Chinese Medicine

Purple Cloud Institute at the World Congress of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine

By Purple Cloud Admin / 30th March 2019

Daniel Spigelman will be representing the Purple Cloud Institute at…

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Podcast Ep.11 – Josh Paynter: Parting Clouds

By Purple Cloud Admin / 14th March 2019

Daoism and healing in China have a long, intertwined history.…

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Herbal Legends: He Shou Wu 何首烏 Pt.2

By Purple Cloud Admin / 1st March 2019

The emperor Hanwu was very ambitious to expand the Chinese…

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Nose Snuff- Powder 鼻烟粉

By Purple Cloud Admin / 22nd February 2019

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…

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Podcast Ep.10 – Leslie De Vries: The Thread That Runs Through Medicine

By Purple Cloud Admin / 15th February 2019

Daoism, Confucianism and Buddhism all have a long history of…

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Herbal Legends: He Shouwu 何首烏 (Fleeceflower)

By Purple Cloud Admin / 15th February 2019

A long time ago a man named He Shouwu lived…

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Podcast Ep.9 – Dolly Yang – Prescribing Guiding and Pulling

By Purple Cloud Admin / 31st January 2019

Dao Yin or “Guiding and Pulling” has a long history…

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Seven Whites: Powder for White Beautification and Whitening the Face 七子白美白面膜粉

By Purple Cloud Admin / 27th January 2019

七子白美白面膜粉 Seven-Whites: Powder for White Beautification & Whitening the Face…

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Podcast Ep.8 – Simon Feeney: An Empirical Approach

By Purple Cloud Admin / 17th January 2019

Maintaining traditional modalities of any kind is not always a…

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Herbal Legends: Zi Hua Di Ding 紫花地丁(Yedeon’s Violet)

By Purple Cloud Admin / 15th January 2019

Two beggars, Cai & Ran, who were sworn brothers, lived…

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