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Understanding Emotions in Traditional Chinese Medicine
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September 13, 2005

Understanding Emotions in Traditional Chinese Medicine
In traditional Asian medicine, emotions and physical health are intimately connected. Sadness, nervous tension and anger, worry, fear, and overwork are each associated with a particular organ in the body. For example, irritability and inappropriate anger can affect the liver and result in menstrual pain, headache, redness of the face and eyes, dizziness and dry mouth...read more...

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