The Triple Burner – Relationship with Pericardium by Giovanni Maciocia

Triple Burner

This is the 6th and last installment of the discussion on the Triple Burner. 6) Relationship between Triple Burner and Pericardium Although they are interiorly-exteriorly related, the relationship between Pericardium and Triple Burner is somewhat tenuous: such a relationship is more applicable to the channels, rather than to the organs themselves.The Nei Jing and Nan … Read More

Chinese Medicine on Guilt

Emotion

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God1 Romans 3.23 In the previous Clinical Tip I discussed sadness and grief deriving from loss as a pervasive emotion in Western patients. In this Clinical Tip, I discuss another common emotional cause of disease in Western patients, i.e. guilt. Guilt is a pervasive … Read More

Acupuncture Clinical Tip – Red Tip of the Tongue

Tongue Diagnosis

A red tip of the tongue is very common. The tip of the tongue corresponds to the Heart and the Shen and a redness of the tip always indicates emotional stress affecting the Heart: The redder the tip, the more intense the stress. Why is the tip affected? The Heart is affected by all emotions … Read More