Goatskin is the name of a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the skin of the mountain goat (Capra hircus Linnaeus) or the sheep (Ovis aries Linnaeus), both members of the Bovidae family. It has the effects of tonifying deficiency, removing blood stasis, and reducing swelling. It is primarily used to treat debility and weakness due to deficiency, deficiency of lung and spleen qi, swelling and pain from trauma, and bleeding caused by poisonous insects.
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.
Polygala, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the dried roots of Polygala tenuifolia Willd. or Polygala sibirica L., plants belonging to the genus Polygala in the family Polygalaceae. It has the effects of calming the mind and enhancing cognitive function, harmonizing the heart and kidneys, eliminating phlegm, and reducing swelling.It is primarily used to treat insomnia and frequent dreaming caused by a lack of communication between the heart and kidneys, as well as forgetfulness, palpitations, mental confusion, difficult expectoration, abscesses and swellings, and breast swelling and pain.
Racemose Inula, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the root of the plant Inula racemosa Hook.f. (family Asteraceae). It has the effects of strengthening the spleen and harmonizing the stomach, regulating qi and relieving depression, and relieving pain and stabilizing the fetus. It is primarily used to treat pain in the chest and flanks, epigastric and abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and dysentery; contusions of the chest and flanks; pain caused by qi stagnation; and fetal restlessness.
TCM Theory constitutes the fundamental theoretical framework of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a complete medical discipline formed through long-term clinical observation and summary in ancient China.
Chinese body clock, The human body is like a precisely functioning biological clock; the twelve hours of the day correspond to the patterns of qi and blood circulation within the body’s meridians and internal organs. At the core of the wisdom of the Zi-Wu Flow in Traditional Chinese Medicine lies the concept of “harmony between … Read more
The “Zi Wu Liu Zhu” is a specific practical method in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupuncture based on the theoretical principle that “humans correspond with heaven and earth,” involving the identification of acupoints according to the meridians and specific times based on pattern differentiation. It posits that the body’s physiological functions and pathological changes follow … Read more
The theory and methods of syndrome differentiation in traditional Chinese medicine have been developed and enriched by medical practitioners throughout the dynasties and repeatedly verified through long-term clinical practice. To date, there are as many as eight commonly used methods, which can be broadly categorized into two types: syndrome differentiation for exogenous febrile wellness, primarily … Read more
Syndrome differentiation, which means analyzing and identifying the syndromes of a wellness, is the primary method in traditional Chinese medicine for understanding and diagnosing wellness. The process of clinical pattern identification involves analyzing and studying a patient’s wellness information to make certain judgments. Through the four diagnostic methods of inspection, auscultation and olfaction, inquiry, and … Read more
Chen is an ancient method of dividing day and night into equal parts. There are twelve divisions: Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai. Each division corresponds to a fixed time on the clock; for example, the Zi division spans from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. the next morning. … Read more
The onset of wellness in the human body is often related to time and hour. Based on the principle of correspondence between the human body and the universe, this article makes a preliminary exploration into the differentiation of syndromes according to time and hour for wellness with a fixed onset time. The twelve time periods … Read more
