Detailed explanation of major points of Traditional Chinese Medicine

1. Acupuncture & Oriental
Medicine for the Future
Presented by Dr. George Love
Love Chinese Medicine
The way to Healthy Happiness

2. YANG & YIN
Sunny & Shady Side of Hill
Top & Bottom
Left & Right
Thin & Wide
Heavy & Light
Back & Front

3. Yin & Yang relationships
 HEAVEN & EARTH
 HOT & COLD
 DRY & DAMP
 MALE & FEMALE
 DRAGON & TIGER

4. 4
Ch’i - Qi- (Chee)
 QI - BREATH
Electro-magnetic
Energy that
circulates through
defined pathways
called
MERIDIANS

5. 5 ELEMENT CHART
HEART
S .I.
LUNG
L.I.KIDNEY
BLADDER
LIVER
G. BL.
FIRE
WOOD
WATER METAL
SPLEEN
STOMACH
EARTH

6. EARTH ELEMENT
MASTER OF DIGESTION
SPLEEN & STOMACH
CONTROLS TRANSFORMATION AND
TRANSPORTATION OF BODY FLUIDS
KEEPS BLOOD IN BLOOD VESSELS
AFECTED BY SUGAR & OVER-
CONSUMPTION OF SWEETS & MUCUS
FORMING FOODS
INJURED BY WORRY OR
OVERCONTEMPLATION

7. Earth Relationships
 Nourished by
Heart
 Nourishes
Lung
 Controls
Kidney
 Controlled by
Liver
EARTH
ELEMENT
NURTURES
METAL

8. METAL ELEMENT
LUNG & LARGE INTESTINE
Respiration, Nose and Throat
Opening and Closing of the pores of
the skin
Injured by not chewing food,
accumulation of Mucus forming foods
Affected by Grief

9. Metal Relationships
 Nourishes
Kidney
 Nourished
by Spleen
 Controlled
by heart
 Controls
Liver
METAL ELEMENT
NURTURES WATER

10. WATER ELEMENT
 KIDNEY & BLADDER
 Filters all body fluids
 Endocrine Gland function
 Reservoir of Sexual Energy
 Affected by Fear & Anxiety
 Injured by excessive sitting or standing
 Salt consumption

11. Water Relationships
 Nourished
by Lungs
 Nourishes
Liver
 Controls
Heart
 Controlled
by Spleen

12. WOOD ELEMENT
 LIVER & GALL BLADDER -Affected by
 CAFFEINE, ALCOHOL, DRUGS,
 SPICY, GREASY, FRIED FOODS,
 CONSTRAINED EMOTIONS- ANGER,
FRUSTRATION, RESENTMENT
 SHAME, BLAME, GUILT, DEPRESSION

13. Wood Element Relationships
 Nourishes
Heart
 Nourished by
Kidney
 Controls
Spleen
 Controlled by
Lungs

14. FIRE ELEMENT
HEART & SMALL INTESTINES,
PERICARDIUM & TRIPLE WARMER
Weakened by Emotional Stress, Poor Diet
Lack of Exercise
Lack of Rest

15. Fire Relationships
 Nourishes Spleen
 Nourished by
Liver
 Controls Lung
 Controlled by
Kidney

16. 5 ELEMENTS
HEART
S.I.
LUNG
L.I.KIDNEY
BLADDER
LIVER
G. BL.
FIRE
WOOD
WATER METAL
SPLEEN
STOMACH
EARTH
HEART
DISEASE
cannot
exist
unless
Liver,
Kidney
Lung and
Spleen are
already out
of Balance

17. 8 LIMBS of
ORIENTAL MEDICINE
 DIAGNOSIS
 BREATHING
 MEDITATION
 EXERCISE
 MASSAGE
 FOOD
 HERBS
 ACUPUNCTURE

18. 8 PRINCIPLES OF
DIFFERENTIAL
DIAGNOSIS
ACUTE OR CHRONIC
EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR
EXCESS OR DEFICIENT
HOT OR COLD

19. DIAGNOSIS
 FACE
 TONGUE
 PULSE
 PALPATION
 QUESTIONING
 LISTENING
 OBSERVATION

20. TONGUE DIAGNOSIS
 Cracks - Denotes internal
dryness - Yin deficiency
 Back of tongue - Reflects
condition of kidneys
 Coating Color - White
denotes cold, Yellow
denotes heat
 Tongue Color - Pale
denotes weakness, Red
denotes excess
Tip - Reflects the
condition of heart
Sides - Reflects the
condition of the liver &
Gall Bladder.
Tooth Imprints -
reflects spleen qi
deficiency
Center - Reflects the
condition of the stomach
and spleen

21. Tongue diagnosis
 Sub Lingual Vein
Congestion -
 Denotes blood
stagnation
 Purple Spots - Blood
stagnation
 Swollen Tongue –
Deficiency
 Quivering Tongue –
Deficiency

22. Tongue diagnosis
Heart
&
Circulation
Kidneys
Center
crack
Internal
Dryness
Digestive
Organs
Tooth
imprints
Poor Digestion
Thick
Yellow or
white Coat
Sideways
cracks
B or C Vitamin
Deficiency
Liver & Spleen

23. FACE DIAGNOSIS
Tip of Nose-Heart
Cheekbones-Lungs
Forehead-Intestines
Ears-Kidneys
Chin-Hormones
Eye Whites-Liver
Mouth Corner-Spleen

24. Facial diagnosis
 Glabellar Lines
These are vertical lines
between the eyebrows
that most people think
are frown lines. These
lines indicate liver Qi
stagnation..
 Lips
If the lower lip is
disproportional larger
than the upper lip it
indicates swollen
intestines.
 Eye bags
Dark sunken eyes
indicate Kidney yin
deficiency. Puffy bags
under the eyes indicate
overworked kidney or
kidney yang deficiency
 Laugh Lines
Lines in the corner of the
mouth should be
symmetrical. If they are
not it indicates stomach
spleen deficiency.

25. DIAGNOSIS IS
THE TREATMENT
COLD DAMP SPLEEN
KIDNEY YIN & YANG DEFICIENCY
RISING FIRE OF THE LIVER
DEFICIENT HEART BLOOD

26. Medical CHI GONG
BREATHING
MEDITATION
MOVEMENT
14 EXERCISES that stimulate 14
Acupuncture Meridians
QIGONG SELF-MASSAGE

27. Medical CHI GONG
BIGU – Energized Fasting
GI QI Gong – nourishing foods & herbs
MUSICAL QIGONG – healing sounds
SHAMANIC QIGONG – Spiral dance
Qigong Baton, Ball, Bo staff

28. TUI-NA
CHINESE MEDICAL
MASSAGE
MOVES CHI & BLOOD
DISPERSE STAGNATION
RELIEVES PAIN
Spinal Manipulation pre-dates
Chiropractic by 2000 years

29. FOOD THERAPY
 HOT &
MOIST
 COLD &
MOIST
 HOT &
DRY
 COLD &
DRY
Sweet
Sou
r
Bitte
r
Salt
y
Pungen
t
Five
Element
Balance

30. Food Therapy
Perfect
Balance
Cool DRY
COLD
MOIST
Warm
HOT
Warm
DRY
HOT
Cool
COLD
MOIST

31. HERBAL MEDICINES
 TONIFY OR DISPERSE
 DRY DAMP
 WARM COLD
 REGULATE BLOOD
 MOISTEN DRYNESS
 COOL HEAT
 HARMONIZE INTERIOR & EXTERIOR

32. MERIDIAN THERAPY
 HEAT -
MOXIBUSTION
 PRESSURE
 SOUND WAVES
 LASER
 ACUPUNCTURE
 SUCTION -
CUPPING
 RED LIGHT
 ELECTRICITY
 SCRAPING –
GWASHA
 MAGNETS

33. AURICULOTHERAPY
 EAR
ACUPUNCTURE
There are 120 acu-
points on the ear
that correspond
to every body part

34. Auricle or Ear Medicine
 Points are selected
by superimposing
upside down fetus
on the ear.

35. 3 SOURCES OF ILLNESS
EAST
 Attack by Wild Animals
 External Invasion
Environmental factors
 Internal Imbalance
Overwork, Oversexed,
NO Rest, NO
Exercise,
Overemotional,
Overeating
WEST
 Accidental Injuries
 Fungus, Parasites,
Virus and Bacteria,
 Drug Addiction,
Stress, Alcoholism

36. External Invasion
Environmental excess of
Cold
Heat
Dryness
Fire
Dampness

37. INTERNAL IMBALANCE
Toxins from air, water, noise, or
sound caused by over indulging in
food, drink, excessive sugar,
margarine, and sodas.
Recreational drugs, caffeine,
nicotine,and the over consumption of
fried foods, meat and dairy is the main
cause of disease in the United States.

38. DIGESTIVE DISORDERS
 HYPO OR HYPER ACIDITY OF THE
STOMACH,
 SMALL INTESTINES EXCESS ACID
 PROTEIN EXCESS IN BLOOD
 SMALL INTESTINE BACTERIAL
OVERGROWTH
 LEAKY GUT SYNDROME
 DIVERTICULITIS OR DIVERTICULOSIS
 LIVER DYSFUNCTION

39. BLOOD & QI STAGNATION
 SINGLE STRAND BREAKS IN DNA
 CHROMOSOME DAMAGE,
 FREE RADICAL DAMAGE TO
MEMBRANE LIPIDS,
 DAMAGE TO ADRENAL RECEPTORS,
 WHITE BLOOD CELL DESTRUCTION,
 BLOOD CHEMISTRY TOXICOSIS
 IMMUNE SYSTEM DYSFUNCTION
 CANCER CELL GROWTH

40. CYCLE OF NEGATIVE
EMOTIONS
HEART
LUNG
COLON
KIDNEYS
LIVER
SHAME SADNESS
ANGER
RAGE
ANXIETY
FEAR GRIEF
RESENTMENT
GUILT
WORRY
UNHAPPINESS
SPLEEN
STOMACH
 WORRY
 GRIEF
 FEAR &
ANXIETY
 ANGER,
SUPPRESSION
 SADNESS,
LONLINESS

41. BOX OF UNHEALTHY
ATTITUDES
 SPIRITUAL
IMBALANCE
MANIFESTS
AS PHYSICAL
PROBLEMS
THAT TURN
INTO
EMOTIONAL
AND
MENTAL
IMBALANCE
S PIRITUAL
IMBALANCE
MENTAL
IMBALANCE
PHYSICAL
PROBLEMS
EMOTIONAL
IMBALANCE

42. THE DIAMOND OF
CENTERED STABILITY
MEDITATION & PRAYER
CREATE
SPIRITUAL BALANCE
BEING
GOOD TO
YOURSELF
CREATES
EMOTIONAL
BALANCE
SPORTS & EXERCISE
CREATES
PHYSICAL BALANCE
CREATIVE
EXPRESSION
PROVIDES
MENTAL
BALANCE

43. Lifestyle Disharmony
The cause of degenerative diseases - heart
disease, stroke, hypertension, cancer,
diabetes, auto-immune diseases - rheumatoid
arthritis, lupus, sarcoid, chronic pain &
inflammation or digestive disorders are related
to lifestyle, stress and diet.
According to Chinese & Tibetan medicine
undisciplined habits of eating, drinking and
lifestyle are the cause of dirty water in the
cerebro-spinal fluid leading to blood
stagnation, premature aging and death.

44. Eastern Physician
SUPERIOR PHYSICIAN TEACHES
PATIENTS HOW TO STAY WELL
INFERIOR PHYSICIAN TREATS
PATIENTS AFTER THEY GET SICK

45. Self Treatment
Medical Qigong
Food Therapy
Ear Acu-Magnet Therapy
Emotional Release Dance &
Psycho-pressure

46. PREVENTION-
LIFESTYLE
 Regular Juice Feasting
 Medical Qi Gong- Meditation,
Breathing and Movement
 Ear Massage- Reflexology
 Insight Meditation

47. TCM Treatment
Tuina-MEDICAL MASSAGE
HERBAL MEDICINE
ACU-Meridian Therapy

48. Acupuncture and
Modern Chinese
Medicine
Controls pain, Relieves suffering
Relieves Menstrual Complaints
Treats Unresponsive
Neurological Complaints
Recovery From Cancer
Reversing Heart Disease

49. AFTER CARE
RECUPERATION &
RECOVERY
Medical Qigong
Auricular Acupuncture

50. George Love,
Doctor of Oriental Medicine
Author, 21 Days to Wellness

51. Love Chinese Medicine
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