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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When Chinese medicine was initially created in ancient times, there was no concept of the four diagnoses 四診 or the eight principles 八綱. These concepts were developed since the Ming & Qing Dynasties. Zhang Zhong-jing did not invent the theory of six conformations, and he never gave names to diseases such as asthma or MS, …
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