History of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)

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Why people get sick?
Pathology. 
—Climate ( Damp, cold, hot, dry…)
—Diet ( cold food, hot food, fat food, damp food…)=# 1
—Physical Injury ( long hours work, accident…)
—Family history ( genetic factors…)
—Emotional ( sadness, joy, anger, pensiveness, fear,…)also = # 1
—What do you need if you are sick?
—Herbal Formulas.

Therapeutic Function of Herbs.
These are functions that will affect, qi, blood, spirit, yin, yang, body fluids and pathogens. 
—Disperse              Astringe
—Purge                  Nourishing
—Tonify                  Sedate
—Warm                   Cool
—Moisten                 Dry
—Eliminate toxins     Move

Types of Formulations 
Decoction (tang) 
—Pills (wan)
—Powders (san)
—Special Pills (dan)
—Syrups or soft extracts (gao)
—Plasters (gao)
—Medicinal wines (jiu)( tinctures) (My favorite)

Properties of Herbs
Temperature
—Cool or Cold Herbs
—Warm or Hot Herbs
—Neutral

Cool or Cold Herbs
1. Clear Heat ( bo He, Pi Ba ye, Lian zi xin…) 
—2. Purge Fire ( shi gao, mang xiao, da huang…)
—3. Sedative ( suan zao ren, fu shen, muli…)
—4. Relieve Toxins ( ju hua, honey circle…)
—a. Poisons ( si su ye, mong bean,… )
—b. Heat Toxins (Dandelion, honey circle, …)
—c. Antibiotic ( 3 hunag brother: huang Lain, Huang Bai, Huang Qin)
—d. Anti-inflammatory ( ru xiang, mo yao, …)

Warm or Hot Herbs
1. Expel Wind 
—2. Warm the center
—3. Disperse Cold
—4. Tonify or Support Yang
—5. Stimulating or Agitating Function
6. Strengthening Function 

Neutral Herbs
Neutral Herbs: Supports the functions of the other herbs without affecting Heat or Cold.


WOW, My old Brain is getting a work out today. Doing my best to remember all I was Tought and What I Tought as a Master of Herbal Medicine and Accupunture in China.
I also teach a Class here in Phoenix at Phoenix Institution of Herbal medicine & Accupuncture.
I have a small clinic I run here also.