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Musk

Musk

Musk is a name for a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dried secretion from the mature male scent sacs of animals belonging to the genus Moschus in the deer family, specifically the forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii Flerov), the horse musk deer (M. sifanicus Przewalski), or the original musk deer (M. moschiferus Linnaeus). It has the therapeutic effects of opening the orifices and reviving the spirit, promoting blood circulation and regulating menstruation, and reducing swelling and relieving pain.It is primarily used to treat mental confusion due to obstruction, swollen and toxic sores, scrofula and phlegm nodules, sore throat, amenorrhea due to blood stasis, masses and masses, sudden pain in the chest and abdomen, headaches, trauma, arthralgia caused by wind, cold, and dampness, difficult labor, stillbirth, and retained placenta.

Ephedra

Ephedra

Ephedra is a commonly used herbal medicine for dispelling wind-cold. It consists of the dried herbaceous stems of plants belonging to the genus Ephedra in the family Ephedraceae, specifically Ephedra sinica Stapf (Chinese ephedra), Ephedra intermedia Schrenk et C. A. Mey. (intermediate ephedra), or Ephedra equisetina Bge. (horsetail ephedra). It has the effects of inducing sweating to relieve exterior syndromes, promoting lung function to relieve wheezing, and promoting diuresis to reduce swelling.It is primarily used to treat wind-cold colds, coughs and wheezing, and edema caused by wind-dampness.

Bowl Fern

Bowl Fern

Bowl Fern, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the whole plant of Dennstaedtias crabra (Wall.) Moore, a species belonging to the genus Dennstaedtias in the family Polypodiaceae. The plant is distributed in Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Hunan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Tibet in China. It has the therapeutic effects of dispelling wind, clearing heat, and relieving exterior symptoms. It is primarily used to treat headaches caused by the common cold and rheumatic arthralgia.

Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical

Hua Yao, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the rhizome of Cyrtomium macrophyllum (Makino) Tagawa, a plant in the family Polypodiaceae. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, promoting blood circulation and stopping bleeding, and expelling parasites. It is used to treat burns and scalds, metrorrhagia, leukorrhea, traumatic injuries, and ascariasis.

Acupuncture for Medical Conditions

Acupuncture for Medical Conditions

Electroacupuncture for Irregular Menstruation | TCM Menstrual Disorder Treatment

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Irregular menstruation, also known as menstrual disorder, refers to common gynecological conditions marked by abnormal menstrual cycles, menstrual volume, menstrual color, and menstrual texture. Clinically, TCM acupuncture treatment effectively improves three major types of menstrual disorders: advanced menstruation, delayed menstruation, and irregular menstrual cycles. Advanced menstruation is defined as a menstrual cycle that arrives more … Read more

Scalp Acupuncture for Sciatica | TCM Treatment for Radiating Nerve Pain

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Sciatica is a common neurological syndrome characterized by radiating pain along the entire sciatic nerve pathway. The pain distributes across the lower back, buttocks, posterior thigh, posterolateral calf, and lateral foot, causing persistent discomfort, limited mobility, and impaired daily activities. TCM scalp acupuncture provides a targeted, rapid, and effective conservative treatment for acute and chronic … Read more

Electroacupuncture for Obesity | TCM Weight Loss Treatment

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Obesity is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by excessive fat accumulation, abnormal fat distribution, and continuous weight gain caused by multiple physical and lifestyle factors. In clinical classification, obesity is divided into simple obesity and secondary obesity. Simple obesity refers to weight gain without identifiable underlying diseases, while secondary obesity is caused by clear organic … Read more

Electroacupuncture for Dysmenorrhea

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TCM Treatment for Menstrual Cramps Dysmenorrhea, commonly known as menstrual cramps, refers to spasmodic lower abdominal pain with general physical discomfort before, during, or after menstruation. Severe dysmenorrhea seriously disrupts women’s daily life, work efficiency, and mental health. In Western gynecology, dysmenorrhea is classified into two main types: primary dysmenorrhea and secondary dysmenorrhea, both of … Read more

Acupuncture for cervical bi syndrome

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Cervical spondylosis, also known as cervical syndrome, is a general term for cervical osteoarthritis, proliferative cervical spondylitis, cervical radicular syndrome and cervical intervertebral disc herniation. It is a clinical syndrome based on degenerative pathological changes of the cervical vertebrae, which eventually causes compression of the cervical spinal cord, nerve roots or vertebral arteries, accompanied by … Read more

Acupuncture for fifty-shoulder pain

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Periarthritis of shoulder, fully known as scapulohumeral periarthritis, is a chronic aseptic inflammation of the joint capsule and periarticular soft tissues. It arises from injury and degeneration of soft tissues around the shoulder joint, including muscles, ligaments, tendons, bursae and articular capsules. It is a common disorder characterized mainly by shoulder pain and limited joint … Read more