Guest guest Posted November 6, 2003 Report Share Posted November 6, 2003 Yehuda wrote- >>>OK, next question, so does that mean that all cases of inflammation without heat and redness imply yang deficiency? As I'm sure you've noticed by now, a CM teacher will hardly ever agree to any statement that begins with " all..... are this " . What was so frustrating to me as a student was that they would always begin the discussion with, " It depends.... " so, It depends. The first thing I have to set on the back burner is Alon's discussion of internal swelling observed with gastroscopes or any other modern imaging device. Most importantly, I don't have experience with it and suspect that it may not be necessary for coming up with a clear, classical diagnosis. I could certainly be wrong. That aside, if we can generally confine the discussion to observable swelling that can be seen and felt by the practitioner- If there is no redness, or palpable heat then you are much more likely to be seeing a case rooted in deficiency. Sure, the local area itself may represent excess cold and/or damp. This could either be yang deficiency or a (spleen) qi deficiency. I don't think that I'm saying anything that isn't in a basic textbook here. Maybe I'm still not getting to the heart of your question. respectfully, Jason Robertson Jason Robertson, L.Ac. Ju Er Hu Tong 19 Hao Yuan 223 Shi Beijing, Peoples Republic of China home-86-010-8405-0531 cell- 86-010-13520155800 Protect your identity with Mail AddressGuard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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