Gui Pi Tang: A Formula for Settling the Mind
While Gui Pi Wan/ Return the Spleen Formula may be used for Qi and Blood deficiency, it is intended for other aspects of the Spleen’s function. Its Calming the Shen...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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Gui Pi Tang: A Formula for Settling the Mind
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Acupuncturists Without Borders 2025 Giving Tuesday Update
For 20 years, AWB has strived to support those who provide care to those in need. By training and supporting thousands of dedicated practitioners, delivering hundreds of thousands of trauma-informed...
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Charlotte Maxwell Clinic 2025 Giving Tuesday Update
Since 1991, the Charlotte Maxwell Clinic has been improving health outcomes and quality of life for San Francisco Bay Area low-income, under-served, and immigrant women with cancer. They do this...
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Universal Holistic Healthcare 2025 Giving Tuesday Update
UHH has completed numerous projects in St. Louis, MO, including an integrative HIV/AIDS clinic, low-cost acupuncture services through collaboration with Community Health In Partnership Services (CHIPS) clinic for uninsured/underinsured, community...
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome and TCM
IBS is a common condition marked by abdominal discomfort and irregular bowel habits, yet biomedicine often offers only symptom management. This article explores how TCM views IBS as a range...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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Shen qu: The Divine Ferment
One of the more interesting herbs Meiwei Hebei “processes” is Shen Qu 神曲/Massa fermentata. With the beginning of a holiday season that is usually marked by comestible excess, I thought...
Yvonne Lau |
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Treatment of Constipation (bian bi 便秘) with Chinese Medicine
Constipation (bian bi 便秘) is difficulty in passing stools, prolonged intervals between stools, or a desire to defecate without the ability to do so partially or completely. The stools may...
Will Maclean |
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'Tis the Season for Curing Pills
It's the season where we traditionally want to reach for Curing Pills, and this year they are especially useful. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned every familiar aspect of our lives...
Mark Frost |
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Three Herb Formulas for Food Stagnation
Food stagnation corresponds to indigestion or an upset stomach. Food stagnation is not a disease but rather a variety of symptoms that are experienced; including mild abdominal pain or cramping...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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Qi Ye Lian
Qi ye lian is a spicy, slightly bitter and warm herb that enters the Liver Channel, and is one of the rare herbs that can be used both singly and...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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Solitary Hermit Teapills Du Huo Ji Sheng Wan
Du Huo Ji Sheng Wan, also known as Solitary Hermit Teapills, is a popular formulas for Wind and Damp invading the Channels with underlying Kidney Deficiency. It is my go-to...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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Three Bi Formulas
Obstruction Syndrome (Bì zhèng 痺症) is a common diagnosis for musculoskeletal aches and mild pain (Tòng 痛), both acute and chronic. There may also be a decreased range of motion,...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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A Deep Dive into Bamboo Pharmacy Liniments
This article analyzes the ingredients of the Bamboo Pharmacy™ line of liniments, comparing the herbal ingredients along with the individual actions. Mobility™ alleviates pain, reduces joint inflammation & swelling, and...
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM |
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