Compendium of Traditional Chinese Medicine E-Book

Serena Chellini

• Herausgeber: Youcanprint
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

With extraordinary skill, and using a clear and direct language, the author takes us on a journey through the ancient wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine. By ably mastering the subject, she provides the reader with a valuable tool that allows him to safely navigate through this vast topic. This compendium is clearly laid out and is not only extremely useful to experienced therapists, but, thanks to its ease of consultation and accessibility, it is an excellent source of information for those who are approaching the study of this ancient discipline for the first time. The basic principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine are explained by the author with great simplicity. She shows us with clarity and precision the interrelation between symptoms and imbalances, the mapping of points and meridians is easily readable, and even the Extraordinary Channels, which, unfortunately, are often overlooked by other TCM texts, are dealt with clearly and in detail. The author does not use complicated language but conveys everything the reader needs to know about Traditional Chinese Medicine in an easy to read style; this compendium is full of information like an encyclopedia and at the same time it is essential and synthetic like a notebook.

Leseprobe

CONTENTS

Translator’s review

Preface

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Yin – Yang

Main pathological manifestations

The 6 energy levels

The five elements:

- Water

- Wood

- Fire

- Earth

- Metal

Generating sequence (Sheng Cycle)

Inhibiting or controlling sequence (Ko Cycle)

Overwhelming sequence (Cheng Cycle)

Insulting sequence (Wu Cycle)

Vital substances:

- Jing (Essence)

- Qi (Energy)

- Xue (Blood)

- Jin-Ye (Body fluids)

Relationship between organs and vital substances

External pathogenic factors:

- Wind

- Heat

- Fire

- Cold

- Dampness

- Phlegm

- Dryness

Internal pathogenic factors:

- Anger

- Joy

- Sadness

- Worry

- Obsessive thoughts

- Fear

- Shock

The Eight Diagnostic Principles:

- Yin / Yang

- Internal / External

- Empty / Deficiency – Full / Excess

- Cold / Heat

Syndromes of Qi, Blood and Body Fluids:

- Qi Syndromes

- Blood Syndromes

- Body Fluid Syndromes

Energy network:

- Principle meridians (Jing Mai)

- Distinct or divergent meridians (Jing Bei Zheng)

- Tendinomuscular channels (Jing Jin)

- Luo channels

The three Dantiems

Jing / Qi / Shen

The six Extraordinary Fu viscera

The 12 channels and the 3 levels of existence

Lower Brain points

Middle Brain points

Higher Brain points

Window of Heaven points

Window points for 'Ni Qi' (Rebel Qi)

The 5 Shu points

Specific points

Extraordinary viscera:

- The Brain

- The Marrows

- The Bone

- The Blood vessels

- The Gall Bladder

- The Uterus

Interrelationship between organs

Lung

Lung Meridian Points

Large Intestine

Large Intestine Meridian Points

Stomach

Stomach Meridian Points

Spleen

Spleen Meridian Points

Heart

Heart Meridian Points

Small Intestine

Small Intestine Meridian Points

Bladder

Bladder Meridian Points

Kidney

Kidney Meridian Points

Pericardium

Pericardium Meridian Points

Triple Burner

Triple Burner Meridian Points

Gall Bladder

Gall Bladder Meridian Points

Liver

Liver Meridian Points

Extraordinary Vessels (Qi Jing Ba Mai)

- Opening points

- Coupled points

- Other Combinations

Different Functions – Activating the Functions

Chong Mai - Penetrating Vessel

Specific points of Chong Mai

Ren Mai - Conception Vessel

Specific points of Ren Mai

Du Mai - Governing Vessel

Specific points of Du Mai

Dai Mai – Girdling Vessel

Specific points of Dai Mai

Wei Mai – Linking Vessels

Yang Wei

Specific points of Yang Wei

Yin Wei

Specific points of Yin Wei

Qiao Mai – Springing Vessels

Yang Qiao

Yin Qiao

Specific points of Yang Qiao

Specific points of the Yin Qiao

Windows of Heaven

Summary of the Extraordinary Vessels

Ways of treating Extraordinary Vessels

Bibliography

Contents

TRANSLATOR'S REVIEW

I was delighted to be entrusted with the task of translating Serena’s book on Traditional Chinese Medicine because, as a Shiatsu therapist and translator, I looked forward to working on a subject dear to my heart and hoped I would learn more about the subject as I translated.

I was not disappointed; it is a book full of interesting facts and areas of study that are not often found together. As Serena says in her introduction, this book is a collection of notes from years of seminars and courses and it introduces topics that are very remarkable and inspiring.

Each chapter has precious gems of information; the chapter on The Extraordinary Organs is particularly interesting and the many pages on the Extraordinary Vessels, their points and uses, is especially fascinating. There are lots of useful suggestions and snippets of information that have helped clarify many things that previously had never been very clear to me.

It is a very readable book. It can be read from start to finish or flicked through and the chapters read in any order. The layout is inviting too; the print is clear and the pages not overcrowded.

I also had the pleasure of meeting Serena Chellini when we spent a few days together at her home in Tuscany going through the translation.

She is a peaceful, gentle woman and her Shen radiates from her eyes and warmed my soul.

Iolanda Foschetti

PREFACE

Initially I began to write this compendium for my own personal use so that I could have all the information at my fingertips, the knowledge I had acquired through more than ten years of study, seminars and practice.

From the start, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Shiatsu have captured my curiosity and with great passion, I have continuously strived to deepen my knowledge.

My aim is to provide basic and important information about TCM, which can be easily and quickly consulted.

I realize that certain topics cannot perhaps be completely comprehensive, but for any in depth facts, techniques and maps, I recommend looking at the existing specific texts available.

In all these years of practice, these 'notes' have been very helpful to me and I hope with all my heart that they can be useful to all those committed to travelling along this same evolutionary path.

May everyone find the road to self-realization and may their knowledge benefit others.

Enjoy this book and all the best in your work!

Acknowledgements

Yeshi Dhonden, the first person to show me how to work with love and passion

My parents

Massimo, my husband and life partner

My Masters and teachers

All my patients

Life, the greatest Teacher

And all of you who read this

May joy, health and prosperity fill each and every existence.

“In the pursuit of learning,

everyday something is acquired.

In the pursuit of Tao,

everyday something is dropped.

“Less and less is done

Until non-action is achieved.

When nothing is done,

nothing is left undone.

The world is ruled by letting things take their course.

It cannot be ruled by interfering.”

Lao Tzu 'Tao Te Ching’

ABBREVIATIONS

HT

Heart

LV

Liver

LI

Large Intestine

SI

Small Intestine

SP

Spleen

PC

Pericardium

LU

Lungs

KD

Kidney

ST

Stomach

TB

Triple Burner

BL

Bladder

GB

Gall Bladder

CV

Conception Vessel (Ren Mai)

GV

Governing Vessel (Du Mai

YIN – YANG

Opposing but complementary qualities.

Interdependent: one cannot exist without the other.

A two-stage process of change and transformation of all natural phenomena.

Each contains the root of the other.

Yang is external and protects, while Yin is internal and nourishes.

YIN is receptivity, the state of inertia and potential energy, the deep, dark and mysterious side. It is symbolized by the element Water for its natural tendency to flow downwards and to adapt to any shape and container, and also by the element Earth, that sustains and nourishes.

The Female Principle.

YANG is activity, action, the expression of potential energy, brightness, superficial, visible. It is symbolized by the element Fire for its natural tendency to move incessantly upwards, for its lightness and instability.

The Male Principle.

The Yang Meridians can be used to strengthen the Yang, to defend against external pathogenic factors, and to eliminate them when they have already invaded the body.

The Yin Meridians can be used to tonify the Yin.

All the Yang Meridians start or end on the head. Yang energy tends to rise and, in pathological situations, can cause the face and eyes to become red (Heat or Fire rising).

The head is often affected by Yang pathogenic factors such as Wind and Summer Heat.

The points on the head can also be used to increase Yang energy.

The chest and abdomen, being Yin, are easily affected by Yin pathogenic factors, such as Cold and Dampness.

The area above the navel (Yang) is easily affected by Yang pathogenic factors, such as Wind, whilst the area below the navel (Yin) is affected by Yin factors such as Dampness.

The Fu Organs are Yang: they transform and digest food, expelling impure residues; they communicate with the external world.

The Zang Organs are Yin: they accumulate the pure essences produced through the transformation process carried out by the Viscera, namely Qi, Blood, Body Fluids and Jing.

However, every organ has within it both a Yin and Yang aspect.

The structure of the actual organ, and the vital substances contained within, reflect the Yin aspect, while the functional activity of the organ reflects the Yang.

YANG

YIN

Day

Night

Brightness

Darkness

Summer

Winter

South

North

Outside

Inside

Sun

Moon

Heaven

Earth

Circle

Square

Activity

Rest

Movement

Receptiveness

Time

Space

Above

Below

Expansion

Contraction

Extroversion

Introversion

Energy

Matter

Light

Heavy

Male

Female

Rationality

Intuition

Rising

Descending

Fire

Water

Hot

Cold

Function

Structure

Viscera

Organs

Agitation

Tranquillity

Dry

Wet

Hard

Soft

Fast

Slow

Odd

Even

MAIN PATHOLOGICAL MANIFESTATIONS

YANG

YIN

Acute, recent illness

Chronic illness

Rapid onset

Gradual onset

Rapid changes of the illness

Illness that evolves slowly

Heat

Cold

Restlessness, insomnia

Drowsiness, slowed attention

Throws off the covers

Wants to be covered up

Stretches out in bed

Curls up in bed

Warm body and limbs

Cold body and limbs

Red face

Pale face

Prefers cold drinks

Prefers hot drinks

Strong voice, talks a lot

Weak voice, prefers not to talk

Deep, strong breathing

Weak, superficial breathing,

Thirst

Absence of thirst

Scanty, dark urine

Abundant, pale urine

Constipation

Loose stools

Red tongue with yellow coating

Pale tongue

THE 6 ENERGY LEVELS

Qi is divided into three levels/aspects: Tai (greater, adult, maturity, maximum), Shao (lesser, youth, middle), Jue (terminal, senior, wisdom, minimum).

These energies flow through the body along the principle meridians that take their name from the energy level.

TAI YIN

The most superficial Yin that connects to Yang.

The mother, receptivity; Earth that opens herself to receive the energy from Heaven.

Quality: reflection, deliberation, depth, receptiveness, ability to open up to others, etc.

Imbalance: heaviness, communication difficulties, shutting out etc.

Lung (Shou Tai Yin) - Spleen (Zu Tae Yin)

SHAO YIN

A deeper form of Yin. The most intimate.

The source of life. The origin of Water (Yin) and Fire (Yang).

Quality: the ability to seduce, vitality, open heart, motivation, inner strength, etc.

Imbalance: introversion, shutting out, depression, etc.

Heart (Shou Shao Yin) – Kidney (Zu Shao Yin)

JUE YIN

Connects the Tai and the Shao Yin. The end of the Yin that leaves space for the Yang.

Completion, end.

Quality: openness to others, communication, etc.

Imbalance: submission, inability to battle on, giving up easily, etc.

Pericardium (Shou Jue Yin) - Liver (Zu Jue Yin)

TAI YANG

The great Yang. The most Yang of Yang. The most superficial.

The father, who sustains, makes rules and gives direction.

It represents an opening to the outside and it is the first defensive energy the body has against external attacks.

Quality: framework, organizational skills, structure, completeness, etc.

Imbalances: sense of confusion, blockage, rigidity, etc.

Small Intestine (Shou Tai Yang) - Bladder (Zu Tai Yang)

SHAO YANG

Connects the most superficial level of energy (Tai Yang) with the deepest level of energy (Yang Ming) and the various parts of the body.

It also regulates the flow of Yang energy throughout the whole body.

Quality: dynamism, vitality, communication skills, sense of justice, kindness, etc.

Imbalances: restlessness, a feeling of disorientation, contradiction, etc.

Triple Burner (Shou Shao Yang) - Gall Bladder (Zu Shao Yang)

YANG MING

Connects to the most superficial Yin.

It represents the deepest form of Yang that protects, preserves, purifies and transforms Qi.

Quality: introspection, reflection, integration, etc.

Imbalances: excessive defence, difficulties with learning and assimilation, etc.

Large Intestine (Shou Yang Ming) - Stomach (Zu Yang Ming)

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YIN

YANG

TAI YIN

TAI YANG

(associated with Wei Qi)

LU - SP

(Shou and Zu Tai Yin)

SI – BL

(Shou and Zu Tai Yang)

Damp

Cold

SHAO YIN

SHAO YANG

HT - KD

(Shou and Zu Shao Yin)

TB – GB

(Shou and Zu Shao Yang)

Heat

Fire

JUE YIN

YANG MING

PC - LV

(Shou and Zu Jue Yin)

LI - ST

(Shou and Zu Yang Ming)

Wind

Dryness

THE FIVE ELEMENTS

WATER

MOVEMENT:

DOWNWARDS

YIN-YANG:

VERY YIN/MAXIMUM YIN

DIRECTION:

NORTH

SEASON:

WINTER

PATHOGENIC FACTOR:

COLD

EVOLUTION:

ACCUMULATION – STORAGE

ORGAN:

KIDNEY

VISCERA:

BLADDER

COLOUR:

BLUE – BLACK

EMOTION:

FEAR

SPIRITUAL RESOURCE:

WILL POWER

SOUND:

GROAN, MOAN

CHARACTERISTIC:

TO TREMBLE

SENSE:

HEARING

SENSE ORGAN:

EARS

TISSUES:

BONES AND BONE MARROW

BODY FLUIDS:

SALIVA, SPIT, URINE

ORIFICES:

GENITALS, URETHRA, ANUS

EXTERNAL PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION:

HAIR

TASTE:

SALTY

ODOUR:

PUTRID

PLANET:

MERCURY

ANIMALS:

TURTLE

NUMBERS:

1-6

Water is the source of life.

It flows, hydrates and purifies.

Its nature is to flow downwards and fill every space it encounters.

It transports substances, nourishment.

It may be clear or cloudy, gentle and powerful, it can flow or stagnate.

The human body is mainly made up of water and this element governs the more internal parts of the body (spinal cord, brain, bones and bone marrow).

If there is an imbalance in the Water element, it can cause an imbalance in every aspect of the Body-Mind-Spirit.

IMBALANCES:

– Weakness in the joints.

– Dryness and thirst.

– Frequency or infrequency of urination.

– Excess or deficiency of perspiration.

– Kidney disease.

– Reduced metabolism.