Traditional Chinese Medicine uses the natural world as a metaphor for the human body: The meridians and the blood vessels are like rivers, Qi(energy) and blood flows in it are like the water in the river; muscles are earth, and hairs are grass. Just like there’s four seasons and tidal, human body changes in regular cycles…
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Menstrual cycle is controlled by Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Ovarian axis, the idea is kind of like boss(Hypothalamo)-manager(Pituitary)-worker(Ovarian). This is how the Menstrual cycle works: Also see: how TCM look at Menstrual Cycle 1. Hypothalamo releases “Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH)”, stimulates Pituitary — the boss asks the manager to work. 2. Pituitary releases “Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)”, stimulates follicle…
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What is blood pressure? The “blood pressure” means the amount of pressure applied to blood vessel, this pressure comes from the beat of heart, the tension of blood vessel, and the amount of blood in it. When the heart pumps out the blood, we measure the highest pressure and call it “systolic blood pressure”. When…
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What is Diabetes? Diabetes is one of the most common chronic disease in America, according to the 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet (released Jan. 26, 2011). There are 25.8 million children and adults in the United States—8.3% of the population—that have diabetes. That means almost 1 out of 10 people in America are either under…
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English name: Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San 中文名 : 川芎茶調散 Function: Sooth Bladder meridian, Stomach meridian and Gall bladder meridian on head, Dispel Wind and Cold 功能 : 疏通頭部三陽經, 解表散風寒
English name: Chai Hu Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang 中文名 : 柴胡加龍骨牡蠣湯 Function: harmonize and calms energy, improve Spleen and Liver Meridian raising function, improve Bladder, Stomach and Gall bladder Meridian lowering function, Improve bowel movement, increase urination, improve Spleen Qi 功能 : 和解少陽 , 助太陰厥陰升舉 , 助太陽陽明少陽通降, 利尿通便 , 補脾益氣
English name: Huang Qi Gui Zhi Wu Wu Tang 中文名 : 黃耆桂枝五物湯 Function: improve Qi, raise yang (active energy), improve Stomach and Bladder Meridian raising function, harmonize energy 功能 : 補氣升散出表, 升陽明太陽經氣
English name: Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan 中文名 : 金匱腎氣丸 Function: Improve Kidney, Liver, Spleen meridian lowering function, Improve Kidney yin and yang (mainly yang), Improve fluid circulation 功能 : 降足三陰, 補腎陰腎陽(以陽為主), 幫助水液循環
English name: Xiao Cheng Qi Tang 中文名 : 小承氣湯 Function: Improve Stomach and Large Intestine meridian lowering function, Improve bowel movement, clear heat and stagnation 功能 : 降陽明經氣, 清下熱結
English name: Xiao Yao San 中文名 : 逍遙散 Function: soothe Liver Meridian Qi, improve Spleen Qi and Liver blood(in TCM term) 功能 : 疏通厥陰經氣, 補脾氣肝血