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As you know, the Chong Mai is one of the Extraordinary Vessels aka 8 Extras. The Chong Mai is also called Thoroughfare Vessel, Sea of Blood, Sea of Qi, Sea of Reproduction, and Sea of the 12 Main Meridians. The Master point is Sp4 and the coupled point is Pc6. Here’s what Dr. Lucas loves about the […]

I have been blessed all these years to teach overseas in my main clinic/class location Antalya Turkey. So I have been able to enjoy fresh da zao. I’ve even harvested it! Da zo is a wonderful, easy to use herb to treat digestive issues. • The fruit of the jujube tree is typically reddish in […]

The medicinal part of the chrysanthemum is the flower. The flowers are usually picked from the plants and allowed to dry – not in the sun but in the shade – before use, and are used raw. Chrysanthemum flowers contain a volatile oil made of a variety of amino acids and other substances, including borneol, […]

It is my experience that more and more practitioners of Oriental Medicine have left pulse diagnosis behind as a method of diagnosis. The reason I hear over and over is this: “honestly, I don’t know how to do it; there wasn’t a pulse course at my school and I just didn’t really learn how to […]

The flow of Qi is one of the basic constituents of the human body and its functions; our body’s ability to make good quality Qi is essential to good health. We know that Qi is the product of the activities of and communication between the Zang and Fu organs and therefore it makes sense that […]

I wonder if bombarding women over thirty two years old with regimens, dietary restrictions, and “advice” improves their chance of conceiving and experiencing a healthy live birth of a child. Or does all of the regimenting, calculating, and diligence increase their Liver Qi Stagnation and emotional angst? In my fertility practice I hear quite a […]