The Treasure of the National Martial Arts Institute

The Treasure of the National Martial Arts Institute

“Hunyuan Yiqigong” is a practice that originated from the Nanjing National Martial Arts Institute during the Republic of China period. It can be regarded as the treasure of the National Martial Arts Institute. “Hunyuan Yiqigong” involves simple and natural breathing techniques, where one does not hold their breath or exert force during practice. The movements … Read more

The Yi Jin Jing: A Traditional Chinese Exercise for Health and Vitality

The Yi Jin Jing: A Traditional Chinese Exercise for Health and Vitality

The Yi Jin Jing (易筋经), originating from ancient Chinese medical guiding techniques, is known for its effects on strengthening the body and preventing diseases. It has been widely practiced among Daoist, Buddhist, and martial arts practitioners for centuries. The Yi Jin Jing emerged during the Qin and Han dynasties as a form of guiding technique … Read more

The Six Major Functions of Cupping Therapy with Bloodletting

The Six Major Functions of Cupping Therapy with Bloodletting

1. Understanding the True—Cupping Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine: As a part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), its application should be strictly based on TCM theories after a detailed examination of the patient’s condition. The true “cupping method” is not the flashy version seen in neon-lit streets. This article is intended as a warning. Cupping … Read more

Cupping Therapy for Enhancing Yang Qi and Detoxification: A Must-Try!

Introduction To enhance Yang Qi and detoxify the body, it is recommended to perform cupping on the entire back, placing a row of cups along each side of the Bladder Meridian (Pangguang Jing). For those with a robust constitution, each cupping session should last 15 minutes, once a week or every two weeks; for those … Read more

A Detailed Discussion on Cupping Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

A Detailed Discussion on Cupping Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Cupping therapy, also known as “fire cupping” or “Jiao Fa” in ancient terms, is a treatment method that uses cups as tools to create a vacuum by burning air inside the cup, allowing it to adhere to the skin, producing warmth and causing a phenomenon of blood stasis. Later generations of physicians have continuously expanded … Read more

The Benefits of Cupping Therapy: Four Key Acupuncture Points

The Benefits of Cupping Therapy: Four Key Acupuncture Points

Cupping therapy is effective for conditions caused by wind, cold, dampness leading to bi syndrome, lower back, shoulder, arm, and leg pain, soft tissue sprains and strains, colds, headaches, coughs, asthma, abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, and more. If you wish to use cupping for health maintenance and to nourish the body and mind, the following four … Read more

Cupping Therapy: Use Flash Cupping for External Pathogens and Gliding Cupping for Meridian Unblocking

Cupping Therapy: Use Flash Cupping for External Pathogens and Gliding Cupping for Meridian Unblocking

As a long-standing therapeutic method in China, cupping therapy has always been popular among the Chinese people. From a TCM perspective, cupping can indeed help to dispel wind, scatter cold, and eliminate dampness. Dr. Zeng Hongwen, Chief Physician of the Acupuncture Rehabilitation Department at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Province, reminds the public that … Read more

Fundamentals of Cupping Therapy

Fundamentals of Cupping Therapy

How Much Do You Know About Cupping? What is Cupping? Cupping therapy is an external treatment method that uses cups as tools to create negative pressure inside the cups through methods such as burning, suction, or steam. This allows the cups to adhere to specific acupuncture points (腧穴, shùxué) or areas of the body, producing … Read more

Understanding Cupping Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide

Understanding Cupping Therapy: A Comprehensive Guide

Cupping therapy, also known as “fire cupping” or “suction therapy,” refers to the practice of placing cup-shaped instruments on affected areas or specific acupuncture points. By using fire or heat to remove air from the cups, a negative pressure is created, causing the cups to adhere tightly to the skin. This negative pressure effect leads … Read more

The Most Comprehensive Atlas of Chinese Medicinal Herbs

The Most Comprehensive Atlas of Chinese Medicinal Herbs

This article is based on the e-book “Atlas of 300 Common Chinese Medicinal Herbs”. All rights belong to the author. The following are all images, which consume a lot of data, so it is recommended to view the article in a WiFi environment! You can save the images to your phone and review them when … Read more