The Materia Medica: The Metal Section

The Materia Medica: The Metal Section

The Metal Section: Gold Author: Li Shizhen Explanation Gold flakes. Taste and Properties Pungent, neutral, toxic. Indications Calms the spirit, strengthens the bone marrow, clears the five organs of evil qi, and is taken by immortals. Treats children’s fright, injuries to the five organs, wind-induced epilepsy, calms the heart and soul. For epilepsy due to … Read more

Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine Discusses How to Study the ‘Essentials of the Golden Cabinet’ (Part 1)

Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine Discusses How to Study the 'Essentials of the Golden Cabinet' (Part 1)

Chinese Medicine Academy xyzych1988 This article is excerpted from the “Lecture on the Essentials of the Golden Cabinet”. For more details, click the “Read the original text” at the bottom left of the article. Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine Li Jinyong How to Study the ‘Essentials of the Golden Cabinet’ This book summarizes the rich … Read more

Why Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine Should Study the “Essentials of the Golden Cabinet”

Why Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine Should Study the "Essentials of the Golden Cabinet"

Fu Baoshi’s “Red Cliffs” (Detail) Introduction: This article is the opening remarks by Teacher Song Baishan in the course “With the Golden Cabinet in One Hand and the Treatise on Cold Damage in the Other – Helping You Excel in the World of TCM”. Teacher Song used two lectures to explain why he chose to … Read more