TC asks TK about the various types of common pao zhi, how they are related to herbs and food, and how you can use this methodology in the clinic, even if you are prescribing granule herbs.

• (00:00:00) - Intro and Herbs as Food
• (00:29:10) - Different Types of Pao Zhi
• (00:52:34) - Si Shen Wan as an exemplar formula

TK asks TC about a couple of chronic pain cases to better understand the theory as it applies to real people.

• (00:00:00) - Introduction and Case 1
• (00:29:11) - Case 2

TC and TK talk about the some of the common patterns around chronic pain presentations like fibromyalgia and specifically look at the symptom of sweating as an important differentiator for picking a formula.

• (00:00:00) - Open and Intro
• (00:16:50) - Adapting to a hostile environment
• (00:24:12) - How chronic pain manifests in the clinic
• (00:33:42) - Pain in patients with unremarkable sweating
• (00:42:01) - Formula summary for patients who can sweat
• (00:43:47) - Pain in patients with strong sweating
• (00:52:59) - Six conformations connection to symptomology
• (01:07:15) - Pain with deformative swelling

TC and TK chat with Kumiko Shirai, local Portland practitioner, about the use of Japanese Fukushin abdominal diagnosis and formula selection. Kumiko is an internationally recognized teacher of Fukushin methods having trained under Nigel Dawes. She has a particular emphasis on Women's Health in her clinic and is a herbal medicine specialist.

For more info about Kumkio and trainings with her visit www.kumikoshirai.com

• (00:00:00) - Background and Training
• (00:27:19) - Understanding Abdomens
• (00:43:53) - Women's Health Applications
• (00:55:06) - Discussion of Specific Formulas
• (01:21:29) - Connect with Kumiko

TC lays out the details of a successful menopause treatment case while TK interviews him about his diagnosis and treatment strategy. A companion to the 04-05 Menopause Theory episode.

• (00:00:00) - Case Intro and Intervention Part 1
• (00:14:57) - Treatment Intervention Part 2
• (00:26:09) - Talking Huang Qi
• (00:32:25) - Case Resolution
• (00:40:18) - Framing and Understanding Patient Improvement

Tk and TC get into the underlying mechanisms that can lead to discomfitting menopausal symptoms and the formulas used to ease them. Learn about the expected physiologic signs to female bodied aging and when its a good idea to intervene and how.

TK and TC talk about managing patient care in the style and method old-school, small-town doctors, channeling those patient skills into work as a modern doctor in a larger urban setting.

TC and TK talk about some examples of real clinic case studies on cough to help you understand how the diagnosis and treatment develops over time