Hi,

To satisfy another's concern about avoiding violating a legal statue concerning reproducing copyright material on a discussion site, I'm reproducing a Third installment of an article, here, that you can find the first installment at Modern-Day Macrobiotics (mdm) and the second at macrosy7, all transparent (messages are visible to the public) macrobiotic discussion sites!

The following is from an excerpt from the chapter, Yin and Yang from the book, Healing Ourselves: A Book to Serve As a Companion in Time of Illness and Health by Naboru Muramoto with Michel Abehsera:

"....Fruits generally are not dominated by the Yang force. Roots are mostly dominated by Yang. The famous ginseng, for example is an extremely Yang root.

Some roots are more Yang than others. Usually, the smaller the root, the more Yang it is. But that is not always the case. Some roots are large but, because they grow in a cold and mountainous region over a long period of time, they are still Yang does not does not cause dizziness as Yin does. Salt, soya sauce, ginseng. etc are rather effective in eliminating dizziness.

however, they should not be taken in taken in exaggerated amounts.Too much of anything will produce
its opposite.

You can now see the fundamental difference between Yin and Yang. Yin has the tendency to to expand. Yang to contract. We will see that an individual needs the contrasting effect of both to maintain balance.

Yin and Yang

We have already said that activity is Yang and passivity is Yin. This principle is well illustrated by the as opposed to the moon's cold-ness and passivity. Thus the sun, daytime, heat, and summer are called  "Yang," and the moon, nighttime and winter are called "Yin." The activity of Yin and Yang can be demonstrated in thousands of ways. For example, there is more "visible" activity taking place in summer than in winter. This is not to say there is no activity at all. There is activity more subtle than the visible kind taking during the hot days. On a hot day the air is electrified,...."

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Bruce Paine