Ink Moxa 墨灸 (Mò Jiū) is an ancient Japanese pediatric dermatological treatment method originated from the Komai family. It is unclear when it was first practiced. It started as folk medicine when Lacquer was used instead of ink, recorded in a「近江輿地志略」 in 1733. Because young children tend not to stay still and they do not […]
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Spring is the perfect time to talk about worms and bugs! In Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica 神農本草經, grub (Ji Cao) belongs to the “Least Favorable” 下品 category, meaning it has to be taken with caution because of its strong partiality and actions may potentially damage the body’s Upright Qi 正氣. Grub is said to be
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Large Intestine channel travels from the hand up to the face, passing over the sinuses. Blockage along this channel may result in symptoms of loss of sense of taste and smell. Due to electromagnetic pull of certain pathogens, Qi (subdermal bioelectromagnetic currents) of the Large Intestine channels tends to be blocked at the elbow. Here
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