Good day, everyone! The pickings for studies hasn't been very good the past two weeks. However, I made two videos about Lianhua Qingwen...

Research Tidbits: Laser Acupuncture reduces Rheumatoid Arthritis. Acupuncture for menopausal hot flashes, and Cancer Survivor Pain

Composing Chinese Herbal Formulas is not just a matter of adding herbs together. One must realize how the individual herbs work as a unit.

Wishing everyone a fruitful and happy year of the Ox! So far, the year of the Ox has me working hard! Truly like an ox! In addition to...

A key advancement in the development of Traditional Chinese medicine in the Philippines is upon us. For the first time, Traditional...

How effective is acupuncture for postpartum depression?

Acupuncture has been shown to be effective in the treatment of Post Prandial Syndrome.

Yes, this post is a bit delayed, it being almost two weeks in 2021 and all. But boy, what a year it had been.

One of the biggest problems in this time of coronavirus mania is the loss of our daily routine.

Peripheral neuropathy is most often associated with complications of Diabetes Mellitus.

2019. What a year it has been! I have been so preoccupied with personal matters that I have totally not been able to write at all. In...

Greetings everyone! I have been blogging sporadically for the last year or so due to so many events occupying my time. I’ve been...

I Giovanni Maciocia has passed away after a long illness. He was one of the greatest and most influential Chinese Medicine authors of the...

Perimenopausal Insomnia When a woman starts to go through menopause, it is a time of major hormonal shifts.  Many of these hormonal...

It is with great pleasure that the administration of the SMIC Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine announces a tie up with the China...

Cancer Fatigue Fatigue is more than just feeling tired.  It is a feeling of weakness and lethargy day in and day out.  Fatigue is usually...

Five Transporting Points Five Element Acupuncture is a particular type of acupuncture concentrating on point selection based on the...

Spasticity: a major problem There are two kinds of paralysis – flaccidity and spasticity.  Flaccid means the muscles have no tone and are...

Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic Kidney Disease is a dreaded condition where the patient’s kidneys are no longer functioning as they...

Fire Needle Technique Fire Needle technique is a special technique in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture where the needle is...