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According to the Five Elements, the Heart belongs to Fire and the Kidney belongs to Water. The Heart fire will easily become excessive and transfer into pathogenic Heat if there is no cooling system. On the other hand, the Kidney water will easily become pathogenic cold if there is no warming system. The pair water [...]

Excess Heat is caused by Yang Excess which leads to true Heat. Deficient Heat is caused by Yin Deficiency leading to false Heat. Even though Excess Heat and Deficient Heat have “hot” signs (cool-seeking, hot ears and body, red tongue, and fast pulse), they are different in etiology, pathology, pattern differentiation and treatment.
Excess Heat is [...]

Kidney Qi refers to the Kidney’s physiological activities (such as controlling water, storing Jing, governing bones and controlling the “two doors”). The two doors refer to front door (urinary tract) and back door (anus). The bladder tone and bladder sphincter’s ability to hold urine and contract to empty the bladder belong to Kidney Qi (controlling [...]

In TCVM food is often part of the overall treatment strategy for small animals. Foods can be used to tonify Qi, Blood, Yin and Yang as well as promote Qi and Blood circulation, counteract Heat, Cold and Damp, drain water, resolve phlegm and remove toxins. Food is especially useful for chronic or recurrent conditions associated [...]

Excess Cold refers to Yin Excess or true coldness. Deficient Cold means Yang Deficiency or false cold. There are many clinical similarities between Yin Excess and Yang Deficiency as both have “cold signs”, such as cool ears and mouth, heatseeking behavior, pale and purple tongue and a slow pulse. But they are different in etiology, [...]