| | | The Metal Element of Traditional Chinese Medicine There are 15 papers available for viewing or download on this web page. As with the other papers available in this Five Elements section of the ACU CENTRE website, the papers available on this page are a selected and edited amalgam of information garnered from various quality sources which provide a reasonably detailed and comprehensive look at this component of TCM.
Metal element : Introduction and Overview The Lung, Yin Organ of the Metal Element
The Lung: an Overview, from the Nei Jing Jing Yi
Lung Pathology: Principal Causes of Disease, Principal Symptoms, Principal Patterns
(A),LUNG, FEI; (B),TAN ZHONG; (C),LARGE INTESTINE, DA CHANG
Metal Element Meridians & Points
Lung
Lungs (Fei), Summary of Zang Functions
Lung Channel of hand Tai Yin [Shou Tai Yin Fei Jing];
including the Primary Lung Meridian, Deadman’s Meridian Commentary, Lung Divergent Meridian, Lung Luo (Connecting) Meridian, Lung Muscle-Tendino (Sinew) Meridian
Points of the Lung Zang Large Intestine
Large Intestine (Da Chang), Summary of Fu Functions
Large Intestine Channel of hand Yang Ming [Shou Yang Ming Da Chang Jing];
including the Large Intestine Primary Meridian, Deadman’s Meridian Commentary, Large Intestine Divergent Meridian, Large Intestine Luo (Connecting) Meridian, Large Intestine Muscle-Tendino Meridian.
Points of the Large Intestine Fu, part#1
Large Intestine Fu Points, part#2
Metal Element: Neural Innervation of Acupuncture Points
Lung Point Innervation & Spinal Cord Segments
Large Intestine Point Innervation & Spinal Cord Segments
Metal Disease Patterns, Lung & Large Intestine
Metal Diseases, part#1
Lung, Large Intestine, and Yang Ming Summary Tables of Disease Patterns.
Metal Diseases, part#2
Lung Disease Patterns List, Large Intestine Disease Patterns List, Yang Ming [Yang Brightness] Disease Patterns List.
Many Metal Disease Patterns Described: Lung Simple Patterns, Lung Combined Patterns, Large Intestine Disease Patterns, Yang Ming [Yang Brightness] Disease Patterns
Metal Emotions
Metal Emotions, part#1
Seven Emotions (Qi Qing), Introduction, Emotion (Qing), Seven (Qi), Ling Shu Chapter 8
Metal Emotions, part#2
Five Wills (Wu Zhi), Will and Purpose (Zhi Yi), The Emotions in Su Wen Chapter 39,
Sadness (Bei): Sadness and the Liver, Xin Xi and Xin Bao Luo, Sadness and the Heart, Tears (Yan Lei). Anxiety/ Oppression (You): Fear and the Lung.
Metal & the Lung, in the Chinese Medicine Classics
Metal Classics I
The Ideogram for the Lung, Su Wen Chapter 2, Su Wen Chapter 5.
Metal Classics II
Su Wen Chapter 8: Other Nei Jing Texts; Su Wen Chapter 9, Su Wen Chapter 10,, Ling Shu Chapter 29, Su Wen Chapter 46, The Lung as a Canopy,, Su Wen Chapter 44, The Lung as Leader,, The Lung and the Breaths, Wei Qi, Su Wen Chapter 18, The Great Luo of the Stomach, xu li,, Zong Qi and the Six Breaths. Metal Classics III
The Seven Po, The Lung and Grief, The Lung and the Processing of Liquid and Solid Food, The Lung as Judge, The Lung and the Breaths in Su Wen Chapter 9, The Lung and the Radial Pulse, The Lung and the Nose, The Shape and Size of the Lung, Pathways Through the Lung. The Lung in Other Classical Texts. Lung Pathology in the Nei Jing: Ling Shu Chapter 30, Su Wen Chapter 2, Su Wen Chapter 22.
REFERENCES
A Light Interlude : LI 6
A Not-So-Light Interlude : NSL 6 |
