Five Elements

TCM Clinical Tip: Cosmological Sequence of the 5 Elements – Part 3

Five Elements

In the first Clinical Tip we discussed the possible origin of the theory of the 5 Elements and the connection between the ancient Four Directions and the Cosmological arrangement of the 5 Elements (with Earth in the Centre). In the second Clinical Tip we discussed the clinical application of the Cosmological Sequence of the 5 … Read More

TCM Clinical Tip: Cosmological Sequence of the 5 Elements – Part 2

Five Elements

In the previous Clinical Tip I discussed the clinical application of the Cosmological sequence of the 5 Elements, i.e. the one placing the 5 Elements in the form of a cross. I concentrated on the “vertical” relationship between Fire and Water and between Heart and Kidneys. In this Clinical Tip, I will discuss the clinical … Read More

The Five Elements – Clinical Application of the Cosmological Sequence

Five Elements

In this blog post, I would like to discuss the clinical use of the Five Elements and, in particular, their Cosmological sequence. By “cosmological sequence” (my own term, not a Chinese one), I mean the arrangement of the Five Elements in a cross-like fashion rather than the circular arrangement of the Sheng and Ke cycles … Read More

"Giovanni Maciocia is a respected guide in this transition period of East Asian medicine to the western arena. His accomplishments as a teacher and writer have made him a major force in this successful movement from one world to another. Foundations of Chinese Medicine, Practice of Chinese Medicine and Tongue Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine are all outstanding contributions of scholarship and clinical acumen, and this present volume Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Chinese Medicine significantly adds to his accomplishments. Indeed, one begins to see the outlines of a Maciocia transmission or tradition existing within our very own generation."

From Dr. Ted Kaptchuk’s foreword to Giovanni’s book Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Chinese Medicine.