Method

Much of the difficulty in modern Chinese medicine is translating the theory that you learn in school into successful treatment in the clinic. That the theory, diagnostic tools, and herb… [more]

For the last few years I have been engaged in quite extensive research and study in the unique methods and treatment style of Dr. Hu Xi-Shu (胡希恕). Although I have never personally… [more]

We learned this in our first quarter of Chinese medicine school, and if you read through the advertisements and support materials for any of the multitude of herbal products you will se… [more]

Chai Ling Tang (Bupleurum and Poria Decoction) Chai ling tang (Bupleurum and Poria Decoction) or Sairei-to in Japanese, is a formula that appears in a 1773 text by Shên Jïn-Ào (沈… [more]

The study of Dui Yao, herbal pairs, is an essential aspect of understanding how the function of herbs that are very different from each other can be used together so that they complimen… [more]

As more and more people study the classic formulas, dig into that current of thought and begin to gain some comfort with using not small doses of zhi fu zi (Aconiti Radix lateralis prep… [more]

Walking the Path of Neoclassical Japanese Meridian Therapy   “…A condition of complete simplicity Costing not less than everything…” T.S. Eliot   In early 1999… [more]

  Bruce Bentley has toured far and wide in search of cupping therapies from other cultures. Here is a short video of a technique he learned in Vietnam that uses fire cups to treat … [more]

  Some Personal Explorations of Cupping in Greece Excerpt from an upcoming book on Traditional Cupping by Bruce Bentley Despite encroaching modernity, cupping continues to be a pop… [more]