A Model for a Mode of Inquiry in Chinese Medicine
By: Bob Damone
According to Wiseman and Feng (1998), Vacuity Detriment (xū sǔn 虚损) is “any form of severe chronic insufficiency of yīn-yáng, qì-blood, and bowels and viscera arising through internal damage by the seven affects, taxation fatigue, diet, excesses of drink and sex, or enduring illness.” (p.646) I have found this Chinese disease category helpful in evaluating and formulating treatment strategies for patients with enduring diseases such as Chronic…