
Wood and the Eyes: Vision Through the Liver
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads eye health.
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The Liver opens into the eyes. How classical patterns read dry eye, the retina, the optic nerve and the visual pathway. Explore Eyes & Vision

A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads eye health.
Read: Eye health
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads visual field defect, through patterns such as Liver Blood deficiency, Liver-Kidney Yin deficiency, and Blood stasis.
Read: Visual field defect
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads eye health, through Kidney Jing deficiency.
Read: Eye health
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads amblyopia, through patterns such as Kidney Jing deficiency, Sensory Jing deficiency, and Liver-Kidney essence-blood insufficiency.
Read: Amblyopia
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads double vision, through patterns such as Phlegm-Damp, Blood stasis, and Qi and Blood deficiency.
Read: Double vision
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads macular degeneration, through patterns such as Liver-Kidney Yin deficiency, Kidney Jing deficiency, and Spleen Qi deficiency.
Read: Macular degeneration
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads retinitis pigmentosa, through patterns such as Kidney Jing deficiency, Jue Yin, and Jueyin blood-xu cold.
Read: Retinitis pigmentosa
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads cataracts, through patterns such as Kidney Yin deficiency and Kidney Jing deficiency.
Read: Cataracts
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads diabetic retinopathy, through patterns such as Shao Yang pivot, Yangming heat with kidney vacuity, and Shaoyang inflammatory eye disease.
Read: Diabetic retinopathy
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads papilledema, through patterns such as Liver Yang rising, Liver-Kidney Yin deficiency, and Phlegm-Damp.
Read: Papilledema
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads ocular stroke, through Blood stasis.
Read: Ocular stroke
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads uveitis, through patterns such as Liver heat, Liver-Kidney Yin deficiency, and Damp-Heat.
Read: Uveitis
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads dry eye, through Liver-Kidney Yin deficiency.
Read: Dry eyeCycles, ovarian reserve, IVF preparation and the patterns behind them, read through Kidney, Liver and Blood. Explore Fertility & Women's Health

A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads uterine fibroids, through patterns such as Phlegm-Damp, Blood stasis, and Blood Stagnation.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads premature ovarian insufficiency.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads menopause, through patterns such as Liver Qi stagnation, Kidney Yin deficiency, and Kidney Yang deficiency.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads gynecologic cancer, through patterns such as Blood stasis, Cold deficiency, and Cold-deficient uterine type.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads recurrent pregnancy loss.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads preconception health, through Kidney Jing deficiency.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads PCOS, through Phlegm-Damp.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads IVF support and insomnia.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads luteal phase, through Kidney Yang deficiency.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads endometriosis, through Blood stasis.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads immune infertility.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads diminished ovarian reserve, through Kidney Jing deficiency.
Read: Diminished ovarian reserveThe catechism of the movement: how classical Chinese medicine reads the body, from the six factors to the Zang-Fu organs. Explore The Chambers & Classical Foundations

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: A Comparative Review.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: The Person Before the Complaint.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Your Body’s Horizontal Belt.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: What The Latest Evidence Shows.
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: Chamber One — How classical Chinese medicine reads the body.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: How Han-Dynasty Physicians Read the Body.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: The Four Layers of Constitutional Reading.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Mother, Child, Husband, Wife.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: When Heat Dries the Lung, read through Fire scorching Metal.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: The Constitutional Mirror for Modern Life.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: The Golden Cabinet's Quiet Wisdom on Fluid Balance.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Why Balance Requires Boundaries.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Reading Shang Han Lun.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: TCM's Foundational Map.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Classical Medicine's Whole-System View of Root Patterns.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Jing, Qi, Shen in Classical Chinese Medicine.
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: The Lung — The Minister.
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: The Spleen — The Granary.
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: The Heart — The Sovereign.
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: The Liver — The General.
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: Chamber 8 — Qi, Blood & Body Fluids.
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: The Kidney — Operators with Force.
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: Chamber 7 — Yin & Yang.
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: Chamber 6 — The Five Phases (Wu Xing).
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: Chamber 4 — Tongue Reading.
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: Chamber 3 — Pulse Diagnosis.
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: Chamber 2 — The Six Factors (extended).
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: Chamber 1 — How Classical Chinese Medicine Reads the Body (extended).
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: Chamber 2 — The Six Factors (Wind, Cold, Heat, Damp, Dryness, Summer-Heat).
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From the Rootworth Chambers, the catechism of classical Chinese medicine: Chamber 1 — How Classical Chinese Medicine Reads the Body.
Read: Chamber 1Single herbs and classical formulas: what each one does, which patterns it is chosen for, and where it came from. Explore Herbs & Formulas

Long Chi in classical Chinese herbal medicine: what it does and where it came from.
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Lei Wan in classical Chinese herbal medicine: what it does and where it came from.
Read: Digestion
Da Ji in classical Chinese herbal medicine: what it does and where it came from.
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Chai Hu in classical Chinese herbal medicine: what it does and where it came from, read through Liver Qi stagnation and Shao Yang pivot.
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Ba Zhen Tang in classical Chinese herbal medicine: what it does and where it came from, read through Qi and Blood deficiency.
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Si Jun Zi Tang in classical Chinese herbal medicine: what it does and where it came from.
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He Huan Pi in classical Chinese herbal medicine: what it does and where it came from, read through Shen disturbance.
Read: Anxiety
Dang Gui in classical Chinese herbal medicine: what it does and where it came from.
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Liu Wei Di Huang Wan in classical Chinese herbal medicine: what it does and where it came from, read through Kidney Yin deficiency.
Read: Herbs & FormulasThe Spleen and Stomach as the root of post-natal Qi: energy after meals, the gut, damp and the metabolic picture. Explore Digestion & Metabolism

A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads gut microbiome, through Spleen Qi deficiency.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads post-meal fatigue, through Spleen Qi deficiency.
Read: Post-meal fatigueThe Shen, the Heart and the hours of the night: anxiety, restless sleep and the classical practices that settle them. Explore Mind, Mood & Sleep

A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads insomnia.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: A Three-Minute Classical Sit.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: A Classical Chinese Medicine Sitting Practice.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads insomnia.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Where Consciousness Lives in Chinese Medicine, read through Shen disturbance.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Shen, Hun, and Po in Classical Chinese Medicine, read through Shen disturbance.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads insomnia.
Read: InsomniaInternal wind, the Sea of Marrow and the Kidney essence behind the brain, nerves and balance. Explore Brain & Nervous System

A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads dementia, through patterns such as Liver Yang rising, Kidney Jing deficiency, and Phlegm-Damp.
Read: Dementia
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads ALS, through patterns such as Liver-Kidney Yin deficiency, Kidney Jing deficiency, and Internal Wind.
Read: Brain & Nervous System
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads concussion, through patterns such as Turbid fluids, Yang-xu interior cold, and Wood-rising.
Read: Concussion
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads Parkinson's, through patterns such as Kidney Jing deficiency, Phlegm-Damp, and Internal Wind.
Read: Parkinson's
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads Bell's palsy, through patterns such as Wind-Cold, Qi and Blood deficiency, and Wind-Heat.
Read: Bell's palsyWhy the same pain is read differently in different bodies: channels, cold, damp, stagnation and depletion. Explore Pain & Musculoskeletal

A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads sciatica.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads neck pain, through patterns such as Blood stasis, Wind-Cold, and Tai Yang.
Read: Neck pain
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads inflammatory pain, through patterns such as Liver Blood deficiency, Dampness, and Qi and Blood deficiency.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads fibromyalgia, through patterns such as Liver Blood deficiency, Phlegm-Damp, and Gui Zhi Tang constitution.
Read: Fibromyalgia
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads neck pain.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads gout, through patterns such as Damp-Heat, Damp-type gout, and Mixed cold-heat with emaciation.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads TMJ, through patterns such as Liver Qi stagnation, Phlegm-Damp, and Blood stasis.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads Dupuytren's contracture, through patterns such as Jue Yin, Sinew binding, and Cold-Water Rheum binding the sinews.
Read: Pain & Musculoskeletal
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads heel pain, through patterns such as Kidney Jing deficiency, Dampness, and Cold-Damp Descending to the Heel.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads neck pain and cervical radiculopathy, through patterns such as Phlegm-Damp, Blood stasis, and Wind-Cold.
Read: Neck pain
A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads shoulder pain.
Read: Shoulder painThe Lung governs the skin. Damp-heat, wind-dryness and Blood in eczema and other skin patterns. Explore Skin

A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads skin health.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads eczema, through patterns such as Damp-Heat, Blood-Dryness, and Wind-Dryness.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads eczema, through patterns such as Damp-Heat, Blood-Dryness, and Wind-Dryness.
Read: EczemaFlares, cycles and depletion: autoimmune, adrenal, blood-sugar and endocrine pictures read as patterns. Explore Hormones, Immune & Metabolic

A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads insulin resistance.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads insulin resistance, through patterns such as Liver Qi stagnation and Dampness.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads lupus, through patterns such as Kidney Yang deficiency, Blood stasis, and Shao Yang pivot.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads lupus, through patterns such as Kidney Yang deficiency, Blood stasis, and Shao Yang pivot.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads adrenal and HPA-axis stress.
Read: Adrenal and HPA-axis stressLabs, nutrients and supplements placed beside the classical reading, never instead of it. Explore Functional Medicine & Supplements

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: TCM Meets Functional Medicine.
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A short lesson in how classical Chinese medicine reads histamine.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: The Fat Transporter in Classical and Modern View.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Test First, Supplement Second.
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A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: The Antioxidant That Recycles Itself.
Read: Functional Medicine & SupplementsEating for your constitution, living with the seasons and the organ clock.

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Pear, Chinese Yam and Congee.

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Heavy, Sticky, Lightened, read through Phlegm-Damp.

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Find Your Constitution's Rhythm.

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Why Warmth Protects You, read through Tai Yang.

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Which Constitution Are You? Five Elements of Eating.

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: A Classical Chinese Medicine View, read through Heart Blood deficiency.

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Align with Your Body's Natural Rhythm.

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Liver Yang Rising in Classical Pattern Language, read through Liver Yang rising.

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Liver, Spleen and Lungs.

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: A Classical Rhythm.

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: Clearing the Middle with Classical Foods, read through Damp-Heat.

A short lesson in classical Chinese medicine: The Classical Drainage Principle, read through Lower Jiao Damp-Heat.
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