TCM Terminology: In Xu use Bu; In Shi use Xie

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Hi Z'ev, & All,

 

> Repletion simply means fullness or strength, as opposed to excess,

> which means too much. Vacuity is a vacuum, a lack of substance,

> presence, or weakness.

 

Z'ev, I thought that Excess (too much) was the same as " Shi " , and

was the opposite of Deficiency (too little) was the same as " Xu " .

 

Please confirm the correct meaning of the following expression:

" In Xu use Bu; in Shi use Xie " .

 

In that expression:

 

1. Does Xu mean: " deficiency, or vacuity, vacuum, lack of

substance, presence, or weakness " , and does Bu mean:

reinforcing needling method, us the use of medicinals to Build

(Mend, Correct, Tonify) the deficiency, for example to use Bu Shen

(KI) Yang medicinals in KI Yang Xu?

 

2. Does " Shi " mean: Repletion, fullness or strength, or EXCESS,

and does Xie mean: reducing/draining needling method, or the use

of medicinals to Reduce (Drain, Purge, remove substance from) the

excess, for example to use Xie Xin (HT) medicinals in HT agitation

with Shi?

 

3. What are the correct TCM terms to denote hypoactivity /

underactivity and Emptiness, as in underactive SP, or an Empty

Pulse?

 

4. What are the correct TCM terms to denote hyperactivity /

overactivity and Fullness, as in hyperactive LV, or an Full Pulse?

Best regards,

 

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[Guest guest]

Phil,

I've forwarded your questions on to Nigel Wiseman, as he is a

linguist as well as translator and I am not a linguist. As soon as I

receive his reply, I'll post it here.

 

 

 

On Apr 27, 2004, at 10:17 AM, wrote:

 

> Hi Z'ev, & All,

>

> > Repletion simply means fullness or strength, as opposed to excess,

> > which means too much. Vacuity is a vacuum, a lack of substance,

> > presence, or weakness.

>

> Z'ev, I thought that Excess (too much) was the same as " Shi " , and

> was the opposite of Deficiency (too little) was the same as " Xu " .

>

> Please confirm the correct meaning of the following expression:

> " In Xu use Bu; in Shi use Xie " .

>

> In that expression:

>

> 1. Does Xu mean: " deficiency, or vacuity, vacuum, lack of

> substance, presence, or weakness " , and does Bu mean:

> reinforcing needling method, us the use of medicinals to Build

> (Mend, Correct, Tonify) the deficiency, for example to use Bu Shen

> (KI) Yang medicinals in KI Yang Xu?

>

> 2. Does " Shi " mean: Repletion, fullness or strength, or EXCESS,

> and does Xie mean: reducing/draining needling method, or the use

> of medicinals to Reduce (Drain, Purge, remove substance from) the

> excess, for example to use Xie Xin (HT) medicinals in HT agitation

> with Shi?

>

> 3. What are the correct TCM terms to denote hypoactivity /

> underactivity and Emptiness, as in underactive SP, or an Empty

> Pulse?

>

> 4. What are the correct TCM terms to denote hyperactivity /

> overactivity and Fullness, as in hyperactive LV, or an Full Pulse?

> Best regards,

>

> Email: <

>

> WORK : Teagasc Research Management, Sandymount Ave., Dublin 4, Ireland

> Mobile: 353-; [in the Republic: 0]

>

> HOME : 1 Esker Lawns, Lucan, Dublin, Ireland

> Tel  : 353-; [in the Republic: 0]

> WWW  : http://homepage.eircom.net/~progers/searchap.htm

>

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