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MENTAL MODEL · M1789

Yin Yang Rejection

Yin Yang Rejection
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-31

CORE DEFINITION

Excessive Yin cold or Yang heat completely repels the other, leading to a state of mutual rejection. For example, 'Yin excess repelling Yang' (true cold with false heat) or 'Yang excess repelling Yin' (true heat with false cold).

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Magnetic poles repel. When the body's interior is occupied by cold (Yin excess), Yang cannot enter and only floats on the surface (e.g., facial flushing). Treatment should not only tonify Yang but also add a 'counter-guiding' herb (e.g., adding pig bile to hot herbs) as a pass.

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When Yin or Yang is extremely excessive, they repel each other and do not interact, resulting in the appearance of true cold with false heat or true heat with false cold.

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