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End of the road

This is it. It’s the end of the road– this road. This journey of words and images, ruminations on medicine, skilled words from other people in other languages about how Chinese medicine un[more]

Plum Pit Qi

. . We learn about in our Chinese medicine textbooks, a certain kind of insubstantial mix of phlegm [more]

Introduction to the 10 Key Formula Families

We should see The 10 Key Formula Families out in print sometime in March. I am hoping you will find [more]

Constitution and Formula Scope

Perhaps practicing medicine is much like forest management, fiddling around with the economy of a la[more]

Opposites inform

We know from the texture of our lives that the Chinese yin/yang theory of opposites attracting and mutually transforming into[more]

Levels and Formulas

Following up on a previous post where we took a look at how Hu Xi-Shu makes sense of the six levels, and how both yin and yan[more]

It is not just for the common cold

Most Westerner’s exposure to the Shang Han Lun is that is an an old book that has something to do with the common cold,[more]

Craig Mitchell on the use of classic formulas

How is it that you ended up in Taiwan to pursue your study of language and medicine? It had to do with Andy Ellis, I met him [more]

Interview with Arnaud Versluys, part two

This is the second part of an interview with Arnaud. Here we discuss the connections between “illness, pulse, presentat[more]

Afternoon Tea with Huang Huang

If you are a reader of The Lantern, then you perhaps have already seen this interview with Dr. Huang. If you are not a reader[more]

Chai Ling Tang- harmonizing water and qi

by Chris Powell Chái líng tāng (Bupleurum and Poria Decoction) Chái líng tāng (Bupleurum and Poria Decoction) or Sairei[more]

Fu zi and huang lian

The study of Dui Yao, herbal pairs, is an essential aspect of understanding how the function of herbs that are very different[more]

Jue Yin Reversal Patterns

I have been curious lately about the jue yin level. Specifically about how it turns from yin to yang, and more to the point&[more]

10 Key Formula Families

It has been a long journey and I am delighted to share the news that The 10 Key Formula Families in [more]

Zhen Wu Tang to treat prostate enlargement

As more and more people study the classic formulas, dig into that current of thought and begin to ga[more]

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. . . . Whether you call it epigastic focal distention, glomus, an indistinct  feeling of discomfor[more]

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End of the road

This is it. It’s the end of the road– this road. This journey of words and images, ruminations on medicine, skilled words from other people in other languages about how Chinese medicine unfolds in the clinic, and stories from other practitioners about how to help people heal. This is the end of this chapter. And[more]