治zhì風fēng先xiān治zhì血xuè,，血xuè行xíng風fēng自zì滅miè

What does 治風先治血，血行風自滅 (zhì fēng xiān zhì xuè, xuè xíng fēng zì miè) mean?

治風先治血，血行風自滅 (zhì fēng xiān zhì xuè, xuè xíng fēng zì miè) is a folk proverb (yànyǔ 諺語). Word for word it reads "To treat wind, first treat blood; when blood moves, wind extinguishes itself." In use it means: Many conditions attributed to pathogenic wind, such as tremors, skin disorders, and migratory pain, respond better to treatment of blood circulation than to direct wind-expelling methods. Stagnant blood creates the terrain where wind takes hold. You reach for it when you want that idea in one breath, and the Wood note it carries is why we hand it to those born in the Year of the Dog.

Literally: "To treat wind, first treat blood; when blood moves, wind extinguishes itself."

The reading

Wind conditions in the body, including tremors, wandering pain, and sudden rashes, often resist direct treatment. The experienced practitioner looks below the surface, knowing that stagnant blood creates the conditions where wind takes hold. By nourishing and moving the blood, the underlying terrain changes. The wind departs because it no longer has a place to settle.

What kind of proverb it is

• Typeyànyǔ 諺語
• FocusPresent-minded
• Element木 Wood
• Zodiac tie狗 Year of the Dog

Source Li Zhongyun, Qing dynasty medical axiom widely cited in TCM dermatology and rheumatology

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Keep reading

Return to the Proverb Pond to draw another of the eighty-seven, or hear one read aloud. Read the rest of its chapter in Wisdom & Learning, or follow the years these lines belong to: Year of the Dog, Year of the Rat, and Year of the Ox.