Nigel's answer to Phil

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Phil,

Here is Nigel's response in upper case letters below. What he means

by 'generic categories of xu and shi' are the several terms that

qualify more directly vacuity and repletion. Hope this is helpful.

 

 

 

> 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?

 

NIGEL WISEMAN SAYS: SHI IS TRANSLATED AS REPLETION BY WISEMAN ET ALL

AND

AS EXCESS BY BENSKY AND OTHERS.

THE CHINESE WORD, AS USED OUTSIDE MEDICINE, MEANS FULL OR SOLID.

 

 

 

>

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

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

 

IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ENGLISH TERMS, WHAT IS IS A CORRECT TERM

DEPENDS

WHICH TRANSLATION RATIONALE YOU SUPPORT.

 

AS REGARDS THE CHINESE TERMS, THERE ARE NUMEROUS TERMS THAT FALL INTO

THE

GENERIC CATEGORIES XU AND SHI.

THESE DIFFERENT TERMS OFTEN HINT AT THE NATURE, SEVERITY, AND CAUSE OF

THE

PROBLEM. YOU CAN READ ALL ABOUT IN CHINESE MEDICAL CHINESE: GRAMMAR AND

VOCABULARY.

 

>

> 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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