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TCM Assistant. The Clinical Practice of Chinese Medicine: Gout & Rheumatoid Arthritis by Deng Zhao-zhi. - The Clinical Practice of Chinese Medicine by Deng Zhao-zhi Rheumatology is an important topic in Chinese medicine, and is covered extensively in medical literature throughout the last several millennia, especially in the last decade.

The Clinical Practice of Chinese Medicine: Gout & Rheumatoid Arthritis by Deng Zhao-zhi

There are also records of accumulated experience in the treatment of such disorders. The combination of Chinese and Western medical treatment has been proven to be effective for the management of obstinate illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic systemic disease and a non-infectious inflammatory disorder whose cause is un certain. Where there's Imbalance, there is no flow.

Modern medicine and TCM explain the occurrence of pain in different ways.

Where there's Imbalance, there is no flow.

Modern medical research has discovered the pain signals are transmitted by specialized nervous system cells called receptors, which are found throughout the skin and other body tissues. A Study Guide to Phlegm-Resolving Herbs. By Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon Phlegm is a product of the body's activities acting upon qi and moisture taken in with food and beverages; it is "congealed moisture.

A Study Guide to Phlegm-Resolving Herbs

" Unlike qi, phlegm is always viewed by Chinese physicians as substantive and stagnating rather than light and flowing, though there are two kinds of phlegm: the visible, which has greater accumulation of matter, and the invisible, which is finely divided, though not as fine as qi. Phlegm is, in some ways, comparable to another body humor, blood, which is also produced by the body's activities acting upon qi, and is a sticky substance that shares some of the same potential pathologies with phlegm: deficiency, inadequate circulation, firm coagulation, and complexing with heat or cold factors. Phlegm is a normal and required substance in terms of the mucous membrane lining and other lubricating functions, but it becomes a pathological substance when: Home Page. Rheumatoid Arthritis - Chinese Medicine - Chinese Herbs - Acupuncture - American Dragon - Dr Joel Penner OMD, LAc. Acupuncture Stimulator & Electro Therapy - Acupuncture Treatment - A&A Medical Supplies.

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Osteoarthritis (Degenerative Joint Disease) - Chinese Medicine - ChineseHerbs - Acupuncture - American Dragon - Dr Joel Penner OMD, LAc. American Dragon - Acupuncture - Los Angeles - Chinese Herbs - Dr Joel Penner OMD, LAc - Lone Wolf Press. Digestion. Wind-Dampness. Painful Menses, TCM Diagnosis. Results for Category Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis : Formulas. Blood Stasis. Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang - 膈下逐瘀湯 - Drive Out Blood Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction - American Dragon - Acupuncture - Chinese Herbs - Dr Joel Penner OMD, LAc.

Ge Xia Zhu Yu Tang : Drive Out Blood Stasis Below the Diaphragm Decoction. Book4me. Results for Category Invigorate the Blood and Dispel Blood Stasis : Formulas. Cistanche Stem - Rou Cong Rong. Products Featuring This Herb:Cistanche Extract Powder 200 gramsCistanche Extract Powder 1 kilogramCistanche Extract Powder 5 kilogramsDragon JingImperial GardenReturn to YouthSuper Yang Jing DropsSupreme Creation Other Common NamesCistanche, Salty pulpy mushroom, Chinese broomrape Page # In Ancient Wisdom of the Chinese Tonic Herbs203 Latin NameHerba Cistanches PinyinRou Cong Rong.

Cistanche Stem - Rou Cong Rong

Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan - 金匱腎氣丸 - Kidney Qi PillS From the Golden Cabinet - Rehmannia Eight FormulaAmerican Dragon - Acupuncture - Chinese Herbs - Dr Joel Penner OMD, LAc. Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan (Golden Lock Pill for Keeping Kidney Essence) Energexin Extract(Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan)Packing: 200 concentrated pills / bottleManufactured by Lanzhou Traditional Herbs, China This is a patent remedy based on the ancient recipe "Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan" (Golden Lock Pill for Preserving Kidney Essence) in TCM originally appeared in Yifang Jijie (Variorum of Prescriptions), which is used to arrest spontaneous discharge of sperms on the one hand, and invigorate kidney-yang on the other hand, working on both the primary and secondary aspects of the disease with stress laid on astringing nocturnal seminal emission, so this recipe is named the Golden Lock.

Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan (Golden Lock Pill for Keeping Kidney Essence)

Ingredients: Flattened milkvetch seed (Shayuanjili), Euryale seed (Qianshi), Dragon's bone (Longgu), Lotus seed (Lianzirou), Lotus stamen (Lianzixu), Oyster shell (Shengmuli). Functions and indications: reinforcing the kidney and astringing the essence. Jin Suo Gu Jing Wan : Metal Lock pill to Stabilize the Essence. Kidney Yang Tonic Chinese Supplement - Organic Herbs -TCM.

Ageless Herbs Kidney Yang Tonic Herbal Supplement Indications: Kidney Yang Deficiency, Coldness Related Articles: Learn how this is not a stimulant, rather a Yang Tonic that is used to build Kidney Yang energy.

Kidney Yang Tonic Chinese Supplement - Organic Herbs -TCM

This formula naturally increases your metabolism by stoking your internal fire with warming herbs and addresses adrenal deficiencies. It is best to read the Yin Yang article to better understand Deficient Heat signs when using a Yang Tonic. This formula is often combined with our Yin Valley formula to balance Yin-Yang energies. Note: Organs mentioned are energetic organ systems according to TCM, not western medicine. Active Ingredients: Herbal Teapills. Spleen Qi Deficiency Tonic Herb Formula - Internal Dampness. Spleen Qi TonicHerbal Supplement Formula.

Spleen Qi Deficiency Tonic Herb Formula - Internal Dampness

Understanding Kidney Yin and Kidney Yang. Understanding Kidney Yin and Kidney Yang The theory of yin-yang is a conceptual framework used for observing and analyzing the material world in ancient China.

Understanding Kidney Yin and Kidney Yang

The theory permeates all aspects of traditional Chinese medicine. It serves to explain the organic structure, physiological functions and pathological changes of the human body, and in addition guides clinical diagnosis and treatment and prevention. When The theory of yin and yang is used to explain the organic structure of the human body; the physical form pertains to yin, while activities or functions pertain to yang. The physical forms are the material basis for functions, while functions are the motivating power for physical forms.

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Chinese Tonic Herbal Supplemental Formulas for Wellness

Please wait... Advanced Search | Search Tips Products Popular Brands. Kidney Jing Deficiency - Traditional Chinese Medicine Diagnostic Patterns. Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan - Cold Limbs, Abdominal Pain, Diarrhea Herbal Formula. Semen Euryales - TCM Wiki. Qian Shi Qian Shi2 Naming Qian Shi (Semen Euryales)——Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Shen Nong’s Herbal) Origin The ripe seeds of the annual plant Euryale ferox Salisb. of the family Nyphaeace.

Semen Euryales - TCM Wiki

Location. Zuo Gui Wan - 左歸丸 - Restore the Left (Kidney) Pill, Left Gold Pill, Coptis and Evodia Pills - American Dragon - Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs,- Dr Joel Penner OMD, LAc. Edema Relief - Natural Chinese Medicine - Herbal Supplements. Common Patterns of Edema in Chinese Medicine There is no one "edema remedy" according to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM); rather, edema is addressed differently depending on the symptoms and location related to the edema. Kidney Deficiency and EdemaThe most common type of edema is related to Kidney Deficiency. The Kidney function in Chinese medicine is central in fluid management of the body as the Kidney is the “official in charge of the waterways”.

Edema based in Kidney Deficiency will often manifest with ankle and knee swelling, soreness in the lower back, general fatigue, and coldness in the body. Kidney-Spleen Deficiency Pattern EdemaIn Chinese medicine, one of the primary organ systems responsible for the balance of fluids in the body is the Spleen energetic organ system. Nephrotic Syndrome And Traditional Chinese Medicine In China. Note: The following text is selected from A Practical English-Chinese Library of Traditional Chinese Medicine by Prof.Dr. Enqin Zhang(Engin CAN), he was the chief editor&author of the books, now lecturing and practising Chinese medicine at The Asante Academy of Chinese Medicine in the Middlesex University Archway Campus, 2-10 Highgate Hill, N19 5LW, London, U.K.For more information, Tel:0044 7804709475; E-mail:prof.engincan@yahoo.com.tr Nephrotic syndrome can be caused by a wide variety of glomerular diseases.

It may follow bacterial or viral infection, malignant tumors and administration of some drugs. Some immune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, allergic purpura and diabetes mellitus can be complicated by nephrotic syndrome. Nephrotic Syndrome And Traditional Chinese Medicine In China. Traditional Chinese Medicine/TCM and Fibromyalgia. Expert Advice-Treatment of Fibromyalgia in Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM): Chinese Medicine for Fibromyalgia Recent studies indicate that approximately 2% of the population in this country suffers from fibromyalgia. The actual figure is probably much higher than that because fibromyalgia is widely under-diagnosed or misdiagnosed. Even the people who have been given a diagnosis of fibromyalgia have usually spent many frustrating years trying to convince doctors that there was really something wrong with them. Why is it so hard for conventional Western medicine to diagnose fibromyalgia? Because there is no definitive test for fibromyalgia, and because many of the predominantly female patients complain of depression, it is not unusual for fibromyalgia patients to be treated with anti-depressants.

Unfortunately, even when fibromyalgia is diagnosed, Western medicine has no effective treatments to cure the problem. Tympanites. Tympanites. Scirpus (san leng) What is scirpus? What is it used for? Scirpus is a member of the sedge family, an aquatic, grass-like plant that grows in wetlands and moist soil. It is also known as the bur reed, sparganium or grass weed. Approximately 200 varieties of scirpus exist in the world, some of which can reach a height of eight feet or more. The plant’s rhizomes are harvested in the autumn and winter, dried in the sun, and used in a variety of herbal remedies. Membranous Dysmenorrhea/When to use E Zhu and San Leng. As a young practitioner my formulas were simplistic. I left school thinking that all Qi stasis could be resolved with Xiao Yao San and all blood stasis could be resolved with Tao Hong Si Wu Tang, Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang or Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang.

Practice dispels such naiveté quickly! This is one reason I loved and posted Dr. Xia Gui-Sheng’s little expose on his own learning process regarding the treatment of dysmenorrhea. Fen Xiao Tang : Separate and Reduce Decoction.

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The 5 Organs Network of Chinese Medicine - Kidney. From Li Zhongzi, A Primer of Medical Objectives (Yizong Bidu), 1637: The Classic states: 'Whenever we treat a disease, we must approach it at the base.' Base here means root or source. Every stream on earth has a source, and every plant has a root. If all murky sediments settle at the source, the downstream waters will naturally be clear and fresh, and if we water a root, it will grow and branches will sprout; these are the laws of nature.

The experienced physician, therefore, will always consider the source. However, the body's source is differentiated into a prenatal and a postnatal aspect. Simple Symptoms and Patterns in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) Differentiation of Syndromes according to the Eight Principles - Differentiation of Syndromes @ Traditional Chinese Medicine Basics (TCMBasics.com) - TCM theories, resources, herbs, materia medica.