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Salt Sensitive Hypertension and Classical Chinese Medicine, Part 3

11 September 2008 Classical Texts (general)

This is the final post in a three part series by Brandon Brown, blogger and student of Classical Chinese Medicine at NCNM.  You can read the first two parts here and here, and can read references for the article by visiting Brandon’s site here.
Salt in the Classics
Salt is mentioned a number of times in the [...]

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Chinese medicine and the senses : Part I : Scent

18 August 2008 Organ systems

As I have been contemplating this new project that Abdallah and I have begun, I’ve found myself stymied at times.  The aim of the project is clear, but the methodology is less so.  Simply,  everything that we’ve said in our introductory posts makes a ton of sense on a variety of levels, but when it [...]

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It drops deep as it does in my breath

12 August 2008 Cultivation

I am in a state of heightened awareness as I sit down to write this post.
My breathing is deep and slow, without my direction.  My posture is erect as possible but without strain.  My vision is open and yet acute.  I feel the air coming in to the edges of my nostrils.  I feel it [...]

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Learning about the Lung through the Chinese medicine organ clock

7 July 2008 Organ systems

To this day, some of my most popular posts involve the organ clock.  I find the organ clock to be fascinating, but lately I haven’t thought that much about it.  Thus, I haven’t posted much about it.  As our education has focused more and more on the superficially practical information (points, needling, formulas) it’s become [...]

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Classical Chinese medical symbolism: Wood, Metal and Spring (part 2 of 2)

18 March 2008 Huangdi Neijing

Here is the continuation of Michael “Delli” Dell’orfano’s article on the symbolism of wood, metal and the spring season in Classical Chinese medical symbolism. Please feel free to leave any thoughts you have on this two-part article in the comments. Lively discussion is always appreciated! If you missed the first installment, read [...]

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