He Shaoshan: Infertility with Deficiency and Excess, I Classify This Condition into Five Categories for Treatment

He Shaoshan: Infertility with Deficiency and Excess, I Classify This Condition into Five Categories for Treatment

Treatment of Infertility and Clinical Examples Author/He Shaoshan Introduction:He Shaoshan (1923-2003), a native of Hangzhou, was the chief physician of gynecology at Hangzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, a renowned expert in TCM gynecology, and a nationally recognized veteran TCM practitioner. He came from a family of TCM gynecologists and was the third-generation heir of the … Read more

The First Classic Formula for Treating Gynecological Disorders: Si Wuzai Gu Yi Lu Ru Wan

The First Classic Formula for Treating Gynecological Disorders: Si Wuzai Gu Yi Lu Ru Wan

Si Wuzai Gu Yi Lu Ru Wan《素问》 【Original Text Compilation】 The Emperor said: If there is a disease with fullness in the chest and flanks, it hinders eating, and when the disease occurs, one first smells a fishy and foul odor, produces clear liquid, and first coughs up blood, with the four limbs feeling cold, … Read more

What Are the Manifestations of Kidney Yang Deficiency?

What Are the Manifestations of Kidney Yang Deficiency?

The clinical manifestations of Kidney Yang Deficiency (Shen Yang Xu) can be summarized in ten aspects. 1. Weakness and pain in the lower back and knees are due to the inability of Kidney Yang to warm and nourish the lumbar region and bones; 2. Male sexual dysfunction and female infertility due to cold in the … Read more

Manifestations of Kidney Yang Deficiency

Manifestations of Kidney Yang Deficiency

What is Kidney Yang Deficiency Syndrome? Kidney Yang Deficiency is a syndrome characterized by a series of symptoms resulting from the deficiency of Yang Qi in the kidneys. The specific manifestations include lower back and leg pain, coldness in the limbs, fatigue, female infertility, male infertility, diarrhea, swelling of the limbs, and frequent urination. Below, … Read more

Understanding Kidney Yang Deficiency

Understanding Kidney Yang Deficiency

What is Kidney Yang Deficiency? Kidney Yang Deficiency (Shen Yang Xu) is a type of deficiency-cold syndrome characterized by the decline of Kidney Yang, leading to a failure in warming and transforming the body. It is often caused by a constitution of Yang deficiency, aging-related Kidney depletion, chronic illness harming the Kidneys, or excessive sexual … Read more

The Impact of Safflower on Male and Female Fertility: Insights from “Empresses in the Palace”

The Impact of Safflower on Male and Female Fertility: Insights from "Empresses in the Palace"

Author: Ren Guiling, Ordos Central Hospital In the drama “Empresses in the Palace,” the usually domineering Hua Fei has her own troubles, asking, “Everyone can give birth, why can’t I?” After drinking the “miscarriage medicine” given by Duan Fei, Hua Fei suffers a miscarriage. In retaliation, Hua Fei forces Duan Fei to drink a pot … Read more

Comprehensive Guidelines for Moxibustion: Precautions Before, During, and After Treatment

Comprehensive Guidelines for Moxibustion: Precautions Before, During, and After Treatment

Precautions Before Moxibustion: 1. Since moxibustion should not be exposed to wind, please close doors and windows before treatment; the room should not be ventilated. This applies in summer as well; do not ventilate or turn on the air conditioning. 2. Do not perform moxibustion immediately after eating; wait at least 1 hour after a … Read more

Understanding Blood Stasis in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Understanding Blood Stasis in Traditional Chinese Medicine

1. What is Blood StasisBlood stasis: refers to a type of syndrome in TCM diagnosis. Blood stasis indicates that blood circulation is obstructed, leading to stagnant blood. The syndrome of blood stasis can be seen in many diseases. Generally speaking, whenever blood leaves the meridians and cannot dissipate in time, or when blood flow is … Read more