Understanding the Shang Han Lun
The Shang Han Lun is one of the most important classical texts of Chinese Medicine. It has been studied extensively, and is considered to be fundamental to the development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M.).
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Shao Yang Disease Patterns
Introduction The Shao Yang conformation occupies a pivotal position within the Six Conformational framework of the Shang Han Lun. Neither fully exterior like Tai Yang nor fully interior like Yang Ming, it represents the hinge — the dynamic pivot through which pathogenic influence either resolves outward or penetrates inward. For this
The Universe Breathes
My first Poem The universe breathes In and out, it births and grows, declines and returns The Dao is the source of the rising and falling We see the source in the manifestation of Yang agitation and Yin foundation The dividing of Heaven and Earth is defined Fire and Water
Yang Ming Disease Patterns
Introduction Among the Six Conformations described in the Shang Han Lun, Yang Ming stands at the height of disease transformation. If Tai Yang represents the beginning of externally contracted illness, Yang Ming represents its consolidation, when the struggle between righteous qi and pathogenic influence has moved inward and gathered strength
Tai Yang Disease Patterns
Introduction The study of Tai Yang patterns is the gateway to understanding externally contracted disease in the classical tradition. It is here, at the surface of the body, that the first encounter between the human organism and the Six Climatic Influences takes place. Tai Yang governs the exterior, yet it