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1.
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1-1
Formation and development of the theoretical system of TCM
1-2
The materialistic and dialectical outlook in the theoretical system of
TCM
1-2-1 The materialistic outlook
1-2-2-1 The human body is formed by qi
between heaven and earth
1-2-1-2 Mutual dependence of xing (body)
and shen (spirit)
1-2-1-3 The prevention and treatment of
disease
1-2-2 The dialectical outlook
1-3
Chief features of TCM
1-3-1 The holistic concept
1-3-1-1 The body is an integral whole
1-3-1-2 The unity of man and nature
1-3-2 Bianzheng and lunzhi (planning
treatment according to diagnosis)
2.
YIN AND YANG, FIVE ELEMENTS (PHASES)
2-1-1 Chief contents of the yin-yang
theory
2-1-1-1 Opposition and restraint of yin
and yang
2-1-1-2 Interdependence of yin and yang
2-1-1-3 Kinetic equilibrium between yin
and yang
2-1-1-4 Intertransformation
of yin and
yang
2-1-2 Application of the yin-yang theory
2-1-2-1 Tissues and structures of the
body
2-1-2-2 Physiological functions of the
body
2-1-2-3 Pathological processes of the
body
2-1-2-4 Diagnosis
2-1-2-5 Treatment
2-2 The five-element theory
2-2-1 Chief contents of the five-element
theory
2-2-1-1 Characteristics of the five
elements
2-2-1-2 Classification according to the
five elements
2-2-1-3 The interrelationship of the
five elements
2-2-2 Application of the five-element
theory in TCM
2-2-2-1 The physiological functions of
the five yin viscera and their relation
2-2-2-2 The influence of pathological
changes of the five yin viscera
2-2-2-3 Application of the five-element
theory in diagnosis and treatment
3.
VISCERAL SYMPTOMS
3-1 The five yin viscera
3-1-1 The heart
3-1-1-1 Main physiological functions of
the heart
3-1-1-2 Relation of the heart to the
emotions, body fluids, tissues and sense organs
Appendix: pericardium
3-1-2 The lung
3-1-2-1 Main physiological functions of
the lung
3-1-2-2 Relation of the lung to the
emotions, body fluids, tissues and sense organs
3-1-3 The spleen
3-1-3-1 Chief physiological functions of
the spleen
3-1-3-2 Relation of the spleen to the
emotions, body fluids, tissues and sense organs
3-1-4 The liver
3-1-4-1 Chief physiological functions of
the liver
3-1-4-2 Relation of the liver to the
emotions, body fluids, tissues and sense organs
3-1-5 The kidney
3-1-5-1 Chief physiological functions of
the kidney
3-1-5-2 Relation of the kidney to the
emotions, body fluids, tissues and sense organs
Appendix: Mingmen (the vital portal)
3-2 The six yang viscera
3-2-1 The gallbladder
3-2-2 The stomach
3-2-2-1 Digestion
3-2-2-2 The stomach is
concerned with communication and descendence and its qi is normal when it
descends
3-2-3 The small intestine
3-2-3-1 The small intestine is concerned
with reception and digestion of food
3-2-3-2 The function of the
small intestine is to differentiate the purified (nutrients) from the turbid
(waste)
3-2-4 The large intestine
3-2-5 The bladder
3-2-6 The triple energizer
3-2-6-1 Governing qi
3-2-6-2 The passage through which body
fluids pass
3-2-6-3 Location of the upper, middle
and lower energizers and their physiological characteristics
3-3 Unusual organs
3-3-1 The brain
3-3-2 The uterus
3-4 Relation between yin and yang
viscera
3-4-1 Relation among the five yin
viscera
3-4-1-1 Relation between the heart and
lung
3-4-1-2 Relation between the heart and
spleen
3-4-1-3 Relation between the heart and
liver
3-4-1-4 Relation between the heart and
kidney
3-4-1-5 Relation between the lung and
spleen
3-4-1-6 Relation between the lung and
liver
3-4-1-7 Relation between the lung and
kidney
3-4-1-8 Relation between the liver and
spleen
3-4-1-9 Relation between the liver and
kidney
3-4-1-10 Relation between the spleen and
kidney
3-4-2 Relation of the six yang viscera
3-4-3 Relation between the five yin and
six yang viscera
3-4-3-1 Relation between the heart and
small intestine
3-4-3-2 Relation between the lung and
large intestine
3-4-3-3 Relation between the spleen and
stomach
3-4-3-4 Relation between the liver and
gallbladder
3-4-3-5 Relation between the kidney and
bladder
4.
QI (VITAL ENERGY), XUE (BLOOD) AND JIN-YE (BODY FLUIDS)
4-1 Qi (vital energy)
4-1-1 Basic concept
4-1-2 Formation
4-1-3 Physiological functions
4-1-3-1 The promoting action
4-1-3-2 The warming action
4-1-3-3 The protecting action
4-1-3-4 The controlling action
4-1-3-5 Activities of qi
4-1-4 Movement of qi
4-1-5 Distribution and classification of
qi
4-1-5-1 Primordial qi
4-1-5-2 Chest qi
4-1-5-3 Nutritional qi
4-1-5-4 Defensive qi
4-2 Blood
4-2-1 Basic concept
4-2-2 Formation
4-2-3 Function
4-2-4 Circulation
4-3 Body fluids
4-3-1 Basic concept
4-3-2 Formation, distribution and
excretion
4-3-3 Function
4-4 Interrelation of
qi, blood and body
fluids
4-4-1 Relation between qi and blood
4-4-1-1 Qi can generate blood
4-4-1-2 Qi can promote blood circulation
4-4-1-3 Blood as the carrier of qi
4-4-2 Relation between qi and body
fluids
4-4-2-1 Qi can generate body fluids
4-4-2-2 Qi can transform body fluids
4-4-2-3 Qi controls body fluids and body
fluids, in turn, carry qi
4-4-3 Relation between blood and body
fluids
5.
MERIDIANS AND THEIR COLLATERALS
5-1 The concept of the meridian and the
formation of its system
5-1-1 Concept of the meridian system
5-1-2 Formation of the meridian system
5-2 Twelve regular meridians
5-2-1 Names
5-2-2 Direction, connection,
distribution, relation and sequence
5-2-2-1 Direction and connection
5-2-2-2 Distribution
5-2-2-3 Relationship between the
meridians
5-2-2-4 Sequence of flow of qi and blood
in the meridian
5-2-3 Course
5-2-3-1 Lung Meridian of
Hand-taiyin (L)
5-2-3-2 Large Intestine Meridian of
Hand-yangming (LI)
5-2-3-3 Stomach meridian of
Foot-yangming
(S)
5-2-3-4 Spleen Meridian of
Foot-taiyin
(Sp)
5-2-3-5 Heart Meridian of
Hand-shaoyin
(H)
5-2-3-6 Small Intestine Meridian of
Hand-taiyang (SI)
5-2-3-7 Bladder Meridian of
Foot-taiyang
5-2-3-8 Kidney Meridian of
Foot-shaoyin
(K)
5-2-3-9 Pericardium Meridian of
Hand-jueyin
(P)
5-2-3-10 Triple Energizer Meridian of
Hand-shaoyang (TE)
5-2-3-11 Gallbladder Meridian of
Foot-shaoyang
(G)
5-2-3-12 Liver Meridian of
Foot-jueyin (Liv)
5-3 Eight extra meridians
5-3-1 Governor Vessel Meridian
(GV)
5-3-1-1 The course
5-3-1-2 Main function
5-3-2 Conception Vessel Meridian (CV)
5-3-2-1 The course
5-3-2-2 Main function
5-3-3 Strategical Vessel Meridian
5-3-3-1 The course
5-3-3-2 Main function
5-3-4 Girdle Vessel Meridian
5-3-4-1 The course
5-3-4-2 Main function
5-3-5 Mobility Vessel Meridians of Yin
and Yang
5-3-5-1 The course
5-3-5-2 Main function
5-3-6 Regulating Vessel Meridians of Yin
and Yang
5-3-6-1 The course
5-3-6-2 Main function
5-4 Branches of the twelve
meridians, large collateral meridians, musculofascia (or musculotendinous)
meridians and cutaneous areas of meridians
5-4-1 Branches of the twelve meridians
5-4-1-1 Physiological function
5-4-1-2 The course
5-4-2 Large collateral meridians
5-4-2-1 Physiological function
5-4-2-2 Locations
5-4-3 Musculofascia (or
musculotendinous)
meridians
5-4-3-1 Physiological function
5-4-3-2 Distribution
5-4-4 Cutaneous areas of meridian
5-5 Physiology of meridians and
application of the meridian theory
5-5-1 Physiological functions
5-5-1-1 Communicating the
exterior of the body with the interior, the upper with the lower and connecting
with the viscera and organs
5-5-1-2 Promoting qi and blood
circulation and nourishing the viscera and tissues
5-5-1-3 The inducing and conducting
actions
5-5-1-4 Regulating the balance
5-5-2 Application of the meridians
theory
5-5-2-1 Pathological process
5-5-2-2 Guiding diagnosis and treatment
6.
THE CAUSE OF DISEASE
6-1 The cause of disease
6-1-1 The six excesses
6-1-1-1 Wind occurs chiefly in spring
but may appear in every season
6-1-1-2 Cold
6-1-1-3 Summer-heat
6-1-1-4 Damp
6-1-1-5 Dryness
6-1-1-6 Fire (intense heat)
6-1-2 Pestilential factors
6-1-3 Internal injuries by the seven
emotions
6-1-3-1 Relation between the seven
emotions and qi and blood in the viscera
6-1-3-2 Characteristics of the seven
emotions and disease mechanism
6-1-4 Improper diet, fatigue and lack of
physical exercise
6-1-4-1 Improper diet
6-1-4-2 Fatigue and lack of physical
exercise
6-1-5 External injuries
6-1-6 Tan-yin (phlegm and excess
exudates) and congealed blood
6-1-6-1 Tan-yin
6-1-6-2 Congealed blood
6-2 Principles of occurrence and change
of disease
6-2-1 Anti-pathogenic and pathogenic
factors and the onset of disease
6-2-1-1 Deficient anti-pathogenic factor
as a cause of disease
6-2-1-2 The pathogenic factor
6-2-1-3 The anti-pathogenic factor
6-2-2 The environment and invasion of
disease
6-2-2-1 The external environment and
invasion of disease
6-2-2-2 The internal environment and
invasion of disease
7.
PATHOGENESIS
7-1 Flourishing and decline of
anti-pathogenic and pathogenic factors
7-1-1 Flourishing and decline of
anti-pathogenic and pathogenic factors and their deficiency and excess
7-1-2 Flourishing and decline of
pathogenic and anti-pathogenic factors and transformation of disease
7-1-2-1 Anti-pathogenic factor
conquering pathogenic factor
7-1-2-2 Pathogenic factor conquering
anti-pathogenic factor
7-2 Disharmony between yin and yang
7-2-1 Relative flourishing of yin or
yang
7-2-1-1 The absolute excess of yang
7-2-1-2 The absolute excess of yin
7-2-2 The absolute decline of yin or
yang
7-2-2-1 The absolute decline of yang
7-2-2-2 The absolute decline of yin
7-2-3 Interrelationship of yin and yang
7-2-3-1 Deficient yin affecting yang
7-2-3-2 Deficient yang affecting yin
7-2-3-4 Disharmony of yin and yang
7-2-4-1 Excess yin hindering yang
7-2-4-2 Excess yang hindering yin
7-2-5 Depletion of yin and yang
7-2-5-1 Depletion of yang
7-2-5-2 Depletion of yin
7-3 Abnormality of qi and blood
7-3-1 Abnormal qi
7-3-1-1 Deficient qi
7-3-1-2 Abnormal movement of qi
7-3-2 Abnormal blood
7-3-2-1 Blood deficiency
7-3-2-2 Congealed blood
7-3-2-3 Blood heat
7-3-3 Dysfunction of the relationship
between qi and blood
7-3-3-1 Stagnant qi and blood
7-3-3-2 Inability of qi to control blood
7-3-3-3 Exhaustion of qi associated with
severe hemorrhage
7-3-3-4 Deficient qi and blood
7-3-3-5 Hypofunction of qi and blood in
nourishing meridians
7-4 Abnormal body fluid metabolism
7-4-1 Insufficiency of body fluids
7-4-2 Distribution, excretion and
obstruction of body fluids
7-4-3 Disharmony between body fluids, qi
and blood
7-4-3-1 Relation of body fluids and
obstruction of qi
7-4-3-2 Exhaustion of qi associated with
body fluids
7-4-3-3 Exhaustion of body fluids and
dryness of blood
7-4-3-4 Consumed body fluids and
congealed blood
7-5¡° Five endogenous pathogens¡±
7-5-1 Wind qi moving internally
7-5-1-1 Transformation of liver yang
into wind
7-5-1-2 Wind symptom produced by extreme
heat
7-5-1-3 Wind symptom produced by
deficient yin
7-5-1-4 Wind symptom produced by
deficient blood
7-5-2 Internal cold
7-5-3 Internal dampness (also called
endogenous damp)
7-5-4 Dryness caused by consumed body
fluids
7-5-5 Internal fire
7-6 Pathogenesis of meridians
7-6-1 Relative excess and deficient qi
and blood in the meridians
7-6-2 Adverse qi and blood in the
meridians
7-6-3 Obstruction of qi and blood
circulation in the meridians
7-6-4 Failure of qi and blood in the
meridians
7-7 Pathogenesis of
zang-fu (viscera)
7-7-1 Disharmony between yin and yang,
qi and bloods of the five yin viscera
7-7-1-1 Disharmony between yin and yang,
qi and blood of the heart
7-7-1-2 Disharmony between yin and yang,
qi and blood of the lung
7-7-1-3 Disharmony between yin and yang,
qi and blood of the spleen
7-7-1-4 Disharmony between yin and yang,
qi and blood of the liver
7-7-1-5 Disharmony between yin and yang,
qi and blood of the kidney
7-7-2 Disorder of the six yang viscera
7-7-2-1 Disorder of the gallbladder
7-7-2-2 Disorder of the stomach
7-7-2-3 Disorder of the small intestine
7-7-2-4 Disorder of the large intestine
7-7-2-5 Disorder of the urinary bladder
7-7-2-6 Hypofunction of the triple
energizer qi
7-7-3 Dysfunction of the unusual organs
7-7-3-1 Dysfunction of the brain
7-7-3-2 Dysfunction of marrow and bone
7-7-3-3 Dysfunction of blood vessels
7-7-3-4 Dysfunction of the uterus
8.
FOUR TECHNIQUES OF DIAGNOSIS
8-1 Inspection
8-1-1 Examination of the body
8-1-1-1 Inspection of shen (Spirit)
8-1-1-2 Inspection of complexion
8-1-1-3 Examination of the body stature
8-1-1-4 Inspection of body stature and
movement
8-1-2 Inspection of the local body
8-1-2-1 Evaluation of the head and hair
8-1-2-2 Inspection of the eye
8-1-2-3 Inspection of the ear
8-1-2-4 Inspection of the nose
8-1-2-5 Inspection of the lips, teeth
and throat
8-1-2-6 Inspection of the skin
8-1-3 Inspection of the tongue
8-1-3-1 Relation between the tongue and
viscera
8-1-3-2 Tongue diagnosis
8-1-3-3 Relation between the tongue
proper and its coating
8-1-3-4 Clinical significance of tongue
diagnosis
8-1-3-5 Notes on tongue diagnosis
8-1-4 Observation of excreta
8-1-4-1 Sputum and saliva
8-1-4-2 Vomit
8-1-4-3 Stools
8-1-4-4 Urine
8-1-5 Observation of the veinules of the
infant¡¯s index finger
8-1-5-1 Techniques for observing the
finger¡¯s veinules
8-1-5-2 Observing the small superficial
veinules of the finger
8-2 Auscultation-olfaction
8-2-1 Auscultation
8-2-1-1 Speech
8-2-1-2 Respiration
8-2-1-3 Cough
8-2-1-4 Hiccup and eructation
8-2-2 Olfaction
8-3 Inquiry
8-3-1 Inquiry into the patient¡¯s
general condition
8-3-2 Inquiry into the patient¡¯s past
history and lifestyle
8-3-3 Inquiry into the patient¡¯s
family and medical history
8-3-4 Inquiry into the disease process
8-3-5 Inquiry into present symptoms
8-3-5-1 Chills and fever
8-3-5-2 Sweating
8-3-5-3 Inquiry into pain
8-3-5-4 Sleep
8-3-5-5 Diet and appetite
8-3-5-6 Stools and urine
8-3-5-7 Menstrual flow and vaginal
discharge
8-3-5-8 Children
8-4 Palpation
8-4-1 Taking the patient¡¯s pulse
8-4-1-1 The principle of the formation
of pulse indications and clinical significance of taking pulse
8-4-1-2 Location of palpation and pulse
8-4-1-3 Ways of taking pulse
8-4-1-4 Normal pulse indications
8-4-1-5 Abnormal pulse and its
indications
8-4-1-6 Compound pulse and its
indications
8-4-1-7 Diagnosis in accordance with
pulse and symptoms
8-4-2 Palpation of certain areas of the
body
8-4-2-1 Method and significance
8-4-2-2 Contents
9.
EIGHT GUIDING PRINCIPLES
9-1 Exterior and interior
9-1-1 Exterior syndromes
9-1-2 Interior syndromes
9-1-3 Identification of exterior and
interior syndromes
9-1-4 Relation between exterior and
interior syndromes
9-2 Cold and heat
9-2-1 Cold syndromes
9-2-2 Heat syndromes
9-2-3 Identification of cold and hot
syndromes
9-2-4 Relation between cold and hot
syndromes
9-2-4-1 Intermingling of cold and heat,
upper heat and lower cold
9-2-4-2 Transformation of cold and heat
9-2-4-3 True and false cold and heat
9-2-5 Relation between cold/heat and
exterior/interior
9-3 Deficiency and excess
9-3-1 Deficiency syndromes
9-3-2 Excess syndromes
9-3-3 Relation between deficiency and
excess syndromes
9-3-3-1 Intermingling between deficiency
and excess
9-3-3-2 Transformation of an excess
syndrome into a deficient syndrome
9-3-3-3 Excess syndrome caused by
deficiency syndrome
9-3-3-4 The true and false deficiency
and excess
9-3-4 Relation between deficiency and
excess, exterior and interior, cold and heat
9-3-4-1 Exterior-excess and
exterior-deficiency
9-3-4-2 Deficiency-cold and excess-cold
9-3-4-3 Deficiency-heat and excess-heat
9-4 Yin and yang
9-4-1 Yin and yang syndromes
9-4-1-1 Yin syndrome
9-4-1-2 Yang syndrome
9-4-1-3 Identification of yin and yang
syndromes
9-4-2 Insufficiencies of true yin and
yang
9-4-3 Depletion of yin and yang
10.
IDENTIFICATION OF SYNDROMES ACCORDING TO ZANG-FU (VISCERA)
10-1 Identification of syndromes
according to etiology
10-1-1 Identification of syndromes
according to the ¡° six excess¡±
and pestilential factor
10-1-1-1 Symptoms of pathogenic wind
10-1-1-2 Symptoms of pathogenic cold
10-1-1-3 Symptoms of exogenous
pathogenic summer-heat
10-1-1-4 Symptoms of pathogenic damp
10-1-1-5 Symptoms of pathogenic dryness
10-1-1-6 Symptoms of pathogenic fire
10-1-1-7 Symptoms of epidemic
pestilential diseases
10-1-2 Symptoms of the ¡°
seven emotions¡±
10-1-3 Injuries due to improper diet,
fatigue and lack of physical exercise and excessive sexual activity
10-1-3-1 Injury due to improper diet
10-1-3-2 Injury from fatigue and lack of
physical exercise
10-1-3-3 Injury from excessive sexual
activity
10-1-4 External injuries
10-1-4-1 Incised wound
10-1-4-2 Insect or animal bites
10-1-4-3 Injuries from falls, fractures,
sprains and strains
10-2 Identification of syndromes
according to qi, blood and body fluids
10-2-1 Identification of qi disorder
10-2-1-1 Qi deficiency syndrome
10-2-1-2 Trapped qi syndrome
10-2-1-3 Qi stasis syndrome
10-2-1-4 Qi regurgitation syndrome
10-2-2 Identification of blood disease
10-2-2-1 Blood deficiency syndrome
10-2-2-2 Blood stagnation syndrome
10-2-2-3 Blood-heat syndrome
10-2-3 Identification of syndromes
according to qi (vital energy) and xue (blood) phases
10-2-3-1 The obstructed qi and blood
syndrome
10-2-3-2 Deficient qi and blood syndrome
10-2-3-3 Deficient qi and blood loss
syndromes
10-2-3-4 The exhausted qi syndrome with
severe hemorrhage
10-2-4 Identification of body fluids
disease
10-2-4-1 Insufficient body fluids
10-2-4-2 Stagnant aqueous liquid
10-3 Identification of syndromes
according to zang-fu (viscera)
10-3-1 Identification of heart and small
intestine disorders
10-3-1-1 Deficiencies of heart qi and
yang
10-3-1-2 Deficiencies of heart blood and
heart yin
10-3-1-3 Excess heart fire
10-3-1-4 Phlegm confusing the mind and
phlegm-fire disturbing the heart
10-3-1-5 Stagnant and obstructed heart
blood
10-3-2 Identification of lung and large
intestine disorders
10-3-2-1 Deficient lung qi
10-3-2-2 Deficient lung yin
10-3-2-3 Invasion of the lung by
exogenous pathogenic cold
10-3-2-4 Obstruction of the lung by
pathogenic heat
10-3-2-5 Invasion of the lung by
pathogenic dryness
10-3-2-6 Lung blocked by pathogenic
phlegm-damp
10-3-2-7 Affection of the large
intestine by exogenous pathogenic damp-heat
10-3-2-8 Consumption of the large
intestine fluid
10-3-3 Identification of spleen and
stomach disorders
10-3-3-1 Deficient spleen and stomach qi
10-3-3-2 Deficient spleen yang
10-3-3-3 Blocked spleen qi
10-3-3-4 The spleen¡¯s failure to
govern blood
10-3-3-5 Pathogenic cold-damp stagnating
in the spleen
10-3-3-6 Pathogenic damp-heat stagnating
in the spleen and stomach
10-3-3-7 Stomach cold syndrome
10-3-3-8 Stomach fire syndrome
10-3-9 Food retention in the epigastrium
10-3-10 Insufficient stomach yin
10-3-4 Identification of liver and
gallbladder disorders
10-3-4-1 Stagnant liver qi
10-3-4-2 Blazing liver fire
10-3-4-3 Insufficient liver blood
10-3-4-4 Excess rise of liver yang
10-3-4-5 Liver wind moving internally
10-3-4-6 Cold stagnating in the Liver
Meridian
10-3-4-7 Pathogenic damp-heat stagnating
in the liver
10-3-4-8 Stasis of gallbladder qi and
disturbance of phlegm
10-3-5 Identification of kidney and
bladder disorders
10-3-5-1 Deficient kidney yang
10-3-5-2 Deficient kidney yin
10-3-5-3 Weak kidney qi
10-3-5-4 Insufficient kidney jing (vital
principle)
10-3-5-5 Exogenous pathogenic damp-heat
stagnating in the bladder
10-3-6 Identification of visceral
disorders
10-3-6-1 Disharmony between the heart
and kidney
10-3-6-2 Deficient heart and kidney yang
10-3-6-3 Qi deficiencies of the lung and
kidney
10-3-6-4 Deficient lung and kidney yin
10-3-6-5 Deficient liver and kidney yin
10-3-6-6 Deficient spleen and kidney
yang
10-3-6-7 Deficient heart and lung qi
10-3-6-8 Deficient spleen and lung qi
10-3-9 Disharmony between liver and
spleen
10-3-10 Disharmony between liver and
stomach
10-3-11 Weak heart and spleen
10-3-12 The lung invaded by liver fire
10-4 Identification of syndromes with
the names of the six meridians
10-4-1 Taiyang diseases
10-4-1-1 The taiyang syndrome due to
wind attack
10-4-1-2 The taiyang syndrome due to
cold attack
10-4-2 Yangming disease
10-4-2-1 The yangming syndrome in the
meridian
10-4-2 The yangming syndrome in the yang
viscera
10-4-3 Shaoyang disease
10-4-4 Taiyin disease
10-4-5 Shaoyin disease
10-4-5-1 The syndrome of cold conversion
of shaoyin (disease)
10-4-5-2 The syndrome of thermal
conversion of shaoyin (disease)
10-4-6 Jueyin disease
10-5 Identification of
syndromes according to the principle of ying (nutrition), wei (defence), qi
(vital energy) and xue (blood) phases
10-5-1 The syndrome at the wei (defense)
phase
10-5-2 The syndrome at the qi (vital
energy) phase
10-5-3 The syndrome at the ying
(nutrition) phase
10-5-4 The syndrome at the xue (blood)
phase
10-6 Identification of syndromes
according to the triple energizer
10-6-1 Damp-heat in the upper energizer
10-6-2 Damp-heat in the middle energizer
10-6-3 Damp-heat in the lower energizer
11.
GENERAL RULES OF PREVENTION AND TREATMENT
11-1 Prevention
11-1-1 Prevention against disease
11-1-1-1 Building up health and
strengthening body resistance against the pathogenic factor
11-1-1-2 Prevention against the invasion
of the pathogenic factor
11-1-2 Prevention against disease from
developing and changing
11-1-2-1 Early diagnosis and treatment
11-1-2-2 Reinforcement of
the unaffected part according to the rule of movement and transformation of
disease
11-2 General rules of treatment
11-2-1 Treating a disease by tracing its
primary cause
11-2-1-1 Regular (or routine) and
contrary treatments
11-2-1-2 Treatment of biao (secondary)
and ben (primary) diseases
11-2-2 Reinforcing the anti-pathogenic
factor and eliminating the pathogenic factor
11-2-2-1 Reinforcing the anti-pathogenic
factor and eliminating the pathogenic factor
11-2-2-2 The principle of reinforcing
the anti-pathogenic factor and eliminating the pathogenic factor
11-2-3 Regulating yin and yang
11-2-3-1 Reducing a relative excess
11-2-3-2 Reinforcing a relative decline
11-2-4 Regulating the function of the
viscera
11-2-5 Regulating the relation between
qi and blood
11-2-6 Treatment of a disease according
to season, environment and individual constitution
11-2-6-1 Treatment of a disease
according to the season
11-2-6-2 Treatment of a disease
according to the geographical environment
11-2-6-3 Treatment of a disease
according to the individual
11-2-7 Application of the general rules
of treatment
11-2-7-1 Application of the eight
principal therapies
11-2-7-2
Application of the eight principal therapies in
coordination
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