Relationship to the mouth
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San Jiaos
Three Burners Upper Jiao Middle Jiao Lower Jiao

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Treatment of Disease
Tieh Ta Herbal Medicine Food Therapy Mental Health and Relaxation Therapy Physical Exercise Massage Therapy Acupuncture and Cupping

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Acupuncture
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Acupuncture
Over 500 Acupuncture Points!
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Acupuncture
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Conclusion

Long documented history

Holistic approach
Balance

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Basic elements of the material world
– – – – – Wood Fire Earth Metal Water
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The Five Elements Theory
Elements
Wood Flavors Zang Fu Senses Tissue Directions Changes Color sour liver gall bladder eye tendon east germinate green Fire bitter heart sm. Intestine tongue vessel south grow red Earth sweet spleen stomach mouth muscle center transform yellow Metal pungent lung lg. intestine nose hair/skin west reap white Water salty kidney urinary ear bone north store black 9
The Meridian Cycle
Meridians are classified as Yin or Yang One continuous flow

– – – –

From torso to fingertip From fingertip to face From face to feet From feet to torso
Holistic approach Disharmony causes illness and disease

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Theory: Models of the Body
Yin and Yang Five Elements Zang Fu Meridian San Jiao

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The Yin-Yang Theory
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Beth Patrizi April 22, 2007
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History

Developed over several thousand years
– Mongolia

Origin in ancient Taoist philosophy
– a person is an energy system – body and mind are unified – Influenced by environment
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Zang-Fu Theory

Describes the functions of the organs of the body and the interactions that occur between them.
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Bodily Organs

Zang organs (Yin )
– – – – – – Liver Heart Spleen Lung Kidney Pericardium
– – – – – –
(the dark element)

Yang (the bright element)
– – – – – – Active Light Masculine Upward-Seeking Day Symbolized by Fire or Wind
Passive Dark Feminine Downward-Seeking Night Symbolized by Water or ang)
– – – – – – Gall bladder Small intestine Stomach Large intestine Urinary San jiao (metabolism)

Qi = Energy Flow
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The Five Elements Theory
All phenomena consists of two opposite, yet complementary, aspects Yin and Yang Continual mutual restriction and interaction

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Yin-Yang Comparison

Yin