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Seven Whites: Powder for White Beautification and Whitening the Face 七子白美白面膜粉
七子白美白面膜粉 Seven-Whites: Powder for White Beautification & Whitening the Face _______________________________________ 历史 History: _______________________________________ 七子白，由七味名称中带“白”字的中草药配伍而成，最早的记载可追述到宋代的《太平圣惠方》，元代的《御药院方》也载有此方. 為中國千年承傳，皇宮內不外傳的秘方。 Seven-Whites is named after seven herbs whose names all contain the word White. Besides, the earliest record of Seven-Whites can be traced back to 《Formulae of the Great Peace Sagely Benevolence》 in the Song Dynasty, and also written in…
Read MorePodcast Ep.8 – Simon Feeney: An Empirical Approach
Maintaining traditional modalities of any kind is not always a simple pursuit in the modern world. Simon Feeney has devoted his life to investigation of how best to maintain traditional current of Chinese herbal medicine in the present day. This episode examines the state of herbal medicinal farming in China and the world today, how…
Read MoreHerbal Legends: Zi Hua Di Ding 紫花地丁（Yedeon’s Violet)
Two beggars, Cai & Ran, who were sworn brothers, lived in a remote village. One day the younger brother Ran complained about a painful furuncle on his finger. The finger caused so much pain that the beggar could not rest anymore and started pacing around in agitation. The elder brother Cai looked at the finger…
Read More红膏 Hong Gao: Red Plaster
红膏 【红膏药】 Hong Gao [Hong Gao Yao] Red Plaster [Red Plaster Medicine] Ingredients: Pine Rosin [song xiang 松香] 200 grams Sargentodoxae Caulis [da xue teng 大血藤] 50 grams Resina Draconis [xue jie 血竭] 30 grams Borneol [bing pian 冰片] 15 grams Camphor [zhang nao 樟脑] 15 grams Sesami Semen Oil [xiang you 香油] appropriate amount…
Read MorePodcast Ep.7 – Xiaoshu Zhu: An Ancient Remedy in Modern Times
In this episode Daniel chats with Dr. Xiaoshu Zhu about issues with the education of Chinese Medicine in the West and in China, the current state of research in the field, the challenges and rewards of working with Biomedical professionals and contextualising an ancient modality in modern times, as well as her collaboration with the…
Read MorePodcast Ep. 6 – Michael Stanley-Baker: Daoists and Doctors
In this episode Daniel interviews Michael Stanley-Baker about his in depth study of the spiritual and medical practices of the Shang Qing school of Daoism. The podcast delves into the relationship between religion and medicine, the visualisation and meditation techniques of the Shang Qing practitioners and touches on the roles of played by important figures…
Read MoreHerbal Legends: Da Huang 大黃 (Rhubarb)
In the year 545 emperor Liang Wudi came down with a severe fever. He suffered a lot from it and could neither eat nor sleep. He summoned all his physicians, each of them eager to combine herbs into a suitable prescription. However the emperor had studied a tiny bit of medicine himself and was very…
Read More心斋 Xin Zhai: The Fasting of the Heart-Mind
心斋 Xin Zhai The Fasting of the Heart-Mind —The following article is based on ad verbatim notes of lectures by Li Shifu at Five Immortals Temple (fiveimmortals.com) in the Wudang mountain range, thus containing mild forms of colloquialisms—- The Fasting of the Heart [xin zhai 心斋] encompasses two concepts; the outside nature and character [xing…
Read MorePodcast Ep.5 – Lindsey Wei: Beyond the Valley Spirit
In this episode Daniel interviews Lindsey Wei martial artist, Daoist practitioner, author of The Valley Spirit and long-term student of Abbot Li of the Five Immortals Temple in Wudang China. Lindsey talks about her path since returning to the USA, her Kung Fu, Wushu and Tai Chi studies and instruction and how she had applied…
Read MoreHerbal Legends: Yi Mu Cao 益母草 (Chinese Motherwort)
Herbal Legends IV: A good-hearted young woman named Xiu Niang lived at the foot of Mount Dagu. Shortly after her wedding she became pregnant and spend her days weaving cotton into yarn. One day a something strange occurred: While she was weaving, an injured muntjac suddenly ran into her house and made sounds as if…
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