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Epimedium, also known as barrenwort, bishop's hat, fairy wings, horny goat weed, or yin yang huo (Chinese: 淫羊藿; pinyin: Yínyánghùo; Wade–Giles: Yin²-yang²-huo⁴), is a genus of flowering plants in the family Berberidaceae.
In Vietnam, traditional medicine comprises Thuoc Bac (Northern Medicine) and Thuoc Nam (Southern Medicine). Only those who can understand Chinese characters could diagnose and prescribe remedies in Northern Medicine. The theory of Northern Medicine is based on the Yin-Yang interactions and the eight trigrams, as used in Chinese Medicine.
Primordial analogies for these aspects are the sun-facing (yang) and the shady (yin) side of a hill. [32] Two other commonly used representational allegories of yin and yang are water and fire. [73] In the yin–yang theory, detailed attributions are made regarding the yin or yang character of things:
] Edzard Ernst "concluded that adverse effects of herbal medicines are an important albeit neglected subject in dermatology, which deserves further systematic investigation." [ 37 ] Research suggests that the toxic heavy metals and undeclared drugs found in Chinese herbal medicines might be a serious health issue.
Abbreviated as BL or UB (urinary bladder), described in Chinese as 足太阳膀胱经穴; 足太陽膀胱經 "The Bladder channel of Foot, Greater Yang". An alternative numbering scheme for the "appended part" (beginning with Bl-41 in the list below), which places the outer line along the spine after Bl-35 ( 會陽 ) instead of Bl-40 ( 委中 ...
When the two (Yin+Yang) forces are united they create a divine energy, which supports the flow of all life. Yin organs represent: femininity, coldness, compression, darkness, and submission. Yang organs represent: masculinity, expansion, heat, motion, and action. This duality (yin+yang) must be in balance or else disease of the mind and body ...
Tai Yang or Greater Yang; Yang Ming or Bright Yang; Shao Yang or Lesser Yang; Tai Yin or Greater Yin; Shao Yin or Lesser Yin; Jue Yin or Terminal Yin; As can be seen the names of the levels are the same as the names of the head and foot pairs of acupuncture meridians. The order is roughly the order that a disease takes as you go from health to ...
Quality of Yin or Yang Extremity Five Elements Organ Time of Day Taiyin Lung Channel of Hand (手太陰肺經) or Hand's Major Yin Lung Meridian: Greater Yin (taiyin, 太陰) Hand (手) Metal (金) Lung (肺) 寅; yín; 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. Shaoyin Heart Channel of Hand (手少陰心經) or Hand's Minor Yin Heart Meridian: Lesser Yin (shaoyin ...