Herbs for Kidney Stones and Gallstones
Stones appear in both the Kidney and Gallbladder as a result of accumulation. In fact, stones can be called accumulations. Accumulations are a consequence of poor flow and dietary excess.
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Chinese Medicine for Common Ailments
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Herbs for Insomnia and Poor Sleep
The spirit is known as the ‘Shen’. It resides in the Heart.
When Heat gathers in the chest usually due to stress or failure to ‘let go’, the ‘Shen’ becomes unsettled. We experience this as restlessness, agitation, or problems sleeping. . .
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Herbs for Injury
Three Stages of Injury
Injuries progress through three stages. The first is up to two days after the injury. The second stage lasts a few weeks. All injuries older than a month are considered 3rd stage injuries
Herbs for Inflammation
The modern concept of inflammation closely parallels the TCM concept of “heat”. However the concept of heat in TCM is far more developed and better understood than the idea of inflammation is in modern Western thought. . .
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Herbs for Immunity
In the West, the idea of an immune system is a recent idea, less than a hundred years old, however in China, doctors were strengthening the defensive energy (wei qi) over a thousand years ago. . .
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The Truth About Irritable Bowel Disease
If your doctor diagnosis Irritable Bowel Syndrome, it means he or she hasn’t a clue about what is causing your problems. A diagnosis of IBS usually means that tests such as colonoscopies, X-Rays, etc. have revealed little or nothing. TCM has a better grasp on the causes and treatments for this condition.
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Herbs for High Blood Pressure
This is actually a family of conditions known as Liver Excess conditions. In increasing order of severity they are: Liver YANG Rising, Liver Heat Rising, Liver Fire Blazing Upward, Interior Liver Wind. . .
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Herbs for Hepatitis and Jaundice
Traditional Chinese Medical (TCM) Diagnosis or Hepatitis is usually Damp Heat in Liver and Spleen for any type of hepatitis
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Herbs for Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are caused by one or more of these factors: Stagnation and heat in the Large Intestine, or Prolapse of Qi (energy looses its lifting quality)