Examples of Medicinal Herbs for Four Types of Damp-Heat Syndromes: Liver-Gallbladder, Large Intestine, Bladder, and Uterus

Examples of Medicinal Herbs for Four Types of Damp-Heat Syndromes: Liver-Gallbladder, Large Intestine, Bladder, and Uterus

Examples of Medicinal Herbs for Four Types of Damp-Heat Syndromes: Liver-Gallbladder, Large Intestine, Bladder, and Uterus Original Pharmacist Xiao Hua Hua Cat 2020-06-16 07:38:00 Damp-heat can cause sensations of heat, headaches, heaviness throughout the body, and bloating in the abdomen and stomach. Damp-heat is a term frequently mentioned in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Many people … Read more

Differences Between Spleen-Stomach Damp-Heat and Liver-Gallbladder Damp-Heat

Differences Between Spleen-Stomach Damp-Heat and Liver-Gallbladder Damp-Heat

Damp-heat is a common issue faced by many individuals, leading to conditions such as gastric diseases, eczema, hair loss, prostatitis, vaginitis, cholecystitis, and more. The underlying cause of these diseases is often excessive damp-heat in the body, with individuals of damp-heat constitution making up about one-quarter of the general population. Among the damp-heat syndromes, the … Read more

Differentiating and Regulating Spleen-Stomach and Liver-Gallbladder Damp-Heat: TCM Insights

Differentiating and Regulating Spleen-Stomach and Liver-Gallbladder Damp-Heat: TCM Insights

As the weather gradually warms and rainfall increases, the issue of damp-heat in adults becomes more pronounced. Damp-heat is considered one of the six evils in traditional medicine. The six evils include wind, cold, damp, heat, dryness, and fire. In terms of constitution, traditional medicine categorizes individuals into nine types, and various signs indicate that … Read more

Understanding and Treating Damp-Heat in Different Organs: A Comprehensive Guide

Understanding and Treating Damp-Heat in Different Organs: A Comprehensive Guide

Feeling fatigued and heavy, experiencing drowsiness? Oily skin and frequent acne breakouts? Constant sweating, a sticky feeling on the skin, and itchy red spots? Bitter taste, dry mouth, bad breath, and excessive phlegm? Dark yellow urine with an unusual odor? Sticky stools? Prone to inflammation? What causes these symptoms? Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes that … Read more

The Application of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians in Acupuncture

The Application of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians in Acupuncture

The Yuan Dynasty scholar Dou Hanqing summarized the effects of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians in his work “Biao You Fu”: “The Yang Qiao (Yang Heel) and Yang Wei (Yang Linking) govern the symptoms on the surface related to the shoulders, back, waist, and legs; the Yin Qiao (Yin Heel), Yin Wei (Yin Linking), and Chong … Read more