Phlegm Misting-Disturbing the Orifices and Mitral Valve Prolapse
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Title
Phlegm Misting-Disturbing the Orifices and Mitral Valve Prolapse
Description
EJOM (2013), Hammer, Leon.
Abstract
The author's initial appreciation of the role of the heart, in this instance the valves of the heart, in mental-emotional illness occurred in medical school, since in biomedicine at that time the prolapse of the mitral valve was associated with panic attacks and phobias. It was, therefore, a simple cognitive step from that information to identifying other aspects of Heart function, the orifices in Chinese medicine, with psychological conditions. The emphasis which his teacher - the internationally acknowledged master Dr John H.F. Shen, with whom he worked over a period of 27 years - placed on the relationship of the heart valves and vessels to mental-emotional issues reinforced that initial connection with the concept and clinical reality of ‘Phlegm misting the orifices.’ This article outlines the aetiology, physio-pathology, pathogenesis and clinical consequences of phlegm misting the orifices, and alludes to clinical tools for its diagnosis and treatment, illustrated by two Case Reports.
Alternative Title
EJOM
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Date
Date Created
3/5/2015
Language
English
Type
Journal Article
issn
1351-6647
issue
3
volume
7