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What Diseases Can Cupping Therapy Treat? Common Misconceptions to Avoid

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What Diseases Can Cupping Therapy Treat? Common Misconceptions to Avoid

Cupping therapy is a traditional technique in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) that uses cups as tools to create a vacuum by burning air or suctioning out air, allowing the cups to adhere to acupuncture points (腧穴, zhuyue) or specific areas of the body. This causes local skin congestion and bruising to achieve the purpose of … Read more

Self-Study! In-Depth Learning of Pulse Diagnosis

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Self-Study! In-Depth Learning of Pulse Diagnosis

​ ​ 1、Fu (Floating) The floating pulse is abundant when lifted and insufficient when pressed (《脉经》). It resembles the feathers on a bird’s back being lightly blown by a breeze, appearing light and floating, like following the elm pods (《素问》), like wood floating on water (Cui’s description), or like twisting the leaves of scallions (Li’s … Read more