TK asks TC about a pair of cases that exemplify important aspects of treating dizziness and vertigo
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Cass #1 (00:18:33) - Case #2
4-11 Dizziness and Vertigo
23/02/2026 | 1h 6 mins.
Tk asks TC about the various patterns that present with Dizziness and Vertigo
04-10 Understanding and Using Pao Zhi
22/12/2025 | 1h 20 mins.
TC asks TK about the various types of common pao zhi, how they are related to herbs and food, and how you can use this methodology in the clinic, even if you are prescribing granule herbs.
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Intro and Herbs as Food (00:29:10) - Different Types of Pao Zhi (00:52:34) - Si Shen Wan as an exemplar formula
04-09 Chronic Pain Case Study
08/12/2025 | 54 mins.
TK asks TC about a couple of chronic pain cases to better understand the theory as it applies to real people.
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Introduction and Case 1 (00:29:11) - Case 2
04-08 Chronic Pain Theory
24/11/2025 | 1h 11 mins.
TC and TK talk about the some of the common patterns around chronic pain presentations like fibromyalgia and specifically look at the symptom of sweating as an important differentiator for picking a formula.
Chapters
(00:00:00) - Open and Intro (00:16:50) - Adapting to a hostile environment (00:24:12) - How chronic pain manifests in the clinic (00:33:42) - Pain in patients with unremarkable sweating (00:42:01) - Formula summary for patients who can sweat (00:43:47) - Pain in patients with strong sweating (00:52:59) - Six conformations connection to symptomology (01:07:15) - Pain with deformative swelling
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