Meaning of 中焦
中焦 means middle jiao (burner) in Traditional Chinese Medicine; the middle section of the triple burner located between the cardiac orifice and pylorus of the stomach, responsible for digestion. Pronounced zhōng jiāo.
- middle jiao (burner) in Traditional Chinese Medicine; the middle section of the triple burner located between the cardiac orifice and pylorus of the stomach, responsible for digestion
Definitions & Examples
Zhōng中
yī医
rèn认
wéi为
zhōng中
jiāo焦
zhǔ主
yùn运
huà化
。
Traditional Chinese Medicine holds that the middle jiao governs transportation and transformation.
Zhōng中
jiāo焦
shī湿
rè热
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
zhōng中
yī医
zhèng证
xíng型
。
Damp-heat in the middle jiao is a common TCM pattern.
Pí脾
wèi胃
shǔ属
zhōng中
jiāo焦
，
zhǔ主
xiāo消
huá化
xī吸
shōu收
。
The spleen and stomach belong to the middle jiao and govern digestion and absorption.
Shàng上
jiāo焦
zhǔ主
hū呼
xī吸
，
zhōng中
jiāo焦
zhǔ主
xiāo消
huà化
，
xià下
jiāo焦
zhǔ主
pái排
xiè泄
。
The upper jiao governs respiration, the middle jiao governs digestion, and the lower jiao governs excretion.
Zhè这
wèi位
bìng病
rén人
zhōng中
jiāo焦
xū虚
hán寒
，
xū需
yào要
wēn温
zhōng中
jiàn健
pí脾
。
This patient has deficient cold in the middle jiao and needs to warm the middle and strengthen the spleen.
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