The history of herbal skin care can be traced back thousands of years. According to "The Classic of Herbal Medicine" and "Compendium of Materia Medica", the masterpieces of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in ancient China, there were various formulas in…
If the patient has symptoms of Taiyang meridian like chills, headache, neck and shoulder pain, floating pulse, but the patient is not sweating at the same time, it is the syndrome of Mahuang formula. Guizhi is used to treat patients…
I recently wrote about Guizhi Formula Syndrome in general but, there are many different variations of the Guizhi formula. It is important to take notice of the differences so that the patient's condition can be treated correctly. For example, here…
Patients with syndromes related to the Taiyang Meridian have symptoms of chills, headache, shoulder and neck pain, along with a floating pulse. If the patients also sweats at the same time, that is “Guizhi Formula syndrome”, meaning these symptoms can…
Chinese medicine is the medicine used according to the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theories, of which Chinese herbs account for the majority. Chinese herbal medicine is prescribed based on the properties of the herb, such as its natural trait, taste…
The terms “fever, chill and muscle ache” appear frequently in a book, titled "Treatise on Febrile Diseases", one of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) classics. This book was written by Zhang Zhongjing over 2000 years ago. Zhang Zhongjing had…
Asthma Aside from carrying an inhaler all the time for the rest of your life, can you become asthma-resistant one day? Yes, TCM …
Foreign body sensation in throat Sometimes, one's throat might suddenly feel uncomfortable, not sore or dry, but just something there that won’t go away by coughing, spitting or swallowing. Some may be diagnosed as throat infection or acid reflex, but…
Hyperhidrosis In the summer or after exercise, people sweat, which is normal. But some people sweat a lot even while they are eating, moving slightly, or just at rest. This kind of sweating is abnormal and may need medical attention.…