserve heat in the area of the kidneys so that the Yang and the Fire of the Ancestral Qi preserved within can carry out their function of warming the body.
TASTE: SALTY
Too much salt in the system causes fluid retention and therefore not recommended for those suffering from high blood pressure.
Eating too much salty food is bad for the blood.
Salts control the hydro-saline balance through the functions of the kidneys.
ODOUR: ROTTEN
The smell of stagnant water.
EMOTION: FEAR
"Extreme fear can damage the Kidneys, but it can be counteracted by contemplation" (Nei Ching).
Any type of phobia, obsessive or neurotic fear, but also feelings of fear, foreboding, anxiety. Fear...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Indice
  3. Frontespizio
  4. Translator’s review
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Abbreviations
  8. Yin – Yang
  9. Main pathological manifestations
  10. The 6 energy levels
  11. The five elements:
  12. Generating sequence (Sheng Cycle)
  13. Inhibiting or controlling sequence (Ko Cycle)
  14. Overwhelming sequence (Cheng Cycle)
  15. Insulting sequence (Wu Cycle)
  16. Vital substances:
  17. Relationship between organs and vital substances
  18. External pathogenic factors:
  19. Internal pathogenic factors:
  20. The Eight Diagnostic Principles:
  21. Syndromes of Qi, Blood and Body Fluids:
  22. Energy network:
  23. The three Dantiems
  24. Jing / Qi / Shen
  25. The six Extraordinary Fu viscera
  26. The 12 channels and the 3 levels of existence
  27. Lower Brain points
  28. Middle Brain points
  29. Higher Brain points
  30. Window of Heaven points
  31. Window points for 'Ni Qi' (Rebel Qi)
  32. The 5 Shu points
  33. Specific points
  34. Extraordinary viscera:
  35. Interrelationship between organs
  36. Lung
  37. Lung Meridian Points
  38. Large Intestine
  39. Large Intestine Meridian Points
  40. Stomach
  41. Stomach Meridian Points
  42. Spleen
  43. Spleen Meridian Points
  44. Heart
  45. Heart Meridian Points
  46. Small Intestine
  47. Small Intestine Meridian Points
  48. Bladder
  49. Bladder Meridian Points
  50. Kidney
  51. Kidney Meridian Points
  52. Pericardium
  53. Pericardium Meridian Points
  54. Triple Burner
  55. Triple Burner Meridian Points
  56. Gall Bladder
  57. Gall Bladder Meridian Points
  58. Liver
  59. Liver Meridian Points
  60. Extraordinary Vessels (Qi Jing Ba Mai)
  61. Different Functions – Activating the Functions
  62. Chong Mai - Penetrating Vessel
  63. Specific points of Chong Mai
  64. Ren Mai - Conception Vessel
  65. Specific points of Ren Mai
  66. Du Mai - Governing Vessel
  67. Specific points of Du Mai
  68. Dai Mai – Girdling Vessel
  69. Specific points of Dai Mai
  70. Wei Mai – Linking Vessels
  71. Yang Wei
  72. Specific points of Yang Wei
  73. Yin Wei
  74. Specific points of Yin Wei
  75. Qiao Mai – Springing Vessels
  76. Yang Qiao
  77. Yin Qiao
  78. Specific points of Yang Qiao
  79. Specific points of the Yin Qiao
  80. Windows of Heaven
  81. Summary of the Extraordinary Vessels
  82. Ways of treating Extraordinary Vessels
  83. Bibliography