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Good question: How does scattered kidney qi look/feel in the pulses? Here is a picture of it. You will note that the scattered part is designated by a random set of dots in the K position. It feels like little points of light or feather touches on your finger. What is one of the big […]
Dr. Lucas shares how she treats migraine headaches in her practice. This time, she will discuss migraines caused by deficiency. As you know, my specialty is pulse diagnosis so it is quite possible that every treatment is different because the patient’s pulses should be different or basically the treatments aren’t working or holding. The sign […]
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 […]
