Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Can someone explain or clarify the pathomechanism of heat blocking the pericardium???? Thanks in advance. Gabe Fuentes Mail is new and improved - Check it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Gabe, In standard professional Chinese medicine, the pericardium acts on behalf of the heart, linking the heart to the rest of the body and the outside world. If heat evils enter the body, they tend to move deeper and deeper (from defensive to qi to constructive to blood aspects) unless the person's righteous qi is strong enough to prevent this progression. If such heat evils sink into and block the pericardium, this means that the heart spirit can no longer tong1. Tong1 means to flow freely and also to connect. If the heart spirit can no longer flow freely, it also cannot connect with the outside world. Thus there is loss of or impaired consciousness with " deranged speech " and " lack of knowledge of human affairs. " Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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