Archive for March 2021
Purple Cloud Podcast #25 Mattias Daly: The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan
In this episode we interview Mattias Daly about his most recent translation for Purple Cloud Press, The Heart Treasure of Taijiquan by Ren Gang. Written for the modern reader, this book thoroughly illuminates the authentic inner teachings of Yang family taijiquan. From detailing contemporary misunderstandings of taijiquan and its place in Chinese culture, to explaining…
Read MoreSaints & Sages Part VII [part 2]: Zhang Sanfeng (1247——)
Saints & Sages Part VII: part 2 張三丰 Zhang Sanfeng (1247——) Zhang Sanfeng’s literary works include The Discussion on the Great Dao, Straight Talks on the Mysterious Mechanism, Complete Collection of the Mysterious Discourse, Treatise on the Mysterious Essentials, and The Rootless Tree. His biography below has been extracted from the History of the Ming,…
Read MorePurple Cloud Podcast #24 Marta Hanson: Speaking of Medical Bilingualism
In this episode we interview Marta Hanson, Associate Professor of the History of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University about the concept of medical bilingualism and what it means for practitioners of Chinese medicine. We also delve into the history of epidemics in China, differences and similarities in responses between SARS and Covid-19, as well as…
Read MoreQu Ling Wan: Removing the Bell Pill by Li Shizhen
去铃丸 Qu Ling Wan: Removing the Bell Pill These are practical pill-making instructions based on an excerpt from ‘The Compendium of Materia Medica’ 本草纲目 by Li Shizhen李時珍: 时珍曰︰。。。古方有去铃丸︰用茴香二两，连皮生姜四两，同入坩器内腌一伏时，慢火炒之，入盐一两，为末，糊丸梧子大。每服三、五十丸，空心盐酒下。此方本治脾胃虚弱病。茴香得盐则引入肾经，发出邪气。肾不受邪，病自不生也。亦治小肠疝气有效。 [Li] Shizhen: …There is an ancient formula ‘Qu Ling Wan’: It utilizes two liang of Hui Xiang and four liang of Sheng Jiang with its skin intact.…
Read MoreChinese Medicine Series 08: Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue [pt 4]
Chinese Medicine Series 08: 景岳全書 Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue [pt 4] The following is an excerpt from the opening section of Chapter 10, Determining a Treatment 論治篇十, from The Complete Compendium of [Zhang] Jingyue Vol.1-3, ‘Eight Principles, Ten Questions and Mingmen Theory’ translated by Allen Tsaur. The whole book can now be purchased at…
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