Benefits of Gua Sha for the Neck

Benefits of Gua Sha for the Neck

The benefits of Gua Sha for the neck include promoting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis, as well as helping to relieve symptoms such as muscle stiffness and soreness in the neck. Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese medicine treatment method that involves using scraping tools and techniques to treat diseases. It primarily involves repeated … Read more

Is Bloodletting, Gua Sha, and Foot Soaking Effective After a Fever? The Truth Is…

Is Bloodletting, Gua Sha, and Foot Soaking Effective After a Fever? The Truth Is...

Changes in weather can easily lead to discomfort in the body, and if one is not careful, they may catch a cold and develop a fever. How should one manage a fever at home? Bloodletting, Gua Sha, and Foot Soaking, Do these three methods actually help reduce fever? Let’s take a look together. “ Is … Read more

Gua Sha, Massage, and Bloodletting: A Cautionary Tale from Nanning

Gua Sha, Massage, and Bloodletting: A Cautionary Tale from Nanning

Early reports indicate that last year, a man named Ma from Nanning died during a wellness treatment at a health center where he received gua sha (scraping therapy), massage, and bloodletting for foot pain. Ma’s family has since filed a lawsuit against the health center, seeking over 960,000 yuan in compensation. The case was heard … Read more

Is Phelps’ Cupping a Victory for Traditional Chinese Medicine? Don’t Be Overconfident

Is Phelps' Cupping a Victory for Traditional Chinese Medicine? Don't Be Overconfident

Phelps wins gold in the 200m butterfly final On the fourth day of the Olympics, 31-year-old swimming veteran Phelps won two gold medals within an hour, bringing his total Olympic gold medal count to 21. While focusing on his brilliant achievements, some media and netizens noticed the circular marks on Phelps’ shoulders, which are the … Read more

Cupping Therapy: Do You Really Understand It?

Cupping Therapy: Do You Really Understand It?

TCM Book Club Issue 1056 Daily updates to accompany the growth of TCM practitioners IIntroduction: Recently, the marks of cupping therapy on foreign athletes have taken the Chinese media by storm during the Olympics, showcasing the “power of ancient techniques.” “Foreigners are using cupping too!” However, I had never really paid attention to cupping before, … Read more

Cupping Therapy – Techniques of Pricking and Cupping

Cupping Therapy - Techniques of Pricking and Cupping

The technique of pricking and cupping therapy involves using a skin needle to prick the affected area, followed by applying a cup locally to prevent and treat diseases. 1. Basic Methods of Pricking and Cupping Technique Pricking and cupping method: This is often used for deeper lesions that are more localized. A three-edged needle is … Read more

Ear Apex Bloodletting Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Ear Apex Bloodletting Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Ear Apex Bloodletting—Acu-point Bloodletting Therapy The Ear Apex point, also known as Er Yong, is located at the tip of the ear’s helix, at the junction of zones 6 and 7 of the auricle. Below it, the auriculotemporal nerve and posterior auricular artery are distributed, making it one of the commonly used extraordinary points in … Read more

Utilizing the Four Seam Points for Bloodletting: Enhancing Appetite and Clearing Heat to Unblock Meridians

Utilizing the Four Seam Points for Bloodletting: Enhancing Appetite and Clearing Heat to Unblock Meridians

Focusing on sharingknowledge and techniques of TCM meridian health preservation, allowing more people to understand and learn to apply meridian health methods to achieve physical and mental well-being. Here you will findthe most comprehensive quality content and materials, providing more assistance on your health journey. “Bloodletting at the Four Seam Points” has always been used … Read more

Understanding the Attack Evil School of TCM: Insights from Zhang Congzheng and Bloodletting Techniques

Understanding the Attack Evil School of TCM: Insights from Zhang Congzheng and Bloodletting Techniques

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has developed numerous distinctive academic schools over thousands of years, among which the Attack Evil School is the most unique. What are the “secret techniques” and “weapons” of the Attack Evil School? Let’s listen to the inheritors of this school discuss its historical transmission. Founding of the Attack Evil School The … Read more

Practice of Auricular Holography Theory

Practice of Auricular Holography Theory

The diagnosis and treatment of auricular points has a long history. The earliest records of “ear meridians” associated with the upper limbs, eyes, cheeks, and throat can be found in the silk manuscripts unearthed from the Mawangdui Han tomb No. 3 in Changsha, Hunan, dating back to 1973, specifically in the texts “Zuzhi Shiyi Mai … Read more