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Here is a short presentation about the different ways one might depict the circular movements of the universe. I hope you enjoy!
When Zoe and I rented a car to go up to the mountains, the car rental company gave us some free toothpaste that included Yu Nan Bai Yao and Pu'er tea!
'Li Ji' is a result of overstrained rectus abdominus compensating for low abdominal pressure. I don't get what this means. Could you explain it to me a bit more? How do the muscles strain in response to low abdominal pressure?
Many kinds of pulsations can occur on the abdomen. Here, Nigel helps me tease this all apart.
As promised, here is the first installment of a short series of entries on Kampo. These next three entries are all taken from a written conversation between Nigel and myself, in the form of questions and answers. I hope you all find this as interesting and useful as I do!
In a deficient person with a tight abdomen and pulsations – how would you differentiate whether to use Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang vs. Zhi Gan Cao Tang?
Firstly on the abdomen the location of the pulsations will be different for each formula. Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang will often have pulsations along the midline in the upper portion of the abdomen especially around Ren 12/13/14 (though they can also occur lower down at the navel area). In the case of Zhi Gan Cao Tang the pulsations are always around and below the navel and less commonly higher up. What is more helpful in differentiating these two abdomens though is the other findings that tend to occur along with the pulsations. Gui Zhi Jia Long Gu Mu Li Tang is a Qi formula and the […]
When I was in acupuncture school more than 30 years ago and after – I had the opportunity to study Hara diagnosis (The Hara is the abdomen)with Kiiko Matsumoto and Stephen Birch quite intensively. They wrote Hara Diagnosis: Reflections on the Sea (Paradigm title)
In my own practice I have consistently felt the tummies of all my patients in every session, finding the abdomen an invaluable source of clear diagnostic information. When I first heard about the use of abdominal diagnosis in relation to herbal diagnosis I was excited to find out how I could integrate this. Then I met Nigel Dawes. Nigel Dawes studied Kampo (Herbal Medicine) in Japan where the art of Fu Ku Shin (abdominal diagnosis) for determining herbal formulas is highly developed. Two years ago, White Pine Institute hosted a 10 month course on Kampo with Nigel Dawes. In a small focused group we studied and practiced Fu Ku Shin (abdominal diagnosis) in relation to herbal formulas. After the course, as I was working on integrating the material, I found I had some questions so I wrote to Nigel. His answers were so clear, succinct and helpful. I thought our conversation would be helpful to post as blog entries.
So, over the next few days, […]