It’s that time of year again; when everyone is going back to school and the weather begins to change and people start to get sick. There is […]
It’s that time of year again; when everyone is going back to school and the weather begins to change and people start to get sick. There is […]
Alcohol is a funny topic in our field. Sometimes our patients are embarrassed to admit to a drink now and then, as if tea is the only […]
Traditional Chinese Medicine, also referred to as TCM is what acupuncturists traditionally study. It encompasses dietary recommendations, acupuncture, herbs and other modalities such as cupping, moxibustion, gua […]
Have you been wondering just what an acupuncture appointment might entail? This is a very accurate and thorough account written about a young man’s first acupuncture experience. […]
East Meets West Fertility A recent study at the Tel-Aviv University has shown a 65% success rate for women that combine both traditional Chinese medicine treatments and western-style […]
Ligustrum and eclipta are sweet and cold and enter the liver and kidney meridians. They can nourish the yin without any cloying side effects. They are suitable […]
Chinese doctors have concluded that codonopsis is especially useful in cases of weak spleen qi leading to loose stool and diarrhea or to other instances of descending […]
Persica is mainly used to treat blood stasis, a syndrome thought to involve blood that has congealed and become inactive; this occurs in the lower abdomen most […]
Bidens bipinnata is listed in Oriental Materia Medica among the herbs that are cooling and resolve the surface. It is reported to have the functions of removing […]
Luo Han Guo (luohanguo) refers to the fruit of Siraitia grosvenori, formerly called Momordica grosvenori, a member of the Curcubitaceae (1). The fruit is well-known for its sweet taste; […]