@algancao – On Speaking Chinese in English

My favorite line from a current TV commercial “He can speak French… in Russian.” http://bit.ly/e5W3i Sat Aug 01 15:25:29

But what of the MD who speaks Western medicine with Chinese medicine terms? http://bit.ly/4EBbA

Are an MD’s Western medicine (WM) descriptions of essence (jing) deficiency as the cause of cancer valid from Chinese medicine (CM) logic?

The author of “Acupuncture and the Cancer Patient” describes Kidney essence as governing reproduction, growth, and development. I agree.

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@algancao – On Metaphorical Medicine

@bweapons One insight provided by alt.med is looking at the body (and everything else) differently, provided it is clinically relevant. Thu Jul 23 14:35:14

Docs say that “damp” or the external “evil qi” terms we use are bogus colorful speech. No reality to these perceptions at all.

We can choose to perceive the body at gross or molecular levels. Ultimately, our scientific perceptions are as questionable as CM ideas.

Looking under microscopes of increasing magnification, the lines between the discrete individual and the non-self environment are blurred.

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@algancao – On Chinese Medicine for Oral Health

@bweapons Chinese medicine connects dental health to Kidney functions (along with all the bones in the body, bone marrow, and brain marrow.) Tue Jul 07 15:57:17

Bad breath? Biomedicine says kill infection in gums. Chinese med. says fix the Stomach. Rx Coptis for “stomach fire” is also antibiotic.

Bitter taste in mouth? Chinese medicine says it’s heat in an internal organ. Could be Liver, arises with anger. Or Stomach with heartburn.

Sores on the tongue? Chinese medicine says put out the fire in the Heart. Can arise with bladder infections and passionate emotions.

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