Category: Chinese Medicine

Chinese Medicine Director Recommends Brain Boosting Meals and Acupressure to Enhance Memory

The accelerated pace of modern life, increased work demands, and even brain fog from COVID-19, is causing many people to experience insomnia, headaches, dizziness, mental discomfort, memory loss, and other forms of neurasthenia. In an interview with The Epoch Times, Lee Si-yi, director of a Chinese Medicine Clinic she founded in Taiwan, said these and…


Chinese Medicines Safflower and Saffron Promising Treatment for COVID-19: Study

Safflower (Chinese name: Honghua, or Carthami flos) and Saffron (Chinese name: Xihonghua, or Croci stigma), time-honored traditional Chinese herbs, are potential therapeutic agents for the treatment of COVID-19, researchers say. Traditional Chinese medicine Honghua, also known as Safflower or Carthami flos. (Shutterstock) A recent study found that safflower and saffron can stop cells from being…


Things to Do to Strengthen the Respiratory System, Improve Skin

A solar term is a period of about two weeks and is based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. Solar terms form the traditional Chinese calendar system. The calendar follows the ancient Chinese belief that living in accordance with nature will enable one to live a harmonious life. This article series explores each of…


Chinese Medicine: Eight Causes of Headaches, Their Origins, and Treatment

Headache is a localized pain that occurs in the head, neck, or above the shoulder. Frequent headaches not only affect one’s life, relationships, and work but also have a chance of developing into depression. Dr. Teng Cheng Liang, director of the Cheng Liang Medical Clinic, suggests eight common causes of headaches, explains their sources, symptoms,…


Use Autumn to Restore Your Vitality

A solar term is a period of about two weeks and is based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. Solar terms form the traditional Chinese calendar system. The calendar follows the ancient Chinese belief that living in accordance with nature will enable one to live a harmonious life. This article series explores each of…


Research Infers Brain Activity Gradually Declines After Age 60: Study

As people age, it is believed that brain activity becomes sluggish and some people become not as quick to think and react as they once were. Researchers in Germany found this belief was partially true. Published in the monthly scientific journal Nature Human Behaviour, their study found that the brain’s processing speed begins to decline…


Autumn’s Arrival Signals Our Time for Rebirth and Renewal

A solar term is a period of approximately two weeks based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. There are 24 solar terms in a year, which make up the traditional Chinese calendar system used to guide farming and everyday life. The calendar contributes to the ancient Chinese philosophy that living in accordance with nature…


The Healthiest Foods for Summer, According to Chinese Medicine

A solar term is a period of approximately two weeks based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. There are 24 solar terms in a year, which make up the traditional Chinese calendar system used to guide farming and everyday life. The calendar contributes to the ancient Chinese philosophy that living in accordance with nature…


Foot Baths: A Medically Proven Therapy to Improve Health and Treat Diseases

Since ancient times, Chinese health practitioners have relied on simple hot foot baths as an effective remedy for nourishing the body and treating diseases. Recent medical studies have proved that foot baths are effective for relieving pain, treating depression, menopausal syndromes, and other diseases. Hua Tuo (c. 140–208), a famous Chinese doctor from the late…


7 Tips to Stay Balanced Amid Summer’s Heat

A solar term is a period of approximately two weeks based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. There are 24 solar terms in a year, which make up the traditional Chinese calendar system used to guide farming and everyday life. The calendar contributes to the ancient Chinese philosophy that living in accordance with nature…