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A-shi point a shi xue ªü¬O¥Þ
Abnormal pulse reading ba duan jin ¤K¬qÀA
Acupoint injection

ba fa ¤Kªk

Acupoint ba gang bian zheng ¤Kºõ¿ëµý
Anorexia ba huo guan ©Þ¤õÅø
Apoplexy bai dian feng ¥ÕðJ­·
Arm Jue Yin Pericardium Meridian ban biao ban li ¥bªí¥bùØ
Arm Shao Yang Triple Burner Meridian beng lou ±Yº|
Arm Shao Yin Heart Meridian bi zheng Þ͵ý
Arm Tai Yang Small Intestine Meridian bian zheng ¿ëµý
Arm Tai Yin Lung Meridian biao li tong bing ªíùئP¯f
Arm Yang Ming Large Intestine Meridian biao xu ªíµê
Arrival of qi biao zheng ªíµý
Assistant herbs bing mai xiang ¯f¯ß¶H
Astringency bing xie ¯f¨¸
Asthenia-syndrome of superficies

bu fa ¸Éªk

Bi syndrome chao re ¼é¼ö
Bladder chen yao ¦ÚÃÄ
Blood chong mai ½Ä¯ß
Body constitutions chuang yang ½HºÅ
Bone atrophy syndrome cou li ßs²z
Bone flaccidity syndrome cu zhong ¨ò¤¤
Carbuncle cun, guan, chi ¤oÃö¤Ø
Channel bi syndrome da bian ¤j«K
Chest oppression da chang ¤j¸z
Chinese qi-gong da shi nian biao ¤j¨Æ¦~ªí
Chinese therapeutic food dai xia ±a¤U
Cold evils dan tian ¤¦¥Ð
Cold pain dan Áx
Collapse of yang dao han µs¦½
Collapse of yin de qi ±o®ð
Conception Vessel Meridian du mai ·þ¯ß
Consumptive disease er zhen liao fa ¦Õ°wÀøªk
Convergence of yang fei bing ªÍ¯f
Cun, guan, chi fei pang ªÎ­D
Cupping fei ªÍ
Damp-heat feng shi ­·Àã
Dampness evil feng xie ­·¨¸
Dan tian fu ke °ü¬ì
Decoction gan bing ¨x¯f
Deficiency type gasp gan ¨x
Delirium gu se/ shou lian ©TÀß/¦¬ÀÄ
Diagnostic methods gu suo bing °©ÁY¯f
Diarrhea gu wei °©·õ
Dietetic restraint gua sha ¨íÚ¯
Disharmony pattern / diagnostic pattern / syndrome han xie ´H¨¸
Dryness evil huang dan ¶À¯n
Dual modulation huo xie/ re xie ¤õ©Î¼ö¨¸
Eight-length brocade exercise ji cou ¦Ùßs
Eight therapies ji kou §Ò¤f
Embryo jian yao ·ÎÃÄ
Endogenous cold syndrome jin ye ¬z²G
Endogenous dampness syndrome jing luo bian zheng ¸gµ¸¿ëµý
Endogenous dryness syndrome jing luo ¸gµ¸
Endogenous heat syndrome jing ming zhi fu ºë©ú¤§©²
Endogenous wind syndrome jing/shen jing ºë¡AµÇºë
Entering a quiet state jiu fa ¨bªk
Enuresis jun huo §g¤õ
Essence, Jing, kidney essence, essential qi jun yao §gÃÄ
External six evils lao shang ³Ò¶Ë
Exogenous evils leng tong §Nµh
Fire and heat evils li ji hou zhong ùØ«æ«á­«
Five elements theory li qi Â~®ð
Five movements and six influences li zheng ùصý
Five zang organs liu fu ¤»µÆ
Fluid liu jing bian zheng ¤»¸g¿ëµý
Flush channel liu zhen ¯d°w
Four energies & five flavors mai bi ¯ßÞÍ
Gall bladder mai zhen ¯ß¶E
Genuine qi ming men ©Rªù
Governor Vessel Meridian na dai ¯Ç§b
Guide herbs nei feng ¤º­·
Half exterior-half interior type nei han ¤º´H
Healthy energy nei re ¤º¼ö
Heart nei shang qi qing ¤º¶Ë¤C±¡
Heart disharmony nei shi ¤ºÀã
Heart energy nei zao ¤ºÀê
Hectic fever pang guang »H¯Ö
Holistic approach pi bing µÊ¯f
Hysteria pi µÊ
Impotence ping mai / chang mai ¥­¯ß / ±`¯ß
Inspection qi duan ®ðµu
Internal damages caused by seven emotions qi gong fan ying ®ð¥\¤ÏÀ³
Jaundice qi hua ®ð¤Æ
Kidney qi qing ¤C±¡
Kidney disharmony qi yi ®ð°f
Kidney yin & kidney yang qi ®ð
Kidneys dominate anterior and posterior orifices qie zhen ¤Á¶E
Kidneys manifest in the hair qing qiao ²M¬
Kidneys open into the ears ren mai ¥ô¯ß
Kidneys rule the bones ru jing ¤JÀR
Kidneys rule the grasping of qi san jiao ¤TµJ
Kidneys rule water san yin ¤T¦]
Kidneys store essence (jing) shang han ¶Ë´H
Large intestine she xiang ¦Þ¶H
Leg Jue Yin Liver Meridian shen bing µÇ¯f
Leg Shao Yang Gall Bladder Meridian shen cang jing µÇÂúë
Leg Shao Yin Kidney Meridian shen hua zai fa µÇµØ¦b¾v
Leg Tai Yang Bladder Meridian shen kai qiao yu er yin µÇ¶}¬¤_¤G³±
Leg Tai Yin Spleen Meridian shen kai qiao yu er µÇ¶}¬¤_¦Õ
Leg Yang Ming Stomach Meridian shen yin shen yang µÇ³±µÇ¶§
Leukorrhagia shen zhu gu µÇ¥D°©
Lifting, lowering, floating & sinking shen zhu na qi µÇ¥D¯Ç®ð
Listening & smelling shen zhu shui µÇ¥D¤ô
Liver shen ¯«
Liver disharmony shen µÇ
Locations of pain sheng jiang fu chen ¤É­°¯B¨I
Lung shi re Àã¼ö
Lung disharmony shi wen ge ¤Q°Ýºq
Massage therapy shi xie À㨸
Meridian shi yao ¨ÏÃÄ
Metrorrhagia shi zheng ¹êµý
Minister herbs shou jue yin xin bao jing ¤â³Ö³±¤ß¥]¸g
Monarch fire shou shao yangsan jiao jing ¤â¤Ö¶§¤TµJ¸g
Monarch herbs shou shao yin xin jing ¤â¤Ö³±¤ß¸g
Moxibustion shou tai yang xiao chang jing ¤â¤Ó¶§¤p¸z¸g
Muscular striae shou tai yin fei jing ¤â¤Ó³±ªÍ¸g
Nature of pain shou yang ming da chang jing ¤â¶§©ú¤j¸z¸g
Night sweating shuang xiang tiao jie Âù¦V½Õ¸`
Normal pulse reading shui gu jing wei ¤ô¨¦ºë·L
Numbness of limbs si qi wu wei ¥|®ð¤­¨ý
Nutrient essence si zhi ma mu ¥|ªÏ³Â¤ì
Obesity sui hai Åè®ü
Organs tai dong bu an ­L°Ê¤£¦w
Orifices tai ji chuan ¤Ó·¥®±
Otopuncture therapy tai yuan ­L¤¸
Over-heated stomach tan ·ð
Overstrain te shu bing li ¯S®í¯f²z
Palpation teng tong bu wei ¯kµh³¡¦ì
Palpitation teng tong xing zhi ¯kµh©Ê½è
Pathogen ti zhi Åé½è
Pericardium tian gui ¤Ñ¬Ñ
Pestilential evil tui na ±À®³
Phlegm tuo gang ²æ¨z
Prime minister fire wai gan liu yin ¥~·P¤»²]
Primordial energy wai xie ¥~¨¸
Primordial yin wang yang zheng ¤`¶§µý
Protective qi wang yin zheng ¤`³±µý
Prurigo wang zhen ±æ¶E
Pulse study wei fen zheng ½Ã¤Àµý
Qi wei qi ying xue bian zheng ½Ã®ðÀç¦å¿ëµý
Qi-gong reactions wei qi ½Ã®ð
Questioning / history taking wei re ­G¼ö
Rectum prolapse wei ­G
Reducing method wen zhen °Ý¶E
Retention of the needle wen zhen »D¶E
Reverse flow of qi wenbing ·Å¯f
Scraping therapy wu xing xue shuo ¤­¦æ¾Ç»¡
Sea of marrow wu yun liu qi ¤­¹B¤»®ð
Seminal emission / spermatorrhea wu zang ¤­Å¦
Seven modes of emotions xiang huo ¬Û¤õ
Shanghan xiao bian ¤p«K
Shortness of breath xiao chang ¤p¸z
Simultaneous exterior and interior type xie fa Âmªk
Six fu organs xie xie ªnÂm
Small intestine xin bao luo ¤ß¥]µ¸
Special pathological conditions xin bing ¤ß¯f
Spirit / mind xin fan ¤ß·Ð
Spleen xin ji / zheng chong ¤ß±ª¤Î©ÃÊÝ
Spleen disharmony xin qi ¤ß®ð
Spontaneous sweating xin ¤ß
Stirring fetus xu chuan µê³Ý
Striae xu lao µê³Ò
Stomach xu re / xu huo µê¼ö©Îµê¤õ
Stool xu zheng µêµý
Supprative and ulcerous diseases xue feng chuang ¦å­·½H
Syndrome differentiation xue wei zhu she liao fa ¥Þ¦ìª`®gÀøªk
Syndrome differentiation according to defense, vital energy, nutrient & blood xue ¦å
Syndrome differentiation according to the eight principles yang qi ¶§®ð
Syndrome differentiation according to the organs (zang fu) yang wei ¶§·õ
Syndrome differentiation according to the six meridians yang xu er han ¶§µê¦Ó´H
Syndromes differentiation according to the twelve regular meridians yang xu ¶§µê
Syndromes of deficiency type / asthenia syndromes yi jing ¿òºë
Syndromes of excess type / sthenia syndromes yi niao ¿ò§¿
Syndromes of exterior type yin xu huo wang ³±µê¤õ©ô
Syndromes of interior type yin xu ³±µê
Taijichuan yin yang ³±¶§
TCM chronology yin ye ³±²G
Ten Questions Song ying fen zheng Àç¤Àµý
Tenesmus yong ֐
The house of essential substances yu xue ß}¥Þ
Three kinds of pathogenic factors yuan qi ¤¸®ð
Tian gui zang fu bian zheng ŦµÆ¿ëµý
Tonification zang fu ŦµÆ
Tongue signs zang zao Ŧļ
Triple burner zao xie À꨸
Urine zhan yu ĸ»y
Vaporization zhen fa ¶Eªk
Virtual fire zhen qi ¯u®ð
Vital gate zhen yin ¯u³±
Vitiligo zheng hou µý­Ô
Weifen syndrome zheng qi ¥¿®ð
Wenbing zheng ti guan nian ¾ãÅéÆ[©À
Wind evil zhong guo qi gong ¤¤°ê®ð¥\
Wind-dampness evil zhong yi shi liao ¤¤Âå­¹Àø
Women specialty zhu yang zhi hui ½Ñ¶§¤§·|
Yang deficiency zi han ¦Û¦½
Yang qi zu jue yin gan jing ¨¬³Ö³±¨x¸g
Yang vacuity with internal cold zu shao yang dan jing ¨¬¤Ö¶§Áx¸g
Yin deficiency zu shao yin shen jing ¨¬¤Ö³±µÇ¸g
Yin fluid zu tai yang pang guang jing ¨¬¤Ó¶§»H¯Ö¸g
Yin vacuity leading to internal heat zu tai yin pi jing ¨¬¤Ó³±µÊ¸g
Yingfen syndrome zu yang ming wei jing ¨¬¶§©ú­G¸g
Yin & Yang zuo yao ¦õÃÄ