The two hearts in Traditional Chinese Medicine

There’s a joke in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that we have two hearts and no brain. TCM texts don’t mention much, or anything, about the physical brain. Instead, the focus is on the functions of the brain, like memory, concentration, and decision making. TCM does, however, distinguish two main aspects of the heart—the physical heart and the emotional heart. It’s not far-fetched for many of us to understand this perspective. After all, February highlights both types of hearts with Heart…