Archive for February 2019
Nose Snuff- Powder 鼻烟粉
鼻烟粉 Nose Snuff- Powder Ingredients: 枇杷叶、吉梗各25克，苍耳子、薄荷各18克，川穹、白芷各10克，辛夷花15克。 Pi Pa Ye 25g Jie Geng 25g Cang Er Zi 18g Chuan Xiong 10g Bai Zhi 10g Xin Yi Hua15g Bing Pian 3g Preparation: Grind Xin Yi Hua and Cang Er Zi separately [very fluffy and woolly]. Sift out as much fine powder as possible, with 100 mesh sieve,…
Read MorePodcast Ep.10 – Leslie De Vries: The Thread That Runs Through Medicine
Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism all have a long history of influence in the development in Chinese medicine, which is perhaps most apparent in the syncretic traditions of the Wen Bu Xue Pai 溫補學派(School of Warming and Tonifying) doctors of the Ming Dynasty. In this episode we talk with Leslie De Vries about one of these…
Read MoreHerbal Legends: He Shouwu 何首烏 (Fleeceflower)
A long time ago a man named He Shouwu lived in present-day Henan Province, in the prefecture Nanhe. His grandfather was called He Nengxi and his father He Yanxiu. His grandfather’s original name was He Tianer and his constitution was extremely weak. He suffered from many ailments and was unable to father any children. He…
Read MoreThe Great Taboos of Ge Hong
Part I Great Taboos 又大忌不可以甲乙寅卯之岁，正月二月入东岳；不以丙丁巳午之岁，四月五月入南岳；不以庚辛申酉之岁，七月八月入西岳；不以戊己之岁，四季之月入中岳；不以壬癸亥子之岁，十月十一月入北岳。不须入太华霍山恒山太山嵩高山，乃忌此岁，其岳之方面，皆同禁也。 Furthermore there are great taboos: It is not permitted to enter the Eastern Ridge [Mount Tai] in the first and second lunar months of the years of Jia [甲], Yi [乙], Yin [寅] and Mao [卯]. It is not permitted to enter the Southern Ridge [Mount Heng]in the fourth and…
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