Daoist medicine believes that the internal mechanisms of our body are completely different from what we perceive in the exterior world. We all know that boiling point of water changes as altitude changes. Water boils at 100 °C (212 °F) at sea level, but at 93.4 °C (200.1 °F) at 1,905 meters (6,250 ft) altitude. …
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Please note that Yin and Yang are not absolute, fixed concepts. They are in comparison with human body. The Chinese medical classic “Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon, Su Wen” Chapter 5 states that: Clear Qì is below, then it generates watery diarrhea; turbid Qì is above, it generates distension and fullness. 清氣在下，則生飱泄，濁氣在上，則生䐜脹。 “Clear Yang comes out …
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From a Chinese medical perspective, normal menstruation relies on unblocked circulation of blood, body fluids, lymphatic fluids, hormones, etc., especially in the pelvic region. When women are young, their circulation is relatively good, but circulation may become obstructed after they pass 28 years of age (the 4th 7-year hormonal maturation cycle in the Chinese medical system). Short term obstruction can …
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