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These past days I have been busy running around because of some family affairs, and I have also seen dark sides of society that I had never seen in my life. At first I could not help but feel pessimistically that certain places in this…

The formula Huaihuang Wan comes from the Gujin Yijian (Ancient and Modern Medical Mirror). It consists of Huanglian (Coptis) and Huaihua (Sophora flower), each four liang (120 g). Preparation: grind the herbs into powder; take a pig large-intestine end, stuff it full of the medicinal…

The Huohren Xintong (Comprehensive Records of Activating the Spirit) contains a formula called Lianhan Wan (Sweat-Astringing Pill). It has the action of boosting qi and securing the exterior, and astringing yin and stopping sweat; it chiefly treats unbounded spontaneous sweating, or profuse cold sweats.Lianhan Wan…

Erchen Tang (Two-Aged Decoction) comes from the Taiping Huimin Heji Jufang (Formulas from the Imperial Grace Pharmacy). It is composed of Banxia (Pinellia), Juguhong (Tangerine Red), Bafuling (White Poria), Zhigancao (honey-fried Licorice), Shengjiang (Fresh Ginger) and Wumei (Mume). It dries dampness and resolves phlegm, and…

The TCM herb Tinglizi is the seed of Lepidium apetalum, Lepidium virginicum and Descurainia sophia of the Brassicaceae. In the market, northern Tinglizi is the seed of Lepidium apetalum, and southern Tinglizi is the seed of Descurainia sophia.By convention, northern Tinglizi is called sweet Tinglizi…

Nephritis (glomerulonephritis) is the most common kidney disease and can be caused by multiple factors. Its clinical manifestations include hematuria, proteinuria, edema, hypertension and renal dysfunction. In TCM this disease is called lin syndrome (stranguria). TCM holds that nephritis is caused by damp-heat pouring downward,…

Many patients develop long COVID more than a month after SARS-CoV-2 infection. The after-effects are extremely varied, but the great majority are related to vascular lesions.The most common symptoms include tachycardia or bradycardia, arrhythmia, shortness of breath, cough and wheezing, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, depression, hair…

Oyster is a delicious seafood, and oyster shell is also a commonly used traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Although the medicinal material is called oyster, it is actually the shell of the oyster. In the current TCM market, oyster shell mainly comes from the shells of…

In the book Spontaneous Healing, the American MD Andrew Weil includes, in his recommended self-recovery package, the option of not watching the news for a few days each week. Andrew Weil believes the news brings us too many negative things; when a person is long…

Recently my stamina has fully recovered; when doing endurance exercise, my physical fitness is back to its peak. Among more than 40,000 stationary-bike participants, I rank in the top eighty, surpassing 99.8% of participants, entering the top two-tenths of a percent. Having monitored my blood…