| The Water Element in Traditional Chinese Medicine There are a number of .pdf papers available for viewing and 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 sources which provide a reasonably detailed and comprehensive view of this component of TCM. The most important of these sources are: Larre & Rochat (1994) The Kidneys: Chinese Medicine from the Classics. Monkey Press/ Ricci Institute. Larre & Rochat (1992) The Secret Treatise of the Spiritual Orchid. Monkey Press. Larre & Rochat (1996) The Seven Emotions. Monkey Press. Wiseman & Feng (1998) A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine. Paradigm. Deadman et al (1998) A Manual of Acupuncture. JCM Publications.
The Water Element
An Introductory Overview: Kidneys and Urinary Bladder Kidneys: Yin Organ of the Water Element
from the Nei Jing Jing Yi. The Kidneys thesaurize the Essences, the Kidneys master the Marrow and the bones, the Kidneys have charge of arousing the power; skill and ability stem from them. The Kidneys master the liquids.
Urinary Bladder: Yang Organ of the Water Element
from the Zhong Yi Ji Qu Li Lun.
Kidneys Pathology. Principal Causes of Disease. Principal Symptoms. Principal Patterns.
Kidneys, Shen, an Instructive Discussion. Urinary Bladder, Pang Guang, an Instructive Discussion. Conclusion.
The Kidneys: in the Chinese Medicine Classics: Su Wen
The Character for the Kidneys, Shen. Su Wen chapter 1, the Way of Heaven. Su Wen chapter 2, Winter, etc. Su Wen chapter 9. Su Wen chapter 8. Su Wen chapter 52. Su Wen chapter 5, North, etc. The Kidneys: in other TCM Classic Texts
Ling Shu chapter 29, Nan Jing Difficulty 36, Nan Jing Difficulty 39, Ling Shu chapter 2, Ling Shu chapter 8, Questions, Ming Men.
Water Element: Meridians & Points
Kidneys: Meridians & Points
Kidneys (Shen), Summary of Zang Functions
Kidneys Channel of foot Shao Yin [Zu Shao Yin Shen Jing];
including the Primary Kidneys Meridian, Kidneys Divergent Meridian, Kidneys Luo (Connecting) Meridian, Kidneys Muscle-Tendino (Sinew) Meridian, Deadman’s Meridian Commentary. Points of the Kidneys Zang, part I.
Points of the Kidneys Zang, part II. Urinary Bladder: Meridians & Points
Urinary Bladder (Pang Guang), Summary of Fu Functions
Urinary Bladder Channel of foot Tai Yang [Zu Tai Yang Pang Guang Jing];
including the Urinary Bladder Primary Meridian, Urinary Bladder Divergent Meridian, Urinary Bladder Luo (Connecting) Meridian, Urinary Bladder Muscle-Tendino Meridian, Deadman’s Meridian Commentary. Points of the Urinary Bladder Fu, part I.
Points of the Urinary Bladder Fu, part II;
Urinary Bladder Fu Points, part III.
Urinary Bladder Fu Points, part IV.
Water Element Disease Patterns
Kidneys & Urinary Bladder
Kidneys Disease Patterns List, Urinary Bladder Disease Patterns List.
Many Water Element Disease Patterns Described: Kidneys Simple Patterns, Kidneys Combined Patterns, Urinary Bladder Disease Patterns.
Emotions: Water Element
Five Wills (Wu Zhi), Will and Purpose (Zhi Yi), The Emotions in Su Wen Chapter 39.
Fear (Kong): Fear and the Kidneys, Fear and the Stomach, Fear and the Spleen, Fear and the Lungs, Fear and the Heart, Fear and the Liver, Lack of Fear.
A Light Interlude : LI 8
A Not-So-Light Interlude : NSL 8
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