Diagnosing through the Yin - Yang system

Diagnosing through the Yin - Yang system
From the disharmony and / or interruption of the flow of this energy (Yin / Yang), it is possible to establish endogenous imbalances and / or vulnerability to external aggressive agents (cold, heat, impure Chi, etc.)
The Yin - Yang syndromes caused by this imbalance can be basically subdivided by causes such as:
Type Xu (deficiency) or those caused by a low body resistance due to hypofunction or insufficiency of certain materials;
And Shi type (excess) indicating aggression by external noxious agent in the presence of a normal organic resistance.
The preponderance of Yin on Yang in the presence of the pathogenic factor Yin characterizes the cold syndrome of type Shi (excess).
Yang energy deficiency with adequate levels of Yin factors characterizes the cold Xu syndrome (deficiency).
The preponderance of Yang on Yin in the presence of the pathogenic factor Yang characterizes the Shi (excess) heat syndrome.
Yin deficiency with adequate Yang energy levels characterizes the Type Xu (deficiency) heat syndrome.
The Yin - Yang characterization of the various pathogenic and pathological situations is essential in the diagnostic process, however, in order to be concluded and therefore to allow the best therapeutic option that re - establishes the balance of the organism, it is necessary to identify the internal factors - meridians or organs affected as well as the Pathogens to which the organism is exposed.
In Chinese medicine diseases are seen as an imbalance caused by external agents (wind, dryness, heat, humidity and cold) associated with emotional feelings or states (anger, fear, joy, "worry" and sadness), such as rheumatism called "Sickness" from the cold of sorrow and moisture; Or depressive emotion leading the "liver" (wood) Chi to invade the "stomach" (fire) causing gastritis; And still the piercing wind in the sea of ​​marrow cause paralysis equivalent to what we call stroke these combinations are explained as changes in the usual flow of Chi (Yin or Yang) that result in the excess or lack of that energy in the various organs and meridians. These meridians and their relationships are also explained by the Law of 5 Elements / Movements that classifies them as water, fire, earth, metal and wood.
In addition to the environmental and psychological factors, the prognosis and therapeutics should also take into account the quality of the ancestral Chi or Jing Chi in the Dian xian (goat's wind) or epilepsy syndrome, considering the magnitude of the damage to the ancestral Yin (prenatal) (Scott) refers us to this information to Su Wen of Nei Ching where it is stated that "the shock (surprise, joy) while the baby is in the womb causes Chi to rise and disturb the pure Yang giving rise to epilepsy" reinforces this idea Quoting a medical book of the Ming Dynasty the Zhou ZhiGan (Gift of Souls) which reads: "Dian xian arises from the insufficiency of ancestor Yin before heaven (prenatal); The liver pathologically becomes very earthy and damages the heart. "The heart can be affected by both joy and fright (surprise) feelings and by the energy it receives from the liver meridian as it has been referred to.
In popular conceptions of fetal damage scare, passing anger, having unfulfilled desires and may explain congenital defects.
The Chinese also identified damage to the ancestral Chi in mental retardation - "weakness of the mother's essence or blood due to insufficiency of the Chi of the uterus that damages the spleen and / or kidneys". They distinguish curable forms from irreversible pictures and also consider postnatal etiology Where they include malnutrition causing Chi and Blood deficiency.
Nei Ching: "When Yang is stronger, people can endure the winter, but they can not stand the summer ... when Yin is stronger people can endure the Summer but do not support winter. "Ling Shu complements by clarifying that Yang diseases occur in winter (in the xu - deficiency case) and Yin diseases occur in the summer also identifying 5 pathogens, namely:
The xié (pathogen) that penetrates the Yang and causes the Kuang (manic access).
The xié (pathogenic factor) that penetrates the Yin and causes xué-bi (blood blockage).
The pathogen that penetrates the Yang and turns into Dian's disease (vertex), headaches, or vertigo.
The pathogenic agent that penetrates into the Yin and transforms into "Yin" (aphonia) loss of voice.
The pathogenic agent of the Yang that penetrates the Yin raises a disease of equilibrium (static - Yin represents rest). The pathogen leaving the Yang causes a disease of movement (laughter, anger). The Yang sets the motion. "