Liver disorders are a very common problem and many people get scared when they find out through blood tests or other reasons that their Liver function has decreased. They are frightened as they do not realise that Liver problems can be helped and what they can do themselves to improve their Liver function, besides medical [...]
Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnosis pays attention to the body’s sweating (perspiration), and whether it is considered normal or abnormal. We take notice of the amount of sweating, the location, time it occurs, colour and odour. We believe through looking at abnormal sweating we can determine dysfunction of the internal organs. In the clinic many people [...]
The taste of food is an important aspect of eating. The Chinese categorise the taste of food into five flavours: sweet, bitter, sour, spicy and salty. Chinese medicine regards that eating certain flavours can help the function of the five organs to balance your health, as well as treat disease and recover from illness.
Chinese medicine considers that the body is connected to each other, externally and internally. This theory is a very important principle used in TCM, based on 5 elements and channel theory. Each single sense which displays a problem will indicate certain internal organ imbalance. TCM uses this principle along with other methods to diagnose and [...]
Many people are bothered by tinnitus, they have undergone many tests but can not find the reason why they have this condition. Due to my many years experience and Chinese medicine theory; tinnitus is associated with internal organ disorder and certain channels being blocked. In this article I would like to share my knowledge with [...]
The theory of yin and yang is an ancient philosophical concept used in traditional Chinese medicine. Through living, practice and observation of every kind of natural phenomenon, people came to realise that two opposites exist in all things, and furthermore, that their interaction promotes the occurrence, development and transformation of things. Yin and yang always [...]
The Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) form the basis of traditional Chinese medicine theory. The theory of the Five Elements has many different facets. It represents the different qualities and functions of the body as well as natural phenomena, such as climate, season, taste and emotions. Each element has a corresponding Yin and [...]
Chinese medicine diagnosis is extremely unique and differs from other forms of medicine. It encompasses observational diagnosis, scent diagnosis, verbal probing diagnosis and pulse diagnosis. Chinese medicinal physicians extract information through these four methods of diagnosis, utilising the principles of Chinese medicine to analyse the root of clinical symptoms of diseases.
Did you know, Chinese medicine believes that every part of the human body is inter-related with each other. This is in accordance to the basic principles of the 5 elements and meridian study. Because of this, if any of the five senses experience any discomfort sensations, it is indicative of disease changes in either one [...]
The Gall Bladder stores and excretes bile, controls judgement, controls sinews and has a strong relationship with the Liver. The main Gall Bladder disharmonies are Damp-Heat in the Gall Bladder and Gall Bladder deficiency (not enough energy).
The main Liver disharmonies are Liver Qi stagnation, stasis of Liver blood, Liver Fire blazing upwards, Liver Wind agitating within, Damp-heat in the Liver and Gall bladder, stagnation of cold in the liver channel, deficiency of Liver-blood, Liver Yang rising.
The main Heart disharmonies are Heart Qi deficiency, Heart Yang deficiency, Heart Yang collapse, Heart-blood deficiency, Heart-Yin deficiency, Heart-Fire blazing, Phlegm-Fire harassing the Heart, Phlegm misting the mind, Heart-blood stagnation.
