pulse diagnosis
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 […]
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 […]
