We often hear terms like “Qi deficiency” (气虚), “tonifying Qi” (补气), “nourishing both Qi and blood” (气血双补), and even “Yuan Qi” (元气) and “Wei Qi” (卫气). These familiar yet unfamiliar terms are all related to “Qi”. So, what exactly is Qi? Our ancestors placed great importance on studying the invisible energy that cannot be seen … Read more
Author | He Ming Image | Zi Fei Yu Editor | Chun Feng Review | Xiao Ye As summer arrives, high temperatures are hitting many areas. Some relatives and friends around me often feel lethargic and unwilling to move; even a little work makes them feel palpitations and shortness of breath, sweating profusely, and after … Read more
Discussing Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the Path to Medicine Click to play the audio course Hello everyone! Today we will explain the third episode of “Understanding Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)” focusing on wind-heat cold. Many people consider a cold to be trivial, thinking it will resolve in a few days, … Read more
——Understanding Cold and Heat in Colds Don’t Let It Linger The Way of Nourishing Traditional Chinese Medicine’s “Lazy Nourishing” Colds may seem like a minor illness, but they are actually one of the most common acute respiratory infections in our daily lives. Wind-Cold? Wind-Heat? Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has an interesting theory that states colds … Read more
Principle of Gua Sha Gua Sha is based on the twelve meridians and eight extraordinary vessels of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), following the principle of treating the symptoms in acute conditions. It involves strong stimulation of the meridians using hand techniques to cause local skin redness and congestion, thereby achieving effects such as awakening the … Read more
01 Sequence of Gua Sha Sequence: First scrape: Da Zhui (Great Vertebra), Da Yu (Great Shuttle), Gao Mang (Gao Blind), Shen Tang (Spirit Hall). (as shown in the figure below) Scrape along the direction of the skin’s cì lǐ (pores), generally: first the trunk, then the limbs, from top to bottom, and from left to … Read more
1. Má Huáng Tāng (Ephedra Decoction), Guì Zhī Tāng (Cinnamon Twig Decoction), Xiǎo Qīng Lóng Tāng (Minor Blue Dragon Decoction) Differences: Má Huáng Tāng combines Má Huáng (Ephedra) and Guì Zhī (Cinnamon Twig), providing a strong sweating effect and is effective in dispersing lung qi to relieve asthma. It is a pungent-warm formula suitable for … Read more