Traditional Oriental Medicine

文王八卦   King Wen "Later Heaven" bagua arrangement   The arrangement of organs and bowels with WenWang Bagua. (後天 의 卦象 과 臟腑配屬) 1)   In kan gua ( ☵ ) corresponding to the kidney, the one yang in the middle of kan gua means the fire of life gate ( 命門火 ), the two yin of both sides (1 st and 3st) mean the right and left of the kidneys. The one yang includes the meaning of being generated from extrem yin, the beginning of qi transformation, and is the origine (starting point) of ascending. Therefor it corresponds to life gate and the bladder. In greater yang cold water ( 太陽寒水 ), greater yang is derived from life gater fire and cold water is derived from kidney water. Ma huang disperse water qi outward, but if it is used to the pattern of kidney water vacuity, this can make side effect, in shang han lun there is contraindication case of mahuang in detail. 2)   In li gua ( ☲ ) corresponding to the heart, as there is two yang in the both side...