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TCM Organ Physiology
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THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR A DOCTOR. YOU SHOULDN’T USE IT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SELF-DIAGNOSING OR SELF-MEDICATING BUT RATHER SO YOU CAN HAVE A MORE INFORMED DISCUSSION WITH A PROFESSIONAL TCM PRACTITIONER OR YOUR FAMILY GP.
The Uterus According to Chinese Medicine
Summary The Uterus is called ‘子宫‘ (Zi Gong) or ‘胞宫’（Bao Gong) . It literally translates to the ‘Palace of child’. Its main functions are related...
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Summary As distinct from the Western medical concept of urinary bladder, this concept from traditional Chinese medicine is more a way of describing a set...
Learn More The Gall Bladder According to Chinese Medicine
Summary The Gallbladder’s main function is to store Bile produced by the Liver and excrete it downwards to the Small Intestine to digest food. From...
Learn More The Heart According to Chinese Medicine
Summary As distinct from the Western medical concept of urinary bladder, this concept from traditional Chinese medicine is more a way of describing a set...
Learn More The Kidneys According to Chinese Medicine
Summary The Kidneys’ principal role from a Chinese Medicine standpoint is to store and release an Essence called “Jing” (精). The role of Jing is...
Learn More The Large Intestine According to Chinese Medicine
Summary The Large Intestine’s main function is to receive the digested turbid content from the Small Intestine, absorb remaining water, move it downwards, form stools...
Learn More The Liver According to Chinese Medicine
Summary The Liver is the ‘General’ for the body because it is responsible for overall planning of the body’s functions by ensuring the smooth flow...
Learn More The Lungs According to Chinese Medicine
Summary The Lungs rule Qi and respiration. They extract Clean Air from the air we take in, mix it with the Grain Qi, Body Fluids...
Learn More The Pericardium According to Chinese Medicine
Summary The Pericardium is an membrane surrounding the Heart. Its main function is to project and maintain the Heart. It also assists the Heart to...
Learn More The Small Intesting According to Chinese Medicine
Summary The Small Intestine’s main function is to receive partially decomposed food and drinks from the Stomach, digest and absorb them further. In doing so...
Learn More The Spleen According to Chinese Medicine
Summary The Spleen has an arguably much bigger role in Chinese Medicine than in Western medicine. It rules transformation and transportation of food Essences (nutrition),...
Learn More The Stomach According to Chinese Medicine
Summary The Stomach’s main function is to ‘receive’ ingested food and drinks for absorption. The Stomach is the root of Body Fluids and it prefers...
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