06/04/2025
Popular Science of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Purpose: Use the simplest language to explain the most practical principles!
1. Illness:
Illness and health are relative. Discomfort is already illness; having “essence, Qi, and spirit” means being healthy. Essence (Jing) is material, Qi is energy, and Shen (spirit) is the external manifestation of essence and Qi. Essence and Qi nourish and depend on each other. It's hard to imagine someone who is muscular and agile yet has no spirit. Likewise, someone with abundant Qi and Shen must be physically upright, flexible, and have smoothly circulating Qi and blood — in other words, healthy.
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