Main description:

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 patients with autoimmune diseases, allergies, 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.

Contents:

1. The Elemental Nature of Chinese Medicine. 2. Ministerial Fire in the Shang Han Lun. 3. Source Qi and Ministerial Fire. Defence Qi, Construction Qi and Ministerial Fire. 5. Thoughts on Supplementing Yang Qi. 6. Autoimmunity and Thermodynamics. 7. Ministerial Fire and Menopause. 8. Bian Zheng/Steaming and Transformations in Neoates. 9. Case Studies. 10. Conclusion. Afterwords. Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Appendix 3.