shao yang
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Overcoming life’s challenges with a little help from chai hu
Chai Hu is a commonly used herb, associated with febrile diseases as well as with mental and physical manifestations of liver qi stagnation. Its classical description and uses reveal insights into its broad scope of its actions, offering guidance for the proper ways to use it. According to the Shen Nong Bencao Jing: Chai Hu…
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The layers of Xiao Chai Hu Tang
The formula Xiao Chai Hu Tang is the main formula in the treatment of Shao Yang disorders. It is widely used for a large range of disorders, but to properly utilize this formula and witness it’s incredible effects, it is essential to fully understand it’s underlying mechanism. First of all, in order to realize this…
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Dang Gui & Blood Deficiency in the Shang Han Lun
Dang Gui is sweet, acrid and warm. It is an important and commonly used herb to enhance the qualities and functions of blood, including movement, warming, nourishing, and promoting healing of damaged tissue. In the ancient text Jin Gui Yao Lue, which composed the Shang Han Za Bing Lun, together with the Shang Han Lun,…
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Understanding the 6 conformations model – Part 1: The Yang conformations
The Shang Han Lun (傷寒論, Shānghánlùn) is widely considered as one of the most significant books in the development of Chinese medicine, and an important component for the understanding of Chinese medicine thought. However, there is a vast misconception of its contents, a misconception revealed even by the difficulty in translating the title of the…