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Horses and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Part Four
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Actions of the Yao and the Eight Methods
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| This article explains the actions of the Yao (Chinese medicinal products) and the Eight Methods. It also provides specific information on the tastes of the herbs and their relation to the organs in mammals. |
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| There are many types of prescriptions, however, we will focus on seven common kinds: 1. Da (large/big), 2. Xiao (small), 3. Huan (slow), 4. Ji (fast/urgent), 5. Ji (one action), 6. Ou (double action), 7. Fu (many actions). |
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| When a horse is exhausted after a special workout (ie endurance or racing) we must use formulas of type Da to quickly restore the proper level of energy and the balance of Yin and Yang within the body. In a formula of type Da there are many strong Yao. In a formula of type Xiao the Yao used are less powerful. If a sickness develops rapidly, a formula of type Ji will be used, and if it is a slow development we prescribe the formula of type Huan. |
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