A Fun Talk About Traditional Chinese Medicine

Author: Yang Fucang
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
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In the spring months, it is called the season of germination. Heaven and earth are both born, and all things flourish. Go to bed late and rise early, take long walks in the courtyard, let down your hair and relax your body to invigorate the will. Give birth and do not kill, bestow and do not take, reward and do not punish. This is the response to the spring qi and the way of nourishing life. To defy it will harm the liver, and in summer, there will be cold edges, with insufficient nourishment for growth.
In the summer months, it is called the season of flourishing and beauty. Heaven and earth interact, and all things bloom and bear fruit. Go to bed late and rise early, without tiring of the sun. Let the will be free of anger, allowing the flowers and fruits to mature, and letting the qi be released. If one’s love is outward, this is the response to the summer qi and the way of nurturing growth. — The Great Treatise on Regulating the Spirit According to the Four Seasons
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a national treasure of the Chinese nation, a rich and precious material and spiritual legacy left by the Chinese nation in its struggle against nature and disease throughout history. Regarding its origins, there are many differing views, all shrouded in a mysterious aura. Looking back at the five thousand years of Chinese medical history, one cannot help but marvel at the miraculous powers of TCM. It is truly said:
Removing bones and moving blood, exhausting its power;
Luring insects to break tumors, exhausting its skill;
Subduing wind and driving demons, exhausting its formulas.
The mouths, eyes, ears, noses, skin, hair, hands, feet, five viscera, six bowels, and all organs of patients are brought back from the brink by extraordinary masters. This book selects some of these legendary cases, which are both medical records and stories.