Six Proven Health-Preserving Tea Recipes for Spring

Spring is the beginning of the year, with gentle breezes and bright sunshine, and the spring scenery is charming. Auspicious and festive blessings fill every household, and banquets are often held. If one can appropriately choose and consume fragrant flower teas, it can invigorate the spirit, dispel the stagnant coldness accumulated in the body, and … Read more

Acupuncture for Inner Ear Vertigo: Key Acupoints and Treatment

Inner ear vertigo, also known as Meniere’s wellness, is primarily manifested as a clinical syndrome characterized by episodic vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, and a feeling of fullness in the head. The etiology of this wellness remains unclear, but it may be related to autonomic nervous dysfunction caused by fatigue, emotional excitement, mental frustration, etc. In … Read more

Acupuncture and Suggestion Therapy for Hysteria Treatment

Hysteria is a clinically common condition caused by mental stimulation, resulting in temporary dysfunction of the cerebral cortex. Various mental traumas are the primary causes of onset. The onset of the condition in patients mostly depends on long-term personality traits, manifesting as unstable temperament, high suggestibility, and a rich tendency toward fantasy. Since childhood, they … Read more

Acupuncture for Epilepsy: Three Acupoint Groups for Seizure Control

Epilepsy is a group of chronic conditions characterized by recurrent episodes with impaired consciousness. Epilepsy can be classified into two major categories: primary and secondary: 1.Primary Also known as functional, concealed, or idiopathic; the etiology remains unclear and may be associated with genetic factors. The incidence ratio between individuals with a family history of epilepsy … Read more

Gua Sha for Nausea Relief – Key Acupuncture Points

Overview: Also known as “Fanwei” (regurgitation) or “Weifan” (stomach regurgitation). It is a condition characterized by abdominal distension and fullness, undigested food retention, morning vomiting of food eaten the previous evening, and evening vomiting of food eaten that morning as its primary clinical manifestations. It often results from improper dietary habits, excessive alcohol consumption and … Read more

Gua Sha Therapy for Vomiting Relief

Vomiting is a condition caused by multiple factors leading to the disharmony and failure of the stomach to descend Qi, resulting in the upward reversal of Qi, which causes food, phlegm, or other substances to be expelled upward from the stomach. It is also known as “ou e” (vomiting and nausea). Scraping therapy areas 1. … Read more

Knee Joint Gua Sha Therapy

1. Guasha Therapy for the Knee Joint (1) Scrape Knee Eyes (Xiyan) First, use the edge of the scraping board to apply acupressure by pressing on both Knee Eyes (EX-LE5, Xiyan), moving from the inside outward. Begin with deep acupressure at the depression, then scrape outward. (2) Scrape the anterior surface of the knee joint … Read more

Four-limb Gua Sha Therapy

1. Guasha Method for the Limbs (Upper and Lower Limbs) (1) Scrape the medial aspect of the upper limbs Scrape from top to bottom (passing through the three hand yin meridians, namely Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin (LU), Pericardium Meridian of Hand-Jueyin (PC), and Heart Meridian of Hand-Shaoyin (HT)). (2) Scrape the lateral aspect of the … Read more

Abdominal Gua Sha Therapy

1. Abdominal Guasha Therapy (1) Scrape along the midline of the abdomen (the course of the Ren Meridian (RN) on the abdomen) from CV15 (Jiuwei) to CV9 (Shuifen), and from CV3 (Yinjiao) to CV2 (Qugu). (2) Scrape both sides of the abdomen downward from Youmen (LU5), Burong (ST19), and Riyue (GB24), passing through Tianshu (ST25), … Read more

Thoracic Gua Sha Therapy

1. Thoracic Gua Sha Therapy (1) Scrape along the midline of the chest (the thoracic portion of the Conception Vessel (CV) pathway) from CV22 (Tiantu) via CV17 (Shanzhong) to above CV15 (Jiuwei), moving from top to bottom. (2) Scrape both sides of the chest from the midline outward. Thoracic Gua Sha Therapy 2. Indications for … Read more