TCM Chrono-Health

Aug 13, 2026 14:54 (America/New_York)
Jia Xu Day XinWei Hour

Ziwuliuzhu [Read More]

Active Meridian: Small Intestine
Open Point: Wan Gu
Time Period: 13:00-15:00
Flow: Hand to head, outer arm

Linggui Bafa [Read More]

Main Point: Zhao Hai

Pair: Shen Mai

Vessel: Yin Heel Vessel

甲(10) + 戌(5) + 辛(3) + 未(8) = 26, remainder 2

Feiteng Bafa [Read More]

Open Point: Hou Xi

Wellness tips [Read More]

Small Intestine active. Drink water to promote absorption. Press Houxi point.

Time Diagnosis [Read More]

Active Organ: Small Intestine
If symptoms like Dark urine, shoulder and arm soreness recur at this time, consider Small Intestine meridian pathology.

Zangfu Pathology Analysis [Read More]

Small Intestine separates clear from turbid, exterior-interior with Heart.

Yin-Yang Imbalance [Read More]

Yang reaches extreme and Yin is born. Take a short nap to nourish Yin.

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

Relationship between the Intensity of Massage Techniques and Therapeutic Effects

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

Is medication therapy still necessary during massage supports?

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

What effects can massage therapy actually achieve?

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

Adjunctive therapies enhance the efficacy of massage supports

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

Massage Indications, Contraindications, and Precautions

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

Massage Body Positions and Massage Mediums

Massage body positions: There are four types, including sitting position, prone position, lateral position, and supine position. Massage medium: Also known as “transmitter,” it refers to the lubricant applied to the patient’s skin. Examples include ginger, (scallion) water, talcum powder, medicinal liquor, plain water, musk rheumatism oil, Shexiang Shuhuoling, safflower oil, turpentine oil, Huoluo oil, … Read more

Understanding of Various Types of Pain

In clinical massage practice, patients often report experiencing pain in a certain area that either “throbs,” “aches intermittently,” or “pulls intermittently.” Pain is merely a signs of imbalance that appears in various wellness. Many wellness in clinical practice often commence with pain. Pain can be categorized into the following two types: one is pain at … Read more

How to detect wellness through “palpation inspection”

Finger touch examination method, also known as “finger touch assessment method”, involves the masseur gently touching the body surface (skin) with the palm or fingers or pressing down with slight force, carefully exploring and sensing the skin and subcutaneous tissue to understand relevant wellness conditions and assist in assessment and supports. In clinical medical massage, … Read more

Principles of supports wellness with massage

The principles of massage therapy, similar to those of traditional Chinese medicine therapy, encompass four aspects: “seeking the root cause in supports wellness,” “reinforcing healthy qi and eliminating pathogenic factors,” “balancing yin and yang,” and “tailoring treatments according to the time, location, wellness, and individual.” Additionally, it should integrate the clinical application of the “holistic … Read more

How to Achieve “Preventive supports of wellness” in Daily Life

Preventive supports before wellness onset” falls within the scope of health preservation and strengthening, encompassing two meanings: First, it refers to preventive supports administered before the onset of wellness, known as “simple health preservation.” This includes dietary health preservation, pharmaceutical health preservation, medicinal bath health preservation, foot bath health preservation, massage health preservation, recreational health … Read more