If someone feels unwell and goes to see a Chinese medicine doctor, the doctor will tell them to eat less or not to eat cooling foods, not only ice water, and ice cream but also beer, milk, green tea, fruits, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that a large number of cooling foods will harm your … Read more
The four characteristics and five flavors originally referred to Chinese medicine. However, Chinese medicine believes that medicine and food are of the same origin, so the four characteristics and five flavors should be included in the classification of food. The four characteristics include cold and cool, hot and warm, and another is neutral(balanced). Five flavors … Read more
Essence, qi, blood, and body fluid are the basic substances that constitute the human body and maintain the life activities of the human body. Essence is divided into congenital essence and acquired essence. Innate essence mainly comes from parents, which is the energy of genes. The acquired essence refers to the essence of Mizutani, the … Read more
The theory of viscera is based on the viscera, according to the physiological functions of the viscera, with the five viscera as the center, through the communication of the meridians, cooperates with the six viscera, the skin, meat, tendons, bones, pulse and eyes, tongue, mouth, nose, ears and other tissues linked together. In this way, … Read more
The emotions we are talking about here refer to excessive emotions. The seven emotions, namely joy, anger, lamenting, thinking, sadness, fear, and shock, are the seven emotional changes, which are the mental state of a person. Joy hurts the heart, anger hurts the liver, worrying and sadness hurts the lungs, thinking hurts the spleen, fear … Read more
The human body meridians are mainly divided into twelve serious meridians, eight channels of odd meridiansedit, special twelve meridians, and twelve meridian tendons. The twelve serious meridians（十二正经）, also known as the twelve serious meridians, are the main body of the meridian system. Its naming is based on its yin and yang attributes, viscera, and circulatory … Read more
The etiology of Chinese medicine is divided into two categories: six exogenous factors(六淫）and internal injuries. Exogenous feelings include six exogenous factors and epidemics. Internal injuries include seven kinds of excessive emotions, intemperate eating, and overwork. The six factors, namely: wind, cold, summer heat, dampness, dryness, and fire, are also called the six exogenous factors or … Read more
Yin and Yang is a kind of philosophical thought created by the ancient Chinese people. Ancient Chinese believed that there were Yin and Yang in everything. Yin and Yang can mark opposite things or phenomena as well as two internal opposite aspects of the same thing or phenomenon. The Yin and Yang which can permeate … Read more
Traditional Chinese medicine divides different Chinese people into nine different physiques according to the yin, yang, and five elements. Understanding and familiarizing yourself with your physique and making corresponding dietary adjustments are of great help to gaining health. What needs to be understood is that a person does not necessarily have only one constitution, it … Read more