bu zhong yi qi tang

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According to Jiao shu De, pg. 2, " [bu zhong yi qi tang] regulates

peristalsis in the small intestine and restores normal tension to the

intestines, which has a direct influence on the nutritional absorption

in the intestines. With regard to the action of stimulating intestinal

function and promoting nutritional absorption, this is identical to the

Chinese medical concept of " supplementing the center and boosting qi " . "

 

Later on pg. 526 he writes, " if [sheng ma and chai hu] are removed, the

effect on peristalsis is weakened. If only sheng ma or chai hu is used

[singly, I presume], the effects [on peristalsis] are completely absent. "

 

This underscores the importance of combinations in herb action (however

it does not prove that herbs must be cooked together to work). It also

draws a neat analogy with the current naturopathic understanding of

leaky gut syndrome and the sequelae thereof, such as allergic and

autoimmune reactions. Restoring normal intestinal tension is one of the

main goals of modern naturopathic therapy. When this fails, the result

is the same in eastern and western holistic medicine. Nutrition is

impaired and the body weakens. At the same time, improperly digested

foodstuffs settle in the lower body and brew. In TCM we say this is the

cause of dampheat. In naturopathy, they call this toxins. These toxins

disturb normal flora and set off immune reactions. Or dampheat disturbs

ministerial fire and causes heat symptoms throughout the body (this is

one type of what is meant by yin fire).

 

Interesting that Jiao uses the word " identical " to describe this

conceptual similarity between east and west. I would have said

" similar " , but who am I to dispute Jiao. He clearly sees TCM physiology

as an explanation of the same physiology studied by western science, not

some energetic or ethereal sheath (i.e. unknown metaphysical forces that

control the physical world). See my own words on the subject of the

spleen and leaky gut below, which were preliminary at the time:

 

http://www..org/allergies.html

 

 

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