The podcast all about Five Element Acupuncture

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Launching 2nd January 2024

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The podcast all about Five Element Acupuncture 〰️ Launching 2nd January 2024 〰️

This page is a repository of things we’ve watched or read on Acupuncture and surrounding modalities. Some scientific papers purporting to show the existence of Qi, for example, others claiming there’s not enough evidence, some showing the efficacy of acupuncture, others claiming the opposite, some Qi gong related stuff, TCM, other styles of acupuncture etc. We are not saying that anything on this page is true or untrue or that we believe or disbelieve any of it.

We simply wanted to point to things we’ve read or watched around this subject because we find it fascinating. We wanted to offer listeners a place to start exploring this world themselves, if they feel they want to go beyond the topics we’ve initially covered in the podcast so far. We encourage our listeners to look objectively at all the information available, ask their own questions, make their own minds up and go on their own journey of discovery.

Videos

Studies

BMJ - Evidence on acupuncture therapies is underused in clinical practice and health policy

British Acupuncture Council - Acupuncture Research

British Acupuncture Council - FAQ’s

NIH - Primo-Vascular System as Presented by Bong Han Kim

The Lancet - Acupuncture improves the symptoms, intestinal microbiota, and inflammation of patients with mild to moderate Crohn's disease: A randomized controlled trial

Anatomical Evidence of Acupuncture Meridians in the Human Extracellular Matrix: Results from a Macroscopic and Microscopic Interdisciplinary Multicentre Study on Human Corpses

Natural Medicine Journal - An Evidence-based Review of Qi Gong by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration

The American Journal of Chinese Medicine - Evidence of Qi-gong Energy and its Biological Effect on the Enhancement of the Phagocytic Activity of Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes

NIH - An analytic review of studies on measuring effects of external QI in China

NIH - Methodological challenges in design and conduct of randomised controlled trials in acupuncture

Science Direct - Cochrane systematic reviews on traditional Chinese medicine: What matters–the quantity or quality of evidence?

JAMA - Acupuncture for Chronic Pain - Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis

NIH - Acupuncture for chronic pain: update of an individual patient data meta-analysis

NIH - Acupuncture for acute low back pain: a systematic review

NIH - Influence of control group on effect size in trials of acupuncture for chronic pain: a secondary analysis of an individual patient data meta-analysis

NIH - Acupuncture for Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The Lancet - Electroacupuncture for motor dysfunction and constipation in patients with Parkinson's disease: a randomised controlled multi-centre trial

The Lancet - Effect of acupuncture on postoperative ileus after laparoscopic elective colorectal surgery: A prospective, randomised, controlled trial

The Lancet - Efficacy of acupuncture for the prophylaxis of migraine: a multicentre randomised controlled clinical trial

NIH - Perioperative acupuncture medicine: a novel concept instead of acupuncture anesthesia

Hindawi - 50 Years of Bong-Han Theory and 10 Years of Primo Vascular System

Articles

Books

Acupunucture - Is It For You? - J. R. Worsley

Talking About Acupuncture In New York - J. R. Worsley

Classical Five Element Acupuncture Volume II - Traditional Diagnosis - J. R. Worsley

Classical Five Element Acupuncture Volume III - The Five Elements And The Officials - J. R. Worsley

The Yellow Emperor’s Classic Of Medicine - Maoshing Ni

In The Footsteps Of The Yellow Emperor - Peter Eckman

The Simple Guide To Five Element Acupuncture - Nora Franglen

The Handbook Of Five Element Practice - Nora Franglen

Traditional Acupuncture: The Law Of The Five Elements - Dianne M. Connelly

Wu Xing, Five Elements Elisabeth - Rochat De La Vallee

Nourishing Destiny - Lonny Jarrett

Colleges

Supporting Visuals

Sheng & Ke Cycles

Correspondences Of The Elements

ELEMENT: WOOD

Colour: Green

Sound: Shout or Lack of Shout

Odour: Rancid

Emotion: Anger or Lack of Anger

Season: Spring

Climate: Wind

Taste: Sour

Power: Birth

Direction: East

Sense organ: Eyes

Parts of the body: Tendons and Ligaments

External physical manifestation: Nails

Predominantly Yang official: Gall Bladder

Predominantly Yin official: Liver

ELEMENT: FIRE

Colour: Red or Lack of Red

Sound: Laugh or Lack of Laugh

Odour: Scorched

Emotion: Joy or Lack of Joy

Season: Summer

Climate: Heat

Taste: Bitter

Power: Mature

Direction: South

Sense organ: Tongue

Parts of the body: Blood vessels

External physical manifestation: Complexion

Predominantly Yang official: Small Intestine (organ) and Three Heater (function)

Predominantly Yin official: Heart (organ) and Circulation/Sex (function)

ELEMENT: EARTH

Colour: Yellow

Sound: Sing

Odour: Fragrant

Emotion: Sympathy or Reject Sympathy

Season: Late Summer

Climate: Humid

Taste: Sweet

Power: Decrease

Direction: Centre

Sense organ: Mouth

Parts of the body: Muscles

External physical manifestation: Flesh

Predominantly Yang official: Spleen

Predominantly Yin official: Stomach

ELEMENT: METAL

Colour: White

Sound: Weep

Odour: Rotten

Emotion: Grief

Season: Autumn

Climate: Dryness

Taste: Pungent

Power: Balance

Direction: West

Sense organ: Nose

Parts of the body: Body hair

External physical manifestation: Skin

Predominantly Yang official: Large Intestine

Predominantly Yin official: Lungs

ELEMENT: WATER

Colour: Blue or Blue/Black

Sound: Groan

Odour: Putrid

Emotion: Fear or Lack of Fear

Season: Winter

Climate: Cold

Taste: Salty

Power: Emphasis

Direction: North

Sense organ: Ears

Parts of the body: Bones

External physical manifestation: Head hair

Predominantly Yang official: Bladder

Predominantly Yin official: Kidneys