The Yijing and Chinese medicine : Hexagram 11, Tai 泰

17 June 2010 Organ systems

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In theory, I would be releasing my latest column about Western philosophy and Chinese medicine right about now.  [...]

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Strategy in Chinese Medicine: Timing and Momentum, pt. 2

16 June 2010 Classical Texts

 

Last week we began by exploring the concept of timing in acupuncture. This week we’ll move on to herbs.
Timing in Herbology
Timing is equally important in herbology, as knowing where in the system the disease currently is will dictate what formula you prescribe and what modifications have to be made (I discuss this in an upcoming [...]

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Strategy in Chinese Medicine: Timing and Momentum, pt. 1

9 June 2010 Acupuncture

This week I’d like to introduce a vital concept from the world of Classical Chinese military strategy, namely that of timing and momentum.  In the Chinese military classic The Art of War, Sun Zi states:
“When a falcon strike breaks the body of its prey, it is because of timing. When torrential water tosses boulders, it [...]

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Fuzi : Song dynasty travelogue, Part II (trans. Heiner Fruehauf)

28 April 2010 Classical Texts

Here is the remainder of the Song dynasty travelogue about Fuzi, translated by Heiner Fruehauf. I hope you have enjoyed this exclusive translation.  You might want to pop over to the Classical Pearls Facebook page to discuss this article, and Fuzi in general.  I’ll see you there, or in the comments on this post.
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An exploration of Chinese herb flavors : A student project (Part 3 of 3)

26 April 2010 Classical Texts

For other posts in this series, check out the exploration of Chinese herb flavors Part 1 and Part 2.
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Now we will turn to the reporting of Mitesh’s findings in his experiment.  Before I post those, however, I want to make a couple of notes.  In our classroom at NCNM, I am always pushing the students [...]

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