Traditional Chinese Medicine and Health Preservation in the Compendium of Materia Medica

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Health Preservation in the Compendium of Materia Medica

Find like-minded friends here! Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis) is bitter and cold. It enters the Heart, Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder, and Large Intestine meridians. The Compendium of Materia Medica records Huang Lian: “It clears the heart and eliminates evil blood, resolves overdoses of medications, and alleviates irritability and the toxicity of Ba Dou (Croton tiglium) … Read more

Yin-Yang and the Five Elements in Nourishing the Organs: Unveiling Ancient Wisdom for Body Balance

Yin-Yang and the Five Elements in Nourishing the Organs: Unveiling Ancient Wisdom for Body Balance

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) posits that the human body is a microcosm interconnected with nature, where the health of the five organs is closely related to the balance of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements. In the Huangdi Neijing and the theories of Master Ni Hai Xia, the “Five Evils” are significant pathways for disease invasion, … Read more

Embrace Health Through Daoyin: The Practice Loved by Hua Tuo, Sun Simiao, and Su Dongpo

Embrace Health Through Daoyin: The Practice Loved by Hua Tuo, Sun Simiao, and Su Dongpo

With the pressures of modern life, many face common health issues such as poor mood, difficulty breathing, obesity, diabetes, scoliosis, kyphosis, neck, shoulder, back, and lower back pain, organ prolapse, osteoporosis, and a tendency to fall. In fact, ancient China had methods for self-stimulating vital energy for health and healing—Daoyin. The term “Daoyin” first appeared … Read more

Effective TCM Health Preservation Techniques: Five Methods to Improve Suboptimal Health

Effective TCM Health Preservation Techniques: Five Methods to Improve Suboptimal Health

In recent years, the concept of health preservation through Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has gradually gained popularity, with more and more people choosing TCM methods to nourish their bodies. So what specific methods does TCM offer for health preservation, and how should we implement them? 1. TCM Health Preservation: The Key is Preventing Disease Before … Read more

Dietary Health: Essential TCM Dietary Therapy Knowledge You Should Know

Dietary Health: Essential TCM Dietary Therapy Knowledge You Should Know

#DietaryHealth#Regarding health preservation, these TCM dietary therapy knowledge you should knowTraditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) health preservation has a long history and many considerations As the saying goes, “Food supplements are better than medicinal supplements” How to correctly practice TCM health preservation to ensure your health These TCM dietary therapy knowledge you should know Let us … Read more

Summer Health Preservation in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Summer Health Preservation in Traditional Chinese Medicine

As the morning dew evaporates, the autumn winds have already begun to stir. The summer colors fade, and the leaves rustle with the sounds of autumn. —— Tang Dynasty, Liu Yanshi, “Beginning of Autumn” The sliding cupping therapy (走罐疗法, zǒu guàn liáofǎ) utilizes cups as tools, applying a suitable amount of lubricant to the rim … Read more