Treating Blockage with Tonification
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CORE DEFINITION
Using tonifying herbs to treat obstructive conditions (such as constipation or amenorrhea). This is because the obstruction is due to insufficient power (qi deficiency or blood deficiency) that cannot push through, rather than a true blockage.
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Increase pressure to propel. Don't treat every blockage with purgatives. If a boat is stranded because the river is dry, dredging the channel (purging) won't help; you need to release water (tonify qi and blood), and the boat will naturally move.
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If the apparent 'blockage' stems from insufficient power (qi and blood deficiency) rather than a true obstruction, then purgative methods are ineffective; tonification must be used to enhance driving force, and the passage will naturally restore itself. Metaphor: When a boat is stranded in shallow water, release water rather than dredge the channel.
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