yang ming
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Out With the Old, In With the New: The Properties of Da Huang and Mang Xiao
In the Shennong Bencao Jing, the foundational ancient Chinese materia medica, three herbs are credited with the profound function of “removing the old to bring about the new” (推陳致新). While the logic behind this function is seemingly simple, its implications, both physiological and emotional, are often overlooked. When there is accumulation or obstruction, movement cannot…
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Thoughts on the Yang Ming-Tai Yin dynamics
The dynamics of Yang Ming and Tai Yin conformations embodies the Yin-Yang dynamics of opposing forces which support, complement and depend on each other. The Yang Ming is the only internal conformation among the 3 Yang conformations. The nature of Yang is to rise and expand, however in the Yang Ming the Yang converges and…
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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…