| | | The Wood 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 Liver: 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 Wood Element : An Introductory Overview
Introduction, Su Wen Chapter 8.
The Liver & Gall Bladder: Overview from the NeiJing JingYi
The Liver: Yin Organ of the Wood Element. The Liver has the office of general of the armed forces, The Liver stores Blood, The Liver masters the muscular forces, It flourishes in the nails.
The Gall Bladder: Yang Organ of the Wood Element.
Liver & Gall Bladder Pathology: Principal Symptoms of Wood Element Disharmonies, Principal Causes of Disease in the Liver, Liver syndromes, summary: Principal Causes of Disease in the Gall Bladder, Gall Bladder syndromes, summary.
Classical Text References.
The Liver; an Instructive Discussion. The Gall Bladder; an Instructive Discussion. More details on the Gall Bladder. Injuries to the Gall Bladder.
The Liver, in the Chinese Medicine Classics
Physiology and Functions of the Liver, the Liver Stores the Blood, the Formation of Blood, the Liver is Master of all that makes Free Flow and Circulation, the Liver and the Emotions, Blood Circulation, Digestion and Absorption, Relationship with the Triple Heater, the Liver in Relation to Left and Right, Muscular Forces, Nails, Eyes, the Heavenly Stems, Jue Yin.
Causes of Disease in the Liver, Wind, Emotions, Alcohol, Sexual Excess.
Liver Functions and Related Symptomatology, Pushing upward and surging up, Free circulation and flow, Motion and shaking, Blurred vision, Headaches, Menstruation, Wood and Metal.
Some Details of Liver and Gall Bladder Syndromes, Liver Qi obstructed and Knotted, Liver Fire blazes upwards (or Full Fire in the Liver meridian), Damp Heat in the Liver and Gall Bladder, Cold blocks the Liver network, Liver Wind moves Inside, Emptiness of Liver Yin.
Wood Element: Meridians & Points
Liver: Meridians & Points
Liver (Gan), Summary of Zang Functions
Liver Channel of foot Jue Yin [Zu Jue Yin Gan Jing];
including the Primary Liver Meridian, Liver Divergent Meridian, Liver Luo (Connecting) Meridian, Liver Muscle-Tendino (Sinew) Meridian, Deadman’s Meridian Commentary. Points of the Liver Zang, part I.
Points of the Liver Zang, part II. Gall Bladder: Meridians & Points
Gall Bladder (Dan), Summary of Fu Functions
Gall Bladder Channel of foot Shao Yang, [Zu Shao Yang Dan Jing];
including the Gall Bladder Primary Meridian, Gall Bladder Divergent Meridian, Gall Bladder Luo (Connecting) Meridian, Gall Bladder Muscle-Tendino Meridian, Deadman’s Meridian Commentary. Points of the Gall Bladder Fu, part I.
Points of the Gall Bladder Fu, part II;
Gall Bladder Fu Points, part III.
Wood Element Disease Patterns, Liver & Gall Bladder
Liver Disease Patterns List, Gall Bladder Disease Patterns List.
Many Wood Element Disease Patterns Described: Liver Simple Patterns, Liver Combined Patterns, Gall Bladder Disease Patterns. The Wood Element in the Chinese Medicine Classics, part I
Su Wen chapter 2, Su Wen chapter 4. The Wood Element in the Chinese Medicine Classics, part II
Su Wen chapter 5, Su Wen chapter 9, the Hun. Questions. Emotions, Wood Element
Five Wills (Wu Zhi), Will and Purpose (Zhi Yi), The Emotions in Su Wen Chapter 39. Anger (Nu): Anger and the Liver, Anger and the Kidneys, Anger and the Heart, Violent anger (Da Nu). Furious madness (Kuang Nu). Fright (Jing): Fright and the Heart, Fright and the Liver, Fright and the Gall Bladder.
A Light Interlude : LI 4
A Not-So-Light Interlude : NSL 4
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