Herbal Medicine

Medical Bamboo Slips

By Purple Cloud Institute / 18th June 2024

Medical Bamboo Slips Medical bamboo slips (yaoqian 药籤) can be…

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Excerpt from Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol. 50–51 Part II by Allen Tsaur

By Purple Cloud Institute / 20th April 2024

Critique by Chen Xiūyuan (on Bao Yīn Jiān 保陰煎/Yīn-Safeguarding Brew)…

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Excerpt from An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels by Will Ceurvels

By Purple Cloud Institute / 6th January 2024

In later commentaries, one often hears that identifying the right…

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Shang Han Lun Explained Vol.2: Yin Yang Exchange Pattern

By Purple Cloud Institute / 8th June 2023

Yin Yang Exchange Pattern The following is an excerpt from…

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Efforts to Preserve the Ancient: Simon Feeney

By Purple Cloud Institute / 21st May 2023

In this episode we talk to Simon Feeney of Empirical…

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An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels: The Yin Qiao Vessel and the Spagyric Anatomy of the Internal Alchemists

By Purple Cloud Institute / 5th October 2022

An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels: The Yin Qiao Vessel…

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An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels: Hexagram Qi and Mounting Pain

By Purple Cloud Institute / 27th May 2022

An Archaeology of the Qiao Vessels: Hexagram Qi and Mounting…

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Suan Zao Ren Tang by Will Ceurvels

By Purple Cloud Institute / 27th March 2022

Suan Zao Ren Tang The following is another guest post…

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Taewoo Kim: Lineage and Traditional Medicine in Korea

By Purple Cloud Institute / 7th December 2021

In this episode of the Podcast, we talk to Professor…

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‘The Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol 50-51’: Eight Battle Arrays of New Formulae with Commentaries and Supplementary Case Studies by Zhang Jingyue and Chen Xiuyuan: Case Study

By Purple Cloud Institute / 16th October 2021

‘The Complete Compendium of Zhang Jingyue Vol 50-51’: Eight Battle…

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