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Shan Zha
(山楂, )

Shan Zha
(山楂, )

Fu Xiao Mai
(浮小麥, floating little wheat)

"Here are some seminars that may be of interest to my fellow colleagues.

Details found at www.prodseminars.com

Chinese Medical Obstetrics

A Three-Day TCM Obstetrics Intensive Course with Bob Flaws

November 9, 10, 11, 2007

Chinese Medicine Approach to Treatment of Poor Ovarian Reserve

with Brandon Horn & Wendy Yu

Acupuncture in Pregnancy & Childbirth: A Weekend Seminar with Debra Betts

with Debra Betts"

Ba Zheng San
(Eight Herb Powder for Rectification)

Sheng Mai San
(Generate the Pulse powder)

Fang Ji Huang Qi Tang
(Stephania and Astragalus Decoction)

Jiang Huang
(薑黄, ginger yellow)

Jiang Huang
(薑黄, ginger yellow)

Jiang Huang
(薑黄, ginger yellow)

Zhu Ling Tang
(Polyporus Decoction)

The doctors I observed in the hospital in Chengdu had great success using a combination of fire needling, cupping, and moxa to treat various dermatological conditions. Since fire needling isn’t used in the US, you could substitute bloodletting or 7-star needling instead. The treatment is applied directly to skin lesions such as eczema or dermatitis. Do the needling first, then follow up with cupping, and finish up with a few minutes of moxa. You’ll notice a lot of redness in the area and release of pus or fluids from the skin lesions immediately after the treatment, then a gradual reduction of the lesions. The method is called “yi re yin re” – using heat to conduct heat. The treatment can reduce inflammation, stop itching, and release toxins. For best results, do 1-2 times per week while simultaneously using internal herbs to treat the root of disease (blood heat, excess damp, etc). It works great!

Cang Zhu
(蒼术, green atractylodes)

Lung 7
(列缺)

Lung 7
(列缺)

Because so many patient's either scrape or brush their tongues - especially those seeking complementary medicine such as TCM, it is not uncommon to see clinically either a tongue with no coating, or a tongue with coating only in the root. These presentations - if as a result of scraping or brushing the tongue - do not indicate yin deficiency or damp heat in the lower jiao. It simply means the patient couldn't scrape the root of their tongue without gagging.

Also, if a patient has numerous thin cracks in the tongue with no apparent pattern, ask if they wore braces at some time in their life.

Mu Li
(牡蠣, oyster shell)

Ci Shi
(磁石, magnetic stone)

Inserting needles can be nervewracking for some patients. I like to pull the old "on the count of three" trick on them. First I say I'll insert the needle on three. I then count "one..." and insert the needle on "...two", then finish counting "three". By the time they realize what's happened, the needle is in.

Urinary Bladder 64
(京骨)