Every summer, do you often experience the following issues: swollen eyelids and dark circles in the morning, a constant feeling of fatigue, heavy legs that are hard to move, an oily face prone to acne and pimples, greasy hair, and sticky stools that are hard to flush? These are all caused by excess dampness in … Read more
To prevent not finding it next time Dampness is a unique concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Current medical technology cannot explain the generation of dampness, but in traditional TCM treatments, we often encounter dampness, such as in “Gua Sha” (scraping therapy) and “Ai Jiu” (moxibustion). Sometimes, the disorder of bodily functions is closely related … Read more
“Rain nourishes the grains, purifying and clarifying,” and once again, it is the Qingming and Grain Rain season. During this time, precipitation increases, and air humidity rises, marking the period of heaviest dampness in spring. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) identifies two types of dampness: External Dampness: Prolonged rainy weather or living in damp environments can … Read more
< TCM Regulation Special Topic2 > In fact, “heavy dampness” is a colloquial term for our experience of “damp evil”. Today, let’s discuss what damp evil is and how we can “eliminate dampness”. 1. What is Damp Evil? Ancient scholars believed that “wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire” are six different climatic changes in … Read more
Among the six pathogenic factors of wind, cold, heat, dampness, dryness, and fire, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is particularly wary of dampness. Why is that? Because dampness can transform into cold dampness when encountering cold, into damp-heat when meeting heat, and into wind-dampness when exposed to wind. Therefore, when there is dampness in the body, … Read more
Recently, the weather has been humid, and excessive dampness is one of the factors causing illness in spring and summer. When the body’s vital energy is insufficient and resistance decreases, dampness can invade the body, leading to a series of discomforts: symptoms may include abdominal distension, loss of appetite, abdominal pain and diarrhea, heaviness in … Read more
We often say that there are differences between men and women, and this distinction is evident not only in many aspects of life but also in health preservation.Men are prone to Qi deficiency, while women are more susceptible to blood deficiency; therefore, men should focus on supplementing Qi, and women should emphasize nourishing blood.Only by … Read more
Three伏养生 As people age, they commonly experience various ailments, which are closely related to insufficient Qi and the decline of Yang Qi. Those elderly individuals with abundant Qi and Yang Qi tend to be healthier and more robust. Why is this the case? First, we need to understand the functions of Qi. In Traditional Chinese … Read more
The spleen and stomach are the foundation of postnatal life and must not be harmed. Once damaged, recovery is slow and difficult. Here are some methods for daily spleen and stomach care for your reference. Methods First, massage the Dai Mai (Belt Vessel). The spleen governs transportation and transformation; when the spleen and stomach are … Read more
Methods 1. Rubbing the Dai Mai (Belt Vessel). The spleen governs transportation and transformation; when the spleen and stomach are weak, they cannot effectively transform food, leading to stagnation of dampness in the body. Rubbing the Dai Mai not only strengthens the spleen Yang but also invigorates the Yang Qi of the gallbladder meridian on … Read more