'Classical Chinese Philosophy: Gu Syndrome' Webinar Presented by Dr Cynthia Lankenau

About the Webinar

Gu Syndrome is an ancient medica concept which is a valid clinical approach for chronic super-infections by funguses, parasites, viruses, and other microbes that are often hard to detect. Gu is the ancient Chinese symbol for extreme pathological Yin - the dark side of life, the worst nightmare of any human being. It represents darkness, rottenness, slithering vermin, poisonous snakes, betrayal, black magic, backstabbing murder, and in medical terms, progressive organ decay accompanied by torturous pain and insanity. Many of today’s diseases that are difficult to treat and hard to resolve are examples of Gu syndrome, including cases of equine head shaking, lyme disease, EPM, chronic upper respiratory diseases, and chronic intestinal dysfunctions.

Gu syndrome has been relatively ignored in modern times. Except for an academic study by Paul Unschuld, most Chinese scholars generally dismiss it as an ‘ancient, feudalist and superstitious’ belief in demons and exorcist practices that have little or no value in modern clinical practice. When looking deeply at these ancient texts, a very modern problem was described: Super-infections, that is, these demons are systemic funguses, parasites, viruses, spirochetes, other hidden pathogens, the toxins they produce and the biofilm they generate. The original meaning was a type of Yin (Hidden) evil that is doing harm to people’s mental and physical wellbeing, feeding off you and doing harm; malicious super infections. Often, it is seen as a situation where a seemingly simple SP Qi deficient patient does not respond or worsens with SP Qi tonics; nothing works.

 This presentation will examine the formulas used and approaches to implement their use. The key objective of this webinar is:

1. To describe the ancient concept of Gu syndrome
2. To stress the therapeutic potential of Gu formulas