Five elements
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Autumn, dryness and the Lung
Autumn belongs to Metal and the Lung. Here in San Diego County that means Santa Ana dryness, and the classics had good advice for it.

The sour flavor in Chinese dietary therapy
You've probably noticed that certain foods carry a sour note — a pickled vegetable, a dried plum, the tartness of a fermented tea. In Chinese dietary therapy, sour gathers.

The Five Officials: The Zang-Fu Organs
In classical Chinese medicine, the organs are not merely anatomical structures; they are officials in a body-state. A walk through the five Zang organs and their patterns.