The Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen, Stomach, and Kidney Meridians all influence the chest and breast area, and these organs can ...

While some base or patent Chinese herbal formulas are successful for a large selection of the population, customized, ...

The most common obstacle to restoring natural balance with regard to the patient’s chief complaint is often the pace of their ...

The 2024 NCCAOM Job Analysis is a crucial initiative that will shape the future of the acupuncture and herbal medicine ...

Think of your most difficult patient – the one you try to motivate and work so hard with to develop a realistic treatment plan with achievable and measurable goals. Week after week, you see this ...

According to Master Matsumoto, another way to regulate the gut-lung axis in the post-viral state using extraordinary vessel ...

The number of acupuncture schools in the United States has continued to grow since the creation of the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) and the Council of ...

I learned an important principle from my great Taoist Master Sun Hak. He taught me that all people "leak" Jing, and that we can mitigate or stop this leaking, and as a result strengthen our life force ...

In contemporary applications of acupuncture in North America, it is becoming increasingly common to hear patients complain that they are being challenged by their insurance carrier with the comment ...

Recently, I have received several requests for information on battlefield acupuncture. The term battlefield acupuncture was first used in 2001 by my friend and colleague Col. Richard Niemtzow MD, PhD, ...

The source text specifies to cook the ingredients in 12 cups [2400 mL] of water until 6 cups [1200 mL] of the liquid remain. Discard the residue and cook the strained decoction again until it is ...

Most Americans have some back discomfort in their lifetime. Back pain is most often caused by a muscle or ligament strain or spasm; a disk problem; spondylosis; or stenosis. Stress can also be a ...