TCM Chrono-Health

Aug 13, 2026 08:18 (America/New_York)
Jia Xu Day WuChen Hour

Ziwuliuzhu [Read More]

Active Meridian: Stomach
Open Point: Xian Gu
Time Period: 07:00-09:00
Flow: Head to foot, body front

Linggui Bafa [Read More]

Main Point: Zhao Hai

Pair: Shen Mai

Vessel: Yin Heel Vessel

甲(10) + 戌(5) + 戊(6) + 辰(5) = 26, remainder 2

Feiteng Bafa [Read More]

Open Point: Zu Lin Qi

Wellness tips [Read More]

Stomach meridian dominates. Eat a warm, rich breakfast. Massage Zusanli.

Time Diagnosis [Read More]

Active Organ: Stomach
If symptoms like Bloating, bad breath, swollen gums recur at this time, consider Stomach meridian pathology.

Zangfu Pathology Analysis [Read More]

Stomach Qi descends; when strong it supports Spleen.

Yin-Yang Imbalance [Read More]

Yang Qi gradually rises. Follow the natural rhythm to promote Yang.

Reishi

Reishi is a name used in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the dried fruiting bodies of the fungi Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss. ex Fr.) Karst. (red reishi) or Ganoderma sinense Zhao, Xu et Zhang (purple reishi), belonging to the genus Ganoderma in the family Polyporaceae. It has the effects of tonifying qi, calming the mind, relieving cough, and alleviating wheezing. It is primarily used to treat restlessness, insomnia, palpitations, cough and wheezing due to lung deficiency, shortness of breath caused by debility, and loss of appetite.

Goji Berries

Goji berries, a traditional Chinese medicine, are the dried, ripe fruits of Ningxia goji (Lycium barbarum L.), a plant belonging to the genus Lycium in the Solanaceae family. They have the effects of tonifying the liver and kidneys, nourishing essence, and improving eyesight. They are primarily used to treat deficiency-syndrome with essence depletion, soreness and pain in the lower back and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, impotence and nocturnal emission, internal heat with excessive thirst, blood deficiency with pallor and weakness, and blurred vision.

Red Rhodiola

Rhodiola is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It consists of the dried roots and rhizomes of Rhodiola crenulata (Hook.f. et Thoms.) H. Ohba, a plant in the Crassulaceae family. It has the effects of tonifying qi, promoting blood circulation, unblocking meridians, and relieving wheezing. It is primarily used to treat qi deficiency with blood stasis, chest pain due to bi syndrome, hemiplegia caused by stroke, and fatigue with shortness of breath.

Gastrodia elata

Tianma is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb used to calm the liver and subdue wind. It is the dried tuber of Gastrodia elata Bl., a plant in the genus Gastrodia of the Orchidaceae family. It has the effects of subduing wind and relieving spasms, calming liver yang, and dispelling wind to unblock the meridians.It is primarily used to treat infantile convulsions, epileptic seizures, tetanus, headaches and dizziness, paralysis of the hands and feet, numbness of the limbs, and rheumatic arthralgia.

Licorice

Licorice is a commonly used Chinese medicinal herb derived from the dried roots and rhizomes of the leguminous plants Glycyrrhiza, Glycyrrhiza glabra, or Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glabra. It is named for its sweet taste. It is primarily produced in Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Gansu, and the Northeast, where unique geographical and climatic conditions endow it with excellent medicinal properties.Licorice has the effects of tonifying the spleen and boosting qi, clearing heat and detoxifying, eliminating phlegm and relieving cough, and alleviating spasms and pain. It is commonly used to treat spleen and stomach deficiency, deficiency of heart qi, heat-toxin syndromes, cough, and spasmodic pain in the epigastrium, abdomen, or limbs. It also harmonizes other herbs, mitigates drug toxicity, and balances the properties of medicinal materials, making it widely used in herbal formulas. In addition, licorice can be incorporated into daily diets to provide certain health-promoting benefits.

Cordyceps

Cordyceps, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dried composite of the fruiting body and the corpse of a caterpillar from the family Sphingidae, parasitized by the fungus Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc. of the Clavicipitaceae family. It is primarily produced in Sichuan, Tibet, and Qinghai.This herb has a sweet taste and neutral nature; it enters the Lung and Kidney meridians. It has the effects of tonifying the kidneys and nourishing the lungs, as well as stopping bleeding and resolving phlegm. It can be used to treat kidney deficiency with essence depletion, impotence and nocturnal emission, soreness and pain in the lower back and knees, chronic cough with wheezing due to deficiency, and coughing up blood due to overwork.

Dong Quai

Dong Quai is a blood-nourishing medicinal herb derived from the root of Angelica sinensis (Oliv) Diels, a plant belonging to the genus Angelica in the Apiaceae family. It has the effects of nourishing and invigorating the blood, regulating menstruation and relieving pain, and moistening the intestines to promote bowel movements.It is primarily used to treat blood deficiency with pallor, dizziness and palpitations, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, abdominal pain due to deficiency-cold, rheumatic arthralgia, trauma from falls or blows, boils, abscesses, and sores, as well as constipation caused by intestinal dryness.

Astragalus

Astragalus is the name of a traditional Chinese medicine. It is the dried root of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao or Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge., plants belonging to the genus Astragalus in the Fabaceae family.It has the effects of tonifying qi and raising yang, consolidating the exterior and stopping sweating, promoting diuresis and reducing edema, generating body fluids and nourishing blood, resolving stagnation and relieving arthralgia, expelling toxins and draining pus, and promoting wound healing and tissue regeneration.It is primarily used to treat qi deficiency with fatigue, poor appetite and loose stools, sinking of central qi, chronic diarrhea with rectal prolapse, bloody stools and metrorrhagia, spontaneous sweating due to exterior deficiency, edema caused by qi deficiency, internal heat with excessive thirst, pallor and weakness due to blood deficiency, hemiplegia, arthralgia and numbness, abscesses and boils that are slow to ulcerate, and chronic ulcers that fail to heal.

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Longxi Astragalus Authorized Geographical Indication Herb Base

Longxi County in Dingxi, Gansu Province, is honored as the Hometown of Astragalus in China and known nationwide as “China Medicine Capital”. It is the classic Daodi producing region of Astragalus membranaceus var. mongholicus. The Authorized Geographical Indication Herb Base is situated within the officially defined protected origin zone of Longxi Astragalus, adhering strictly to ... Read more

Min County Dong Quai National Demonstration Zone for Export Food

Min County Dong Quai National Demonstration Zone for Export Food and Agricultural Product Quality and Safety,Globally renowned as the Hometown of Dong Quai in China, Min County of Gansu Province is the authentic Daodi origin of high-quality Dong Quai (Angelica sinensis), traditionally known as Min Gui. With more than 1,800 years of herbal planting heritage ... Read more

China-NIAHS:Min County Dong Quai Farming System

The Min County Dong Quai Farming System in Dingxi, Gansu, was officially inscribed on the list of Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems of China in 2014 (the second batch). Rooted in the core Daodi origin of authentic Min Gui, it represents a living, time-honored agro-cultural system integrating herbal cultivation wisdom, ecological rotation, traditional processing craftsmanship ... Read more

Min County Daodi Chinese Herb Planting Base For Dong Quai

Located in Min County, Dingxi, Gansu — renowned as the Hometown of Dong Quai in China — the standardized Daodi Chinese Herb Planting Base focuses on ecological cultivation of authentic Min Gui. Rooted in the core Daodi origin zone of Dong Quai, the base inherits centuries of local planting tradition and complies with national specification ... Read more

Min County Dong Quai GAP Chinese Medicinal Herb Base

Located in Min County, Dingxi, Gansu — renowned as the Hometown of Dong Quai in China — the standardized GAP Chinese Medicinal Herb Base specializes in standardized cultivation of authentic Min Gui (Gansu Dong Quai). Fully compliant with national Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) for Chinese crude drugs, the base integrates standardized rotation planting, whole-process ecological ... Read more

Min County Dong Quai Chinese Medicinal Herb Seedling Base

Located in Min County, Dingxi, Gansu, reputed as the Hometown of Chinese Dong Quai, this standardized Chinese Medicinal Herb Seedling Base focuses on selective breeding and mass propagation of high-quality Min Gui seedlings. As the core germplasm source base for Daodi Dong Quai nationwide, the base undertakes germplasm conservation, seed purification, seedling breeding and technical ... Read more

Best Place to Grow Dong Quai: Min County, Gansu Province

Min County, Dingxi, Gansu, reputed as the Hometown of Chinese Dong Quai, is globally acknowledged as the ideal natural habitat for Dong Quai. Situated at the convergence of the Loess Plateau, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and West Qinling Mountains, it perfectly satisfies all rigorous ecological demands of Dong Quai cultivation. Min County Dong Quai holds National Geographical ... Read more

Gansu Dong Quai Authorized Geographical Indication Herb Base

Located in Min County, Dingxi City, Gansu Province, known as the Hometown of Chinese Dong Quai, the standardized Authorized Geographical Indication Herb Base specializes in cultivating authentic Min County Dong Quai, widely named Min Gui. Min County Dong Quai obtained National Geographical Indication Product Protection and Geographical Indication Certification Trademark. It is also listed on ... Read more

Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Congee

[Prescriptions from the Great Peace Imperial Grace Pharmacopoeia] [Porridge Composition] Prepared Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata 3-5 g, Dried Zingiberis Rhizoma 1-3 g, 30-60 g of Oryza sativa L. (rice), two stalks of Allii Fistulosi Bulbus, a small amount of Saccharum Granorum. [Efficacy and Indications] Warm the middle-jiao, tonify yang, dispel cold, and helps with occasional … Read more

Cinnamon Decoction Porridge

[Porridge Recipes] [Porridge Composition] 2-3 grams of Cinnamomi Cortex, 30-60 grams of Oryza sativa (polished round-grained rice), appropriate amount of brown sugar. [Indications and Effects] Tonifies yang qi, warms the Spleen and stomach, disperses cold and helps with occasional pain. Applicable for insufficient Kidney yang, aversion to cold, cold limbs, impotence, frequent and clear urination, … Read more

Piper longum L. Porridge

Health Preservation through Food Appraisal [Porridge Composition] 2-4 grams of Piper longum L., 1-3 grams of Piper nigrum L., 2 liang (100 grams) of japonica rice. [Efficacy and Indications] Warming the middle-jiao, dispersing cold, and relieving pain. Applicable for vomiting due to stomach cold, poor appetite, epigastric and abdominal pain, borborygmus and diarrhea. [Decoction Method] … Read more

Fennel Seed Congee

[Shou Shi Qing Bian] [Ingredients of the Porridge] 10-15 grams of Foeniculum vulgare (common fennel), 30-60 grams of japonica rice. [Indications and Effects] Promotes the circulation of qi to helps with occasional pain, strengthens the Spleen and stimulates appetite. It is applicable for inguinal hernia, abdominal distension and flatulence, scrotal swelling and deviation, cold-induced vomiting, … Read more

Fangfeng Porridge

[Qian Jin Yue Ling] The author of this book is Tang Dynasty’s Sun Simiao . [Ingredients of the Porridge Prescription] 10-15 grams of Radix Saposhnikoviae, two stalks of Scallion, 30-60 grams of Coiced Rice. [Indications and Effects] Dispels wind and helps with occasional the exterior, disperses cold and helps with occasional pain. Applicable for wind-cold … Read more

Schizonepeta Congee

Yǎnglǎo Fèngqīn Shū (A Book on Supporting and Caring for the Elderly) [Porridge Composition] 5-10 grams of Schizonepetae Herba (Jing Jie), 3-5 grams of Menthae Haplocalycis Herba (Bo He), 5-10 grams of Sojae Semen Preparatum (Dan Dou Chi), 30-60 grams of Oryzae Sativae Semen (Jing Mi). [Indications and Actions] Induce diaphoresis to release the exterior, … Read more

Dried Ginger Congee

[Shou Shi Qing Bian] The author of this book, Guangcheng, styled Shengzhou, was a native of Wumen (present-day Suzhou) in the Qing Dynasty. He studied medicine under Li Zhongzi, a renowned physician of his time. Later, he “visited numerous famous doctors extensively, traveled to the capital, consulted with eminent masters, and served as an imperial … Read more

Ground Sichuan Pepper Porridge

[Puji Fang (Universal Relief Prescriptions)] This book was compiled by Zhu Su, Prince of Zhou, along with Professor Teng Shuo and Chief Secretary Liu Chun during the early Ming Dynasty. Zhu Su was the fifth son of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty. Initially conferred the title of Prince of Wu, he … Read more

Talcum Congee

New Book on Longevity and Supporting the Elderly The author of this book is Zou Xuan, styled Binghe and also known as Jingzhi Laoren, a native of Taining County during the Dade period of the Yuan Dynasty. Zou Xuan paid great attention to health preservation throughout his life and conducted extensive research on dietotherapy. He … Read more