External environmental excesses generate pathogenesis, and whether they originate from cold, dampness, wind, fire, summer heat, or dryness, transform into heat within the body. Liu Wan Su’s herbal protocol advocates the use of cool and cold medicinals.
Bob Flaws is a master of the innumerable distinctions of Chinese medicine and sinology. This short presentation on a significant facet of evolution in Chinese herbal medicine is worth the few minutes to appreciate.
Living Qi is the Ruling Qi