Treatment of Symptoms and Causes

Root – Zheng Qi (cause)

Branch – pathogenic Qi diagnosis (symptoms)

From Locations

Root, Zang Fu
Branch, superficial body

Complicated Conditions

Root, 1^st conditions to effect patient
Branch, conditions that appear after

Acute Conditions

treat branch 1^st

If someone comes with a very acute injury or pathogen but is otherwise healthy – get them into treatment quickly to relieve current symptoms, next time talk more with them to find and treat root problem(s).

*Generally speaking when treating anything, our main principle is to treat the root and branch together.

*The most common causes of disease: pre or post heaven deficiency, and Wood attack Earth.