Afterglow : Ministerial Fire and Chinese Ecological Medicine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rosenberg, Z'ev.

Contributor:

Cowan, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Chinese Traditional.

Autoimmune Diseases--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Medicine, Chinese Traditional.

Autoimmune Diseases--therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (141 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"Inspired by personal observations of the climate crisis, as well as health issues from patients involving ministerial fire, this text dives into the concepts of ming men and ministerial fire - core concepts of Chinese medical diagnosis and treatment. This book will assist practitioners in understanding the mechanisms of treating complex and chronic disorders such as autoimmune diseases, allergies, cancer, skin disorders and arthritic disorders. With material from the classic texts, Z'ev Rosenberg explains the concepts ming men and ministerial fire and its relation to the clinical treatment of chronic disorders and its ecological and philosophical implications for life on this planet. Including case histories, acupuncture strategies and herbal formulas, Afterglow is for practitioners that want to deepen their Chinese medicine knowledge in order to treat these complex yet common disorders"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

By the same author

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Thoughts on Ministerial Fire

Introduction

1. The Elemental Nature of Chinese Medicine

I. The Setting and the Stage

II. Diagnosing the Ecological Crisis in America

III. Ministerial Fire, Heaven and Earth: Fire and the Anthropocene Age

IV. The Macrobiome and Microbiome: Medicine for Earth and Humanity

V. The Changing of the Guard: Global Shifts, Climate Change, and Pandemics

2. Ministerial Fire in the Shānghán Lùn 傷寒

I. Tàiyáng 太 and Ministerial Fire

II. Yángmíng 明 and Ministerial Fire

III. Shàoyáng 少 and Ministerial Fire

IV. Tàiyīn 太 and Ministerial Fire: The Union of Earth and Water

V. Shàoyīn 少 and Ministerial Fire

VI. Juéyīn 厥 Disease and Ministerial Fire: Loss of Rhythmic Interchange of Yin and Yang

3. Source Qi and Ministerial Fire

4. Defense Qi, Construction Qi, and Ministerial Fire

5. Thoughts on Supplementing Yang Qi

I. Preserving Ministerial Fire

II. Cooking and Ministerial Fire

III. Traditional Cooking Methods and Ministerial Fire

6. Autoimmunity and Thermodynamics

I. Management of Ministerial Fire to Maintain Equilibrium

II. Essential Questions in Understanding Ministerial Fire and Autoimmunity

III. Ministerial Fire and Autoimmunity in the Nán Jīng 經

IV. Qi Transformation and Ministerial Fire in Lǐ Dōngyuán's Spleen Stomach Theory

V. Causative Factors of Autoimmune Disease

VI. Ecological Medicine and Autoimmune Disorders

7. Ministerial Fire and Menopause

8. Biàn Zhēng /Steaming and Transformations in Neonates

9. Case Studies

I. Case Study 1

II. Case Study 2

III. Case Study 3

10. Conclusion

Afterword

Appendix I: Musings on the Pandemic

Appendix II: Dìng Zhì Wán 定志丸 and Ministerial Fire.

Appendix III: Blueprints and Charts From Z'ev's Notebook

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Rosenberg, Z'ev Afterglow

ISBN:

1-78775-413-8

OCLC:

1348485461