Emblica, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It is the fruit of Phyllanthus emblica L., a plant of the Euphorbiaceae family. This herb has a bitter, sweet, and sour taste; a cool nature; and enters the Liver, Lung, Spleen, and Stomach meridians. It has the effects of clearing heat and relieving sore throat, moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm, and promoting fluid production to quench thirst. It is primarily used to treat common cold with fever, cough, sore throat, diphtheria, restlessness with fever and thirst, and hypertension.
Soft-shelled turtle eggs are a traditional Chinese medicinal material. They are the eggs of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Trionyx sinensis (Wiegmann)) or the mountain soft-shelled turtle (T. steindachneri Siebenrock) of the Trionychidae family. They have the effects of nourishing yin and stopping dysentery. They are primarily used to treat chronic diarrhea and dysentery in children.
Deer Blood, a name for a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the blood of the sika deer (Cervus nippon Temminck) or the elk (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus) of the Cervidae family. It has the effects of nourishing blood and essence, stopping bleeding, and alleviating leukorrhea. It is primarily used to treat deficiency of essence and blood, low back pain, impotence and nocturnal emission, palpitations and insomnia due to blood deficiency, pulmonary atrophy with hemoptysis, epistaxis, metrorrhagia, metrorrhagia with leukorrhea, and abscesses, swellings, and fractures.
Lengshuihua, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the whole plant of Pileanotata C.H. Wright, a member of the Urticaceae family.It is distributed in Central and South China, as well as in Shaanxi, Gansu, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Taiwan, Sichuan, and Guizhou. It has the effects of clearing heat and draining dampness, relieving jaundice, reducing swelling and dispersing nodules, and strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach. It is commonly used for damp-heat jaundice, red and white vaginal discharge, turbid urine, hematuria, summer heat in children, malaria, indigestion, contusions and bruises, and traumatic infections.
Tuina massage is an ancient Chinese TCM therapy using push-and-grasp techniques to balance qi, relieve pain, and boost natural wellness.
Muscle-regulating manipulation techniques have the effects of dredging meridians and collaterals, promoting blood circulation to remove blood stasis, and moving qi to helps with occasional pain. They are mainly used for acute soft tissue injuries in various parts of the body caused by various reasons, blood stasis, swelling, and pain caused by chronic strain, or … Read more
For patients with facial paralysis, they should avoid exposure to cold drafts after massage as much as possible; for patients with rheumatism, they should be instructed not to wash with cold water after returning home; for patients with fractures, joint dislocations or malpositions, muscle, tendon, or ligament displacements, as well as those with cervical or … Read more
During massage, it is often necessary to advise patients who have been severely invaded by pathogenic wind, cold, and dampness, or patients who have just undergone treatments such as fumigation, sauna, or electrothermal physiotherapy devices, to avoid exposure to wind and cold or to refrain from using cold water. When the human body maintains an … Read more
The main purpose of massage is to supports wellness. To supports wellness, a certain amount of time is required, which refers to the process of supports wellness, abbreviated as “supports course”. The determination of a patient’s supports course cannot be arbitrarily decided; it is related to many issues. For instance, the patient’s condition must be … Read more
Health care massage uses relatively gentle force, giving a person a comfortable feeling, and the massage duration can be slightly longer. Medical massage is different. A long massage duration does not necessarily guarantee better efficacy, while a short one does not necessarily mean poor results. The key issue lies in whether it is possible to … Read more
Massage can be divided into two types: health care massage and medical massage. Healthcare massage does not pay much attention to etiology, pathology, meridians, and acupoints, but rather emphasizes light, brisk, and gentle techniques to make patients feel relaxed and comfortable. Medical massage, however, is different. It requires consideration of the physiological functions and pathological … Read more
In clinical massage practice, people often ask, “Is medication still necessary during massage therapy?” To clarify this issue, explanations are provided from two aspects as follows: 1. Basic Principles of Massage Therapy and Pharmacotherapy Massage Therapy Massage therapy involves masseurs applying stimulation to specific areas or acupoints on the body’s surface using various techniques and … Read more
The therapeutic effects of massage: Generally, it is more effective for children than adults; more effective for young people than the elderly; more effective for those with strong physiques than those with weak physiques; more effective for newly developed and mild wellness than for chronic and severe wellness; and continuous massage is more effective than … Read more
1. Medicinal substances In massage therapy, most wellness can be supports solely with massage techniques, while for some wellness, such as Qi Stagnation and deficiency-consumption wellness, appropriate medications should be used to enhance the therapeutic effect. 2.Traction, physiotherapy, hot compress (1) Traction Traction method involves using traction to moderately stretch the human body, with the … Read more
1. Indications for massage Massage therapy has a wide range of applications. (1) Internal Medicine: Common cold, headache, dizziness, toothache, insomnia, stomachache, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, indigestion, intestinal adhesion, and vertigo caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain, etc. (2) Gynecology: dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, breast hyperplasia, etc. (3) Pediatrics – Pseudomyopia, strabismus, muscular … Read more
