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Chinese Medicine & The Theory of Qi and Blood                                        "The body is visible, but Qi is invisible. " saying in Chinese Medicine     "To know the body, study nature" saying in Chinese Medicine   Qi and Blood According to Traditional Chinese Medicine "Qi is the source of all movement and heat. Blood is mother to the Qi." Chinese Medicine Precept Chinese medicine is about qi. Some think of qi as vital energy. We study where it comes from, where it goes, and how it flows. Your body is nourished by, cleansed by, and dependent on flows. Think of your qi as all your body's energies, electrical, chemical, magnetic, and radiant. Matter and energy, (flesh and qi), are governed by natural law. Natural forces such as gravity, time, inertia, friction, yin, and yang, all affect us, inside and out. Qi must flow. Movement shows that qi exists. Warmth shows that qi is present. There are many kinds of qi. There's qi of the channels and qi of the collateral channels, protective qi, digestive qi, central qi, and original qi. There's normal qi and perverse qi, kidney qi and lung qi and liver qi (every organ has its own qi). Qi and blood nourish the body. Qi moves the blood, and blood is mother of the qi. Normal flows of qi and blood are the basics of good health. When they are abundant and flowing, we are well. When blood or qi is weak or stuck, we become ill.   top of page      herb store                        Origins of Oriental Medicine Qi and Blood Yin and Yang The Channels The Organs The Five Elements The 8 Principles The Five Emotions                         Now Available from BayTree Publications Dr. Shen's Handbook: A Patient's Guide to Chinese Medicine FREE SHIPPING $18.95   View Cart    personal consultations

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