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 In this section we give brief definitions and explanations of some of the main concepts and terms used in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Acupuncture
Ascending and Descending

Blood Stasis

Cold
Cupping

Damp
Deficiency syndrome
Diaphoretic therapy
Dryness
Du meridian (Governor vessel)

Ear acupuncture
Eight principles
Electro-Stimulation
Excess Syndrome
Extraordinary Fu organs

Fire
Five Elements
Five Flavours
Five Zang organs
Four natures of Chinese herbs

Gua Sha

Heat (Fire)
Heat-clearing therapy

Invigorating therapy

Kidney essence

Loss of yang
Loss of yin

Meridians
Mingmen (Life gate)

Nourishing therapy

Pectoral qi (Zong qi)
Phlegm
Primordial qi (Yuan qi)
Purgative therapy

Qi
Qi deficiency
Qi stagnation

Ren meridian (Conception vessel)

Seven emotions
Six Fu organs (Six bowels)
Summer heat

Triple Burner (San Jiao)

Warming therapy
Wei-qi (Defensive qi)
Wind

Yang
Yin
Yin-Yang theory
Ying-qi (Nutrient qi)

Zang Fu Theory