Phoenix TCM: A media platform focused on TCM news for the global Chinese community Source | This article is authorized for publication from the “Introduction to TCM Concepts” textbook by Li Wenqiang. All rights reserved by the copyright holder. Editor: Mu Mu. For business inquiries and submissions, please contact via WeChat: aicaojilu Editor’s Note:The Guangming … Read more
Yin-Yang Qi Gathering Technique Can be practiced in a comfortable seated position, whether on a chair, cushion, or even standing. Relax your entire body, gently close your eyes, with palms facing down, fingertips pointing forward, resting comfortably on your knees. Slowly inhale into the lower abdomen (dantian), filling it completely. Hold your breath: stop breathing. … Read more
“Where the heart goes, the Qi follows; where the Qi goes, the form responds.” —— Form arises from the heart—— What is Five-Element Acupuncture? Five-element acupuncture What is the origin of diseases? 1 As the saying goes, form arises from the heart “Where the heart goes, the Qi follows; where the Qi goes, the form … Read more
Click “blue text” to follow us Introduction to TCM Suitable Techniques Fine Needle Acupuncture Technique Acupuncture is a therapeutic method in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that stimulates specific acupuncture points on the body to unblock meridians, harmonize yin and yang, and tonify deficiency while draining excess, achieving the goal of strengthening the body and expelling … Read more
Acupuncture (zhēn jiǔ) differs from our traditional understanding; it does not solely refer to the insertion of silver needles into acupuncture points but also includes moxibustion (àijiǔ). It is a collective term for both acupuncture and moxibustion techniques. Acupuncture involves the use of metal needles inserted into specific acupuncture points (xuéwèi) on the body, utilizing … Read more
Acupuncture Therapy was first documented in the Warring States period in the book “Huangdi Neijing” (The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine). The text states: “Cold accumulation leads to disease, and the treatment should involve moxibustion,” referring to the practice of moxibustion. For over two thousand years, acupuncture has been popular in China and has … Read more
What is Acupuncture Acupuncture refers to the combined techniques of needling and moxibustion. Needling involves inserting fine needles into specific acupuncture points on the patient’s body, using techniques such as twisting and lifting to treat diseases. Moxibustion involves applying burning moxa (mugwort) to specific acupuncture points to utilize heat stimulation for therapeutic purposes. Acupuncture is … Read more
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is our country’s traditional medicine, which has been passed down and developed for thousands of years. From the earliest texts such as the Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon) and Shennong Bencao (Shennong’s Herbal), to Shanghan Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) and Mai Jing (Pulse Classic), and to the world-renowned classic … Read more
Taiji Luo Wanxiang The Tang Dynasty was the most culturally brilliant period in Chinese history, especially during the reign of Emperor Taizong. In this great era, the renowned physician Sun Simiao, while writing the preface to his monumental work Qianjin Yaofang (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold), clearly articulated the origins and transmission of the … Read more
The Tang Dynasty was the most culturally brilliant period in Chinese history, especially during the reign of Emperor Taizong. In this great era, the renowned physician Sun Simiao, while writing the preface to his monumental work Qianjin Yaofang (Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold), clearly articulated the origins and transmission of the medical path. Sun … Read more