Non-Duality Explained

It seems that the Western world is waking up to what the ancient Chinese knew. In this video the concept of Dao is explained. Enjoy!

Dilema

How to treat all three Yang Conformations? I came across this line when studying and working out the xiao chai hu tang lines from the Shang Han Lun. It got me thinking about how I would treat all three Yang Conformations with an herbal formula. There are none, so I

Varicella Zoster

In the last month I have see two acute cases of Varicella Zoster, commonly called shingles, in adults. In Dutch they call it Gordel roos. You may find it interesting, that both cases presented with the same pulse and that can be translated into the formula Chinese herbal formula chai

Treating Tai Yang

Tai yang represents all the Yang qi in the body. Learning to treat Tai yang is to master the concepts of Yin and Yang.

Preview Of Treating Tai yang

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Water and Lake

Water and Lake are two of the Eight Trigrams, The Eight trigrams represent all possible natural phenomena in the universe. They are the product of the interaction of Qian Heaven and Kun Earth. Kun and Qian have six children and together that makes eight. In Chinese Medicine the most important

Choosing Between Bai Zhu and Cang Zhu

I came across an interesting comment in my book Jin Gui Yao Lue. "At the time of the Jin Gui Yao Lue writing, the two medicinals bai zhu and cang zhu were not differentiated from one another." So, how to choose between Bai zhu Atractylodis macrocephalae rhizome and

Shang Han Lun Formula Modifications

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Reflections on Yang Ming

Naming of Yang ming 阳明 Yang Ming Yang ming is translated as follows ·        阳 (yáng) – yang, sunlight, outward, active ·        明 (míng) – bright, luminous, clear, shining So Yang Ming means Yang that is at its brightest or fullest expression. This does not make much sense considering that Yang ming is associated

Herbal Methods

The names of the herbal formulas used in the classic text Shang Han Za Bing Lun are mostly, but not all, named after the herbs used in the formula. For example there is the formula ma huang xi xin fu zi tang. The formula uses the herbs ma huang, xi

Huai Nan Zi

The Huainanzi (The Master of Huainan) is a compendium of knowledge dating from early in China’s Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.). It was compiled under the auspices of, and probably with the active participation of, Liu An (1797-122 B.C.E.), the king of