Abolishing Medicine5

Similarly, worry and fear are governed by the kidneys, which are associated with willpower. With willpower, kidney qi is activated; without it, kidney function becomes sluggish. Each emotion affects different organs, and from the perspective of TCM, illness is not a disease but a process of frequency modulation.

For instance, the liver governs anger, which regulates our soul. Excessive anger damages the liver’s function of soothing and dispersing. I won’t list all examples here. From this theoretical perspective, discussing life and illness using TCM theory provides a new understanding and response to diseases. Many people do not understand Chinese culture and TCM and thus dismiss them. I hope to open a new perspective for researchers of TCM and TCM-related diseases, allowing TCM to truly embark on a sustainable path of scientific and natural development, achieving a balance of yin and yang in life and illness, and the power of life force.

From another perspective, vitality lies in initiating illness, which is a breakthrough and repair process. The famous Buddhist physician Yu Jiayan from the