tai yang
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Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan: The Tai Yang Connection to Blood Stasis and Gynecology
Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan is a significant gynecological formula in Chinese medicine, addressing various disorders related to blood stagnation, including menstrual issues and fertility complications. Its effectiveness arises from understanding underlying mechanisms beyond symptoms, allowing for tailored applications. This formula emphasizes balancing complex physiological processes, extending its relevance beyond gynecology.
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Tao He Cheng Qi Tang: The Mind-Body Connection
We often speak of blood stagnation in terms of physical obstructions, circulatory problems and damaged tissue. We often speak of the tai yang conformation in terms of external pathogens that need to be expelled from the body using sweating as the main treatment strategy. So why are formulas that treat blood stagnation mentioned in relation…
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The Force of Harmony – Gui Zhi Tang
Gui Zhi Tang is the first formula described in the Shanghan Lun, and the most diverse. It is repeatedly mentioned in the text in relation to different clinical applications. It is often associated with the tai yang classification of disease, linking it to diseases of external pathogenic wind manifesting in fever, chills, body aches and…
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Xin Jia Tang – The formula that teaches us a lesson on pain
Chronic pain is a very common problem, certainly a problem we encounter very frequently in our clinics. Pain is not as simple as it might seem Pain is initially a simple and straightforward mechanism: the purpose of pain is to serve as a warning to damage or potential damage to tissue in the body. As…
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Understanding the 6 conformations model – Part 1: The Yang conformations
The Shang Han Lun (傷寒論, Shānghánlùn) is widely considered as one of the most significant books in the development of Chinese medicine, and an important component for the understanding of Chinese medicine thought. However, there is a vast misconception of its contents, a misconception revealed even by the difficulty in translating the title of the…