Six Manifestations of Liver Qi Stagnation: If None Apply, Your Liver is Healthy

Six Manifestations of Liver Qi Stagnation: If None Apply, Your Liver is Healthy

When mentioning the liver, people often think of diseases such as “hepatitis B, fatty liver, alcoholic liver disease, and liver cancer,” but they tend to overlook liver qi stagnation and excessive liver fire. In their view, these two conditions do not pose a threat to life, but this is not the case. As the saying … Read more

10 Simple and Practical Health Preservation Methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine

10 Simple and Practical Health Preservation Methods in Traditional Chinese Medicine

To improve the health preservation literacy of Chinese citizens and to popularize the basic concepts, knowledge, and skills of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) health preservation, the state has formulated the “42 Guidelines for the Health Preservation Literacy of Chinese Citizens”. Today, we will share 10 simple methods for health preservation. 01 Tooth Tapping Method Every … Read more

6 Dietary Remedies to Promote Digestion and Increase Appetite!

6 Dietary Remedies to Promote Digestion and Increase Appetite!

There are various reasons for loss of appetite, including changes in climate, excessive physical and mental labor, emotional fatigue, and damp-heat. Using dietary adjustments to treat loss of appetite is a good method. Below are several remedies that promote digestion and enhance appetite.6 Dietary Remedies to Promote Digestion and Increase Appetite 1. Fig and Tomato … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Four Symptoms of Damp-Heat Constitution

Traditional Chinese Medicine: Four Symptoms of Damp-Heat Constitution

Due to changes in dietary structure, many young people now prefer spicy and greasy foods. Especially in summer, they enjoy drinking chilled beverages and beer while eating barbecued food. Over time, this can lead to the accumulation of damp-heat in the body. It is important to understand the specific manifestations of this condition and to … Read more

The Harmonious Relationship Between the Spleen and Stomach: Essential for Digestion, Absorption, and Transportation

The Harmonious Relationship Between the Spleen and Stomach: Essential for Digestion, Absorption, and Transportation

Transmission: Moxibustion | Gua Sha | Meridians | Acupuncture Points | Health Preservation | Regulation | Wellness Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) posits that the spleen and stomach are interconnected through the meridians, forming a relationship of mutual dependence. Physiologically, the spleen and stomach work together; the stomach is responsible for receiving and accepting food, while … Read more

Lecture on the Foundations of TCM: The Theory of Zangxiang – The Six Fu Organs 1

Lecture on the Foundations of TCM: The Theory of Zangxiang - The Six Fu Organs 1

The Six Fu organs refer to the gallbladder, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, bladder, and San Jiao (Triple Burner). Their physiological function is to “transport and transform substances,” and their physiological characteristics are “to excrete without storing” and “to be full but not overflowing.” Food enters through the esophagus into the stomach, where it is … Read more

Three Manifestations of Phlegm-Dampness Constitution and TCM Approaches for Regulation

Three Manifestations of Phlegm-Dampness Constitution and TCM Approaches for Regulation

The Sage of Medicine, Li Shizhen, is a prominent figure in ancient Chinese medicine. In his work, Binhu Maixue, he wrote, “Phlegm generates a hundred diseases, and dampness brings disasters,” warning everyone about the significant harm that phlegm-dampness can cause to the body. Many ailments in the human body are caused by phlegm-dampness. Many people … Read more