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Archive for July, 2007

The Modern View of the Immune System - The components

Monday, July 30th, 2007

White blood cells known as lymphocytes form one of the most important components of the immune system. The cells destined to become lymphocytes originate in the bone marrow. Some of them travel in the blood to the thymus gland in the neck, where they mature into T-lymphocytes. The thymus gland ...

Diagnosis Methods in TCM

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Diagnosis Methods in TCM The human body is an organic entity, so local pathological changes may affect the whole body. Moreover, the pathological changes of the internal organs may reflect on the body surface.Diagnostic methods in traditional Chinese medicine include four basic methods: inspection, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry and palpation. The ...

The Theory of Channels and Collaterals

Monday, July 30th, 2007

The Theory of Channels and Collaterals The theory of channels and collaterals is an important component of the theoretical system in traditional Chinese medicine. It covers the physiological functions and pathological changes of the channels and collaterals, their interrelations with the zang-fu organs, and is essential in guiding clinical practice, especially ...

The Zang-Fu Theory

Monday, July 30th, 2007

The zang-fu theory explains the physiological function, pathological changes, and mutual relationships of every zang and fu organ. In traditional Chinese medicine the zang and fu organs are not simply anatomical substances, but more importantly represent the generalization of the physiology and pathology of certain systems of the human body. ...

Theory of Five Elements

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Students of Internal Arts can develop quite happily without knowing anything about the Theory of Five Elements. However, this theory is quite ubiquitous in Chinese thought and crops up in most unlikely places. For instance, it is one of the pillars on which Traditional Chinese Medicine was built. It was ...