Roots of Chinese medicine are based in “Nourishing Life” or Yangsheng 養生 ✍️Wendy Brown, Lic. Ac. Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Pieces of Gold 千金翼方, compiled by Sun Simiao in the Tang Dynasty, is a comprehensive medical classic which summarized studies and records on medical treatment and had great influence on the development of oriental medicine […]
Researching Two Forms of Moxibustion: Punk and Smokeless
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灸 Moxa ‘punk’ is loose herb form of mugwort for direct and indirect moxibustion treatment. Applying the method of smokeless moxa, densely-packed moxa made by a charcoal process which results in little or no smoke, was compared in its effect to that of moxa punk. Heat by each form of moxa was transferred to […]