Guest guest Posted July 6, 2007 Report Share Posted July 6, 2007 It seems that much of our disagreement on our discussions of pathomechanisms is merely due to people having different understanding of what the term means. Here is a link to a short essay that I wrote for a class in 2006. Chinese Medicine/index.php?page=Chinese_Medicine_Articles (it is the 3rd article down) It is a rough draft, but I think it is illustrative. It basically defines the 3 Chinese terms, " cause of disease (bing yin) " , " pathomechanisms (bing ji) " , and " Breakout of illness (fa bing) " It is essentially is a translation from an intro chapter from a Chinese book on the topic. Below is a quote that I find interesting. " One should also note that Chinese medicine has different systems of diagnosis and treatment and one should understand that the diseases within those systems come about due to different pathomechanisms. " This refers to the differences between zang-fu and other methods of diagnosising. Anyway, I would love to hear what people think of the piece as well as other people's ideas on what they think these terms mean. Respectfully, -Jason <Chinese Medicine> <Chinese Medicine> tel: <http://www.plaxo.com/click_to_call?src=jj_signature & To=303.545.5792+x102 & Em ail=> www.Chinese Medicine <https://www.plaxo.com/add_me?u=30064918855 & v0=295000 & k0=1975548621> Add me to your address book... <http://www.plaxo.com/signature> Want a signature like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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