Your Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine
Learn TCM concepts, herbs, acupoints, and wellness practices — explained in plain language.
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TCM Basics
Core concepts like Yin-Yang, Five Elements, Qi, and the organ systems.
🌿Chinese Herbs
A growing database of commonly used Chinese medicinal herbs.
📜Herbal Formulas
Classic and modern herbal combinations explained.
📍Acupoints & Meridians
Explore key acupuncture points and meridian pathways.
👁️TCM Diagnosis
The four diagnostic methods: inspection, auscultation, inquiry, and palpation.
🍵Wellness & Prevention
Seasonal tips, lifestyle advice, and preventive care from a TCM perspective.
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Ming Men (命门): The Gate of Life — TCM's Concept of the Body's Root Fire
Learn about Ming Men (命门), the Gate of Life in TCM — the root of Yuan Qi, fire, and water between the Kidneys. Discover its origins in the Nan Jing, Zhang Jingyue's fire-and-water doctrine, and why warm-the-gate formulas like You Gui Wan matter for cold, exhausted bodies.
Eczema in TCM (湿疹): Damp-Heat, Spleen Deficiency, and Blood Dryness — The Three Stages and How to Treat Each
Learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine understands eczema (湿疹) — acute damp-heat, subacute spleen deficiency with dampness, and chronic blood deficiency with wind-dryness — with herbal strategies, washes, diet guidance, and realistic expectations.
Yi Lin Gai Cuo (医林改错): Wang Qingren's Corrective Anatomy — The Heresy That Created TCM's Greatest Blood-Stasis Formulas
Learn about Yi Lin Gai Cuo (医林改错), Wang Qingren's 1830 classic of anatomical correction. Discover how a Qing dynasty physician's cemetery dissections led him to locate memory in the brain and create five blood-stasis formulas still used today, including Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang for stroke recovery.
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Zong Qi (宗气): The Gathering Qi — How TCM Explains Breath, Voice, and the Heartbeat from the Chest
Learn about Zong Qi (宗气), the gathering or pectoral Qi formed in the chest from air and food essence. Understand its role in breathing, voice, heartbeat, and pulse — and what weak voice, sighing, and a faint pulse reveal about it.
wellnessHemorrhoids in TCM (痔疮): Patterns, Sitz Baths, and Why the Spleen, Not Just the Anus, Is the Real Address
Learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine understands and treats hemorrhoids (痔疮) — damp-heat pouring downward, qi stagnation with blood stasis, and sinking spleen qi — with herbal sitz baths, Ku Shen and Huai Hua, the Chengshan acupoint, and daily prevention.
acupointsTaiyang (太阳 EX-HN5): The Temple Point — First Aid for Headaches, Eye Strain, and Migraine
Learn about Taiyang (太阳, EX-HN5), the extra point at the temple — the most self-massage-friendly acupoint for headaches, migraines, eye strain, and facial relaxation. Includes exact location, pressure technique, and cautions.
classicsZhou Hou Bei Ji Fang (肘后备急方): Ge Hong's Emergency Handbook — The Pocket Classic Behind Artemisinin
Learn about Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang (肘后备急方), Ge Hong's 4th-century Handbook of Prescriptions for Emergencies — the pocket-sized TCM classic that recorded smallpox, scrub typhus, and the cold-water hemp extract of qing hao that inspired the Nobel-winning malaria drug artemisinin.
acupointsHuan Tiao (环跳 GB30): Jumping Round — TCM's Most Important Point for Sciatica and Hip Pain
Learn about Huan Tiao (环跳 GB30), the Gallbladder meridian point at the hip — the premier acupuncture point for sciatica, hip pain, lower back pain radiating down the leg, and difficulty walking.
formulasSi Shen Wan (四神丸): The Four Spirits Pill for Dawn Diarrhea and Kidney-Spleen Yang Deficiency
Learn about Si Shen Wan (四神丸), the classic TCM formula for early-morning diarrhea and loose stools — combining Wu Zhu Yu, Bu Gu Zhi, Rou Dou Kou, and Wu Wei Zi to warm Kidney and Spleen yang.