Exploring the Dosage of Aconite: Is It Truly Highly Toxic?

Exploring the Dosage of Aconite: Is It Truly Highly Toxic?

Aconite Base Aconite (Fu Zi) is known as one of the “Four Essentials of Medicine” in TCM, with significant efficacy. The “Shang Han Lun” records 21 formulas containing Aconite, while the “Jin Gui Yao Lue” includes 13, and the “Zhou Hou Fang” lists 60. However, the dosage of Aconite has always been a topic of … Read more

Master Li Shimao’s Experience in Treating Damp-Heat Syndrome

Master Li Shimao's Experience in Treating Damp-Heat Syndrome

“Among the six qi, damp-heat is a disease that affects eight or nine out of ten people.” From ancient times to the present, damp-heat has always been our “great concern.” Heavy breath, lack of appetite; oily skin all day, prone to rashes; oily hair within a day after washing; irritable temperament; excessive leukorrhea in women, … Read more

Advanced Preparation: An Introduction to TCM External Pathology

Advanced Preparation: An Introduction to TCM External Pathology

Why did the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital achieve the remarkable feat of no deaths and no infections among medical staff during the 2003 SARS outbreak, with patients showing no sequelae, yet this did not prompt a reevaluation and understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)? It is because TCM could not present a … Read more

Clinical Cases of External Heat Illness Treated by Zhou Zhongying

Clinical Cases of External Heat Illness Treated by Zhou Zhongying

External heat illness refers to a category of diseases characterized by fever as the main symptom, caused by external pathogens invading the body. In modern medicine, these diseases are primarily classified as acute infectious diseases, including those caused by bacteria or viruses that present with fever as a primary symptom. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) believes … Read more

Summary of Li Zhenhua’s Experience in Treating Exogenous Diseases

ClickAboveBlue text “Wuwei Academy ” → Click the top right corner “…” → Select “Set as a favorite ★ ”Then you won’t miss any good articles! Li Zhenhua, the first National Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, former chief physician at Henan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and a guiding teacher for the inheritance of … Read more

Questions About Treating Exogenous Diseases: Have You Encountered Them Too?

Questions About Treating Exogenous Diseases: Have You Encountered Them Too?

Abstract:Li Li is a fourth-term disciple of Master Xiao Xiangru. Let’s take a look at his understanding and insights gained from studying exogenous diseases with his teacher. Li Li: Theoretical Reconstruction of Exogenous Diseases in the Early Stage After a period of serious study, I have re-learned and organized the theoretical knowledge related to exogenous … Read more

Five Methods of Bloodletting and Needling by Dr. Zhou Deyi

Five Methods of Bloodletting and Needling by Dr. Zhou Deyi

Five Methods of Bloodletting and Needling by Dr. Zhou Deyi Dr. Zhou Deyi is a renowned traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physician from Anhui Province, nearing his eighties, with over fifty years of clinical experience, particularly skilled in acupuncture. His unique method of bloodletting through needling is distinctive. The author has deeply learned from Dr. Zhou … Read more

As Autumn Grows Colder, Here Comes the Knowledge of Medicinal Pastes

As Autumn Grows Colder, Here Comes the Knowledge of Medicinal Pastes

This year’s cold weather has arrived earlier than in previous years. The Double Ninth Festival has passed, and the beginning of winter is not far off; winter is gradually approaching. This is the perfect time to nourish the body. How to nourish the body? There are many methods, but the correct approaches are few. Nourishing … Read more

Why Do We Still Need Customized Pills Despite the Abundance of Chinese Patent Medicines?

Why Do We Still Need Customized Pills Despite the Abundance of Chinese Patent Medicines?

Pills refer to spherical or quasi-spherical preparations made from finely powdered Chinese herbs or herbal extracts combined with suitable binders or excipients, and are one of the forms of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). They can be categorized into water pills, honey pills, paste pills, wax pills, concentrated pills, and micro pills. With so many Chinese … Read more

A Discussion on the Decoctions We Have Consumed in Traditional Chinese Medicine

A Discussion on the Decoctions We Have Consumed in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Decoctions, also known as tangji (汤剂), refer to liquid preparations made by boiling or soaking herbs to extract their essence. This method is one of the earliest and most widely used forms in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). As stated in the preface of Qian Jin Yao Fang (千金要方): “In ancient prescriptions for treating diseases, all … Read more