Guava is a name used in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the leaves or fruit of Psidium guajava Linn., a plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is distributed or cultivated in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan. Dried young fruit has astringent, antidiarrheal, and hemostatic effects and is commonly used to treat uncontrollable diarrhea and dysentery, as well as metrorrhagia and menorrhagia.Ripe fruits have the effects of strengthening the spleen, eliminating food stagnation, and astringing the intestines to stop diarrhea; they are commonly used to treat food stagnation with bloating, malnutrition, diarrhea, dysentery, rectal prolapse, and menorrhagia.The leaves have the effects of dispelling dampness, strengthening the spleen, clearing heat, and detoxifying; they are commonly used to treat abdominal pain associated with diarrhea and dysentery, abdominal distension due to food stagnation, diabetes insipidus, swollen and painful gums, rheumatic arthralgia, eczema and chronic leg sores, boils and abscesses, swelling and pain from falls and blows, external bleeding, and snake and insect bites.Fresh leaves have hemostatic properties and are commonly used to treat contusions and bruises, bleeding from external injuries, and chronic, non-healing leg sores.
Eshan is the name of a traditional Chinese medicinal herb. It is the dried root of Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm., a plant belonging to the genus Anthriscus in the Apiaceae family.It is distributed in Liaoning, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Xinjiang, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan, and other regions. It has the effects of tonifying qi and strengthening the spleen, as well as promoting blood circulation and relieving pain. It is primarily used to treat spleen deficiency with abdominal distension, fatigue and poor appetite, lung deficiency with coughing and wheezing, general weakness with spontaneous sweating, frequent nocturnal urination in the elderly, qi deficiency with edema, lumbago due to overwork, headaches, dysmenorrhea, and bruises and swelling from falls or blows.
Burdock root is the root of Arctium lappa, a plant of the genus Arctium in the Asteraceae family, produced in Jilin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, and other regions.This herb has a bitter and slightly sweet taste, is cool in nature, and enters the Lung and Heart meridians. It has the effects of dispersing wind-heat and eliminating toxins to reduce swelling. It is primarily used to treat wind-heat common cold, headache, cough, facial swelling due to heat toxins, sore throat, swollen and painful gums, rheumatic arthralgia, masses and lumps, boils, abscesses, and malignant sores, as well as hemorrhoids and rectal prolapse.
Imperata Rhizome, a traditional Chinese medicine, is the dried rhizome of Imperata cylindrica Beauv. var. major (Nees) C.E. Hubb., a plant belonging to the genus Imperata in the Poaceae family. This herb has the therapeutic effects of cooling the blood and stopping bleeding, clearing heat and promoting diuresis, and clearing heat from the lungs and stomach.It is primarily used to treat hemoptysis and epistaxis due to blood heat, hematuria, thirst and restlessness in febrile diseases, damp-heat jaundice, edema with oliguria, painful and scanty urination due to heat, vomiting caused by stomach heat, and cough caused by lung heat.
Tuina massage is an ancient Chinese TCM therapy using push-and-grasp techniques to balance qi, relieve pain, and boost natural wellness.
Key Points Use the entire palm to apply pressure on the treatment area and push forward with force. Operating Procedures Place your flat palm on the patient’s treatment areas or acupoints, then push toward the fingertips. This manipulation is known as Flat-Palm Pushing (Ping Zhang Tui Fa). Pushing from the proximal end to the distal … Read more
Key Points Apply force with the bellies of four fingers, press on the treatment area and push forward. Operating Procedures Put the index, middle, ring and little fingers together. Press the combined finger bellies on the patient’s treatment areas or acupoints, then push forward firmly to produce therapeutic sensations. This manipulation is Four-Finger Pushing (Si … Read more
Key Points Place the combined index and middle finger bellies on the treatment area and push forward with steady force. Operating Procedures Bring your index finger and middle finger together. Press the combined finger bellies onto the patient’s treatment areas or acupoints, then push forward firmly to elicit therapeutic sensations. This method is called Sword-Finger … Read more
Key Points Apply pressure with the belly of the thumb, place it on the treatment area and push forward steadily. Operating Procedures Place the belly of your thumb on the patient’s acupoint or treatment area, then push forward to generate therapeutic sensations. This manipulation is defined as Thumb Pushing (Mu Zhi Tui Fa) (Figure 1-1). … Read more
Pushing Technique (Tui Fa) is a basic tuina manipulation. The therapist uses fingers, palms or fists to press on the patient’s body parts or acupoints, then pushes forward steadily. Finger Pushing (Zhi Tui Fa) Three mainstream styles: Thumb Pushing (Mu Zhi Tui Fa), Sword-Finger Pushing (Jian Zhi Tui Fa), Four-Finger Pushing (Si Zhi Tui Fa). … Read more
Tuina for Detoxification As society advances, people pay more attention to personal health and gain deeper insights into diseases. Scholars at home and abroad have proposed the toxin-induced illness theory. Therapies like intestinal cleansing and intermittent fasting have achieved remarkable results in eliminating toxins from the body. Clinical practice has proven that Tuina is an … Read more
Tui Na is divided into two main categories. The first is active massage, also known as self-massage, a self-administered healthcare method. The second is passive massage, performed by professional therapists on patients for medical treatment, which refers to the clinical massage therapy discussed in this article. There are numerous massage manipulations in practice, and eight … Read more
Indications Closed Joint and Soft Tissue Injuries Lumbar disc herniation, lumbar muscle sprain, piriformis syndrome, meniscus tear, knee collateral ligament injury, wrist sprain and interphalangeal joint contusion. Chronic Strain of Muscles and Ligaments Cervical muscle strain, dorsal muscle strain, lumbar muscle strain, achilles tendinitis and tennis elbow. Osteoproliferative Disorders Cervical hyperosteogeny, lumbar hyperosteogeny, knee osteoarthritis … Read more
Therapeutic Principles From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, meridians circulate qi and blood, connect the body’s interior and exterior, link zang-fu organs, and run through the upper and lower body. The meridian system unifies all tissues and organs into an integrated whole to sustain normal vital activities. Based on the theories of zang-fu organs, … Read more
Tui Na, also known as traditional Chinese massage, boasts a time-honored history spanning thousands of years. Its origin and development are recorded chronologically as follows: 3000 BCE Archaeological findings prove that Tui Na first emerged around 3000 years ago. Oracle bone inscriptions documented that ancient female shamans applied manual manipulation techniques to treat illnesses. 700 … Read more
