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Explain Digestive Problems With TCM

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Excessive burping, belching, acid reflux, abdominal bloating and embarrassing wind are all signs that not all is well with your digestive system. Drugs to treat indigestion and acid reflux are amongst the largest money spinners for drug companies.

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Blood: The Mother of Qi - Why Donating is a Big Deal in China (A)

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

In the West, donating blood is no big deal - some juice and cookies and it's back to work. But in China, blood is associated with qi, or life energy, and so many people are (unnecessarily) reluctant to donate.

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Chinese First Acupuncture and Moxibustion Book Writer-Huangfu Mi

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Huangfu Mi was born in the year 215 in a poor farmhouse in Anding Chaona (now Lingtai of Gansu Province) of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220). He was first named as Jing, later changed into Mi, with a style name of Shi'an.

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Pulse Diagnosis Based on Traditional Chinese Medicine

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

A pulse diagnosis is an important part of the diagnostic process in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), an ancient medical practice which has been an important part of Chinese culture for over two thousand years. The practice of TCM relies on the basic principle that illness arises from imbalances in the ...

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Yin and Yang in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Friday, December 21st, 2007

The Yin-Yang symbol is a result of the Chinese Philosophy in regards to how the universe functions. The black and white shapes within the circle represent the interaction of two energies called "Yin" and "Yang"; they are not completely black or white nor can they exist without each other.

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