The Emotions In Traditional Chinese Medicine – Part 2
TCM Patterns and Herbal Formulas
Introduction
In this paper, we focus on some of the key Chinese herbal formulas that may be used in the treatment of emotion-related disorders. The central concept is that extremes of emotion not only impair normal mental and emotional functioning; but also become pathogenic factors, affecting the internal organ systems to produce physical, emotional and behavioural abnormalities.
In part one, we explored the ancient Five Elements paradigm in relation to both normal and extreme emotions. This paradigm allowed …