Compendium of Materia Medica Compendium of Materia Medica was published in the 24th year of Wanli (1596) in the Ming Dynasty in China. The author is Li Shizhen (1518-1593). He was still revising the manuscripts himself with illness in his later days. It seemed that he could not see it during his lifetime. By the … Read more
苍术 (Cang Zhu) 苍术 (Cang Zhu) is the dried rhizome of the Asteraceae plant, either Atractylodes macrocephala or Atractylodes lancea. It has the effects of dispelling wind, scattering cold, and alleviating rheumatic pain. It is also known by other names such as 赤术 (Chi Zhu), 山蓟 (Shan Ji), 山精 (Shan Jing), 青术 (Qing Zhu), and … Read more
Since ancient times, among the six external evils of wind, cold, heat, summer heat, dampness, and dryness, dampness is recognized by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as the most troublesome external evil. This is because TCM treats diseases based on the principle of counteracting the corresponding evil: dispelling wind with wind, moistening dryness, warming cold, and … Read more
Director Han shares health knowledge with you Click below to follow for free↓↓↓ Since ancient times, among the six evils of wind, cold, heat, summer heat, dampness, and dryness, TCM recognizes dampness as the most troublesome external evil. This is because TCM treats diseases based on the principle of counteracting the corresponding evil: dispelling wind … Read more
Floating (Yang) The floating pulse (fu mai), when lifted, is abundant, but when pressed, it is insufficient (from the “Pulse Classic”). It resembles the feathers on a bird’s back being lightly blown by a breeze, appearing light and floating (qīng fàn mào), like following the elm pods (from the “Suwen”), like wood floating on water … Read more
The “Study of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians” (奇经八脉考, Qí jīng bā mài kǎo), authored by Li Shizhen during the Ming Dynasty, is a specialized text discussing the eight extraordinary meridians. Li referenced historical literature to elucidate the principles of the “Inner Canon” (内经, Nèi jīng) and organized the pathways and therapeutic indications of the eight … Read more