Wood Butterfly is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It consists of the dried, mature seeds of Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent., a plant belonging to the genus Oroxylum in the family Bignoniaceae. It commonly grows on slopes, along streams, in valleys, or in shrubbery at altitudes below 1,000 meters and is distributed in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan. It has a bitter and sweet taste and a cool nature.It has the effects of clearing lung heat, relieving throat discomfort, regulating liver qi, and harmonizing the stomach. It is commonly used to treat coughs caused by lung heat, sore throat, hoarseness, and liver-stomach qi pain.
Mulberry leaves are a type of traditional Chinese medicinal herb used to disperse wind-heat. First recorded in the *Shennong Bencao Jing*, they are the dried leaves of the mulberry plant (Morus alba L.) of the Moraceae family and are produced in most regions of the country.Mulberry leaves have the effects of dispersing wind-heat, clearing the lungs and moistening dryness, subduing liver yang, and clearing the liver to improve vision. They are primarily used to treat conditions such as wind-heat colds, the early stages of warm diseases, lung-heat coughs, dry-heat coughs, hyperactive liver yang, and rising liver fire. In addition, mulberry leaves can cool the blood and stop bleeding, and they are also effective in improving conditions such as hemoptysis and hematemesis caused by uncontrolled blood heat.Mulberry leaves of a yellow-green color are considered the best; they can be used raw or after being honey-roasted.
Raw Aconite is a name for a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the root tuber of Aconitum carmichaeli Debx., a plant in the Ranunculaceae family. It is distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi, Hunan, and other regions. It has the efficacy of restoring yang and reversing critical conditions, and is primarily used to treat yang depletion with imminent collapse, cold extremities, spontaneous cold sweats, and a faint pulse on the verge of disappearing.
Ye Jiao Teng is an alternative name for the Chinese medicinal herb Shou Wu Teng. It is the dried vine stem of Polygonum multiflorum Thunb., a plant in the Polygonaceae family, and is primarily produced in Henan, Hubei, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Guizhou. This herb nourishes the blood and calms the mind, dispels wind, and unblocks the meridians. It is primarily used to treat insomnia with frequent dreaming, body pain due to blood deficiency, rheumatic arthralgia, and itchy skin.
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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
