middle jiao/burner (TCM)
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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
technicalTechnical term in TCM referring to one of the three jiao (upper, middle, lower) in the triple burner (san jiao) concept. The middle jiao corresponds to the spleen and stomach and governs digestion and transformation of food. See also 上焦 (upper jiao) and 下焦 (lower jiao).
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.
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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.