Purple Nanmu, a plant of the genus Nanmu in the family Lauraceae, is distributed throughout regions south of the Yangtze River basin. Its leaves and roots are used medicinally, known respectively as Purple Nanmu leaves and Purple Nanmu roots. Purple Nanmu leaves have the effects of regulating qi, warming the stomach, dispelling dampness, and resolving blood stasis; they are primarily used to treat qi stagnation with epigastric and abdominal distension and pain, edema caused by beriberi, and muscle cramps.Purple Nanmu root promotes blood circulation, dispels blood stasis, regulates qi, reduces swelling, and induces labor; it is primarily used to treat traumatic injuries, edema and abdominal distension, and post-term pregnancy.
Chicken Gizzard Lining is a commonly used herbal remedy for aiding digestion. It consists of the inner lining of the gizzard of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus Brisson), a member of the Phasianidae family. It has the effects of strengthening the stomach and aiding digestion, astringing semen and stopping enuresis, and promoting urination and dissolving calculi. It is primarily used for undigested food stagnation, vomiting, diarrhea, and dysentery; childhood malnutrition; enuresis; nocturnal emission; painful urination due to calculi; and distension of the gallbladder with pain in the flanks.
Deer Thyroid: A name for a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the thyroid gland of the Sika deer (Cervus nippon Temminck) or the Elk (Cervus elaphus Linnaeus) of the Cervidae family. It has the efficacy of dispersing nodules and eliminating goiters. It is primarily used to treat goiters.
Slugs, a name for a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It consists of the entire body of the yellow slug (Limax fravus (Linnaeus)) and the wild slug (Agriolimax agrestis (Linnaeus)) from the Limacidae family. It has the effects of dispelling wind and calming convulsions, clearing heat and detoxifying, and reducing swelling and relieving pain.It is primarily used to treat stroke-induced facial paralysis, stiffness and spasms of the tendons and meridians, convulsions, shortness of breath, swelling of the throat, laryngeal obstruction, abscesses, erysipelas, pharyngeal nodules, swollen and painful hemorrhoids, and rectal prolapse.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
1. Back Gua Sha therapy including Gua Sha therapy for the thoracic vertebrae region, lumbar vertebrae region, and sacral vertebrae region. (1) Scrape along the midline of the back (the course of Governor Vessel (GV), thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, and sacral vertebrae), from Dazhui (GV14) to above Changqiang (GV1). (2) Scrape both sides of the … Read more
1. Neck Gua Sha Therapy (1) Scrape along the midline of the neck (the Governor Vessel (GV), the part running along the neck) from Yaneixue (an acupoint, not officially named in standard acupoint systems, literal meaning: mute inner point) to Dazhui (GV14). (2) Scrape along both sides of the neck to the shoulders, starting from … Read more
1.Facial Gua Sha Therapy (1) Scrape the forehead area Divided by the anterior-posterior midline, scrape both sides from the inside outward. The forehead includes the skin between the anterior hairline and the eyebrows. The acupoints passed through include EX-HN3 (Yintang), BL2 (Cuanzu), EX-HN4 (Yuyao), GB14 (Sizhukong), etc. (2) Scrape both zygomatic regions (from Chengqi (BL2) … Read more
(1) Scrape the sides of the head, starting from the Taiyang (EX-HN5) points on both sides of the head to the Fengchi (GB20) points, passing through acupoints such as Touwei (ST8), Hanyan (GB4), Xuanlu (GB5), Xuanli (GB6), Shuaigu (GB8), Tianchong (GB9), Fubai (GB10), and Naokong (GB19). (2) Scrape the anterior head starting from Baihui (GV20) … Read more
