Acute vs Chronic in regard to Deficiency vs Excess

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Al, you wrote this in reply to Bill:

 

" As is often the case in TCM, new problems are due to excess and old problems

are due to deficiency. "

 

I understand the concept (from what I've learned from reading) but I thought

it was acute vs chronic. Are you saying a problem doesn't have to be acute

(as in recent AND moderate to severe) to be due to excess as long as it's a

new problem (as any acute disorder generally is) that started recently?

 

Judy

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On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:25 PM, Judy Wilkins <isomorphix wrote:

 

> Al, you wrote this in reply to Bill:

>

> " As is often the case in TCM, new problems are due to excess and old

> problems

> are due to deficiency. "

>

> I understand the concept (from what I've learned from reading) but I

> thought

> it was acute vs chronic.

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That too. I was saying the same thing essentially.

 

Are you saying a problem doesn't have to be acute

> (as in recent AND moderate to severe) to be due to excess as long as it's a

>

> new problem (as any acute disorder generally is) that started recently?

>

 

 

 

 

 

Early stage diabetes will more likely present as an excess condition. Late

stage diabetes will likely present as a deficiency pattern. Early stage

means a shorter time period. Later stage means a longer time period. I

didn't really suggest anything about intensity.

 

 

-al.

 

 

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, DAOM

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