acupuncture and phytotherapy

In the first article on acupuncture points to treat sweating I advised 3 acupuncture points. For this second article I kept two acupuncture points which can also be used.
The first is LI4 (hegu) which is located in the middle of the radial edge of the 2nd metacarpal. This is one of the most commonly used acupuncture points [...]

Sweating can be a symptom clinically relevant to diagnose certain clinical patterns. Daytime sweating and aggravated by stress can expose a qi deficiency, night sweats may terminate a Yin deficiency. Even when we speak of pathology outside sweating may be important because it reveals the predominance of patterns of wind or cold.
In the same way that [...]

Pain during urination is a typical symptom of diseases affecting the urinary system. May be present in diseases such as urinary tract infection or kidney stones. In this article we advise three acupuncture points that can be used to alleviate this symptom of pain on urination (dysuria).
The first acupuncture point is CV3. This acupuncture point is the Mu [...]

Chinese Name
Shen Qu
Pharmaceutical Name
Massa Fermentata
Botanical Name
No zoological  or botanical name.
Cultivation
Today is produced all over China but it was originally produced in Fujian province.
Massa Fermentata is a mixture of flour, bran, apricot paste, red bean powder, fresh wormwood juice, fresh xanthium and fresh water pepper.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
It is classified as a promoter of digestion. You can [...]

Chinese Name
Ji nei jin
Pharmaceutical Name
Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli
This drug refers to the skin (lining) of the chicken gizzard.
Zoo Name
Gallus gallus domesticus Brissom
Cultivation
The roosters are grown throughout China.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
It is classified as a promoter of digestion which is the same as saying “drug that removes food stagnation.”

The group of drugs that promote digestion is particularly small and are known 6 to 7 medicinal herbs that fall into this group. Drugs that promote digestion have two main steps: firstly dissolve (Xiao) and guides out (DAO).
By dissolving means that these drugs are good to combat the symptoms of food stagnation as exemplified in the [...]

Chinese Name
Bai Zhi
Pharmaceutical Name
Radix Angelicae Dahuricae
Botanical Name
Angelica dahuricata (Fisch. Ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook f.; Angelica anomalous Lall.; Angelica taiwaniana Boiss.
Cultivation
This drug is grown in the Chinese provinces of Liaoning, Hebei and Sichuan, Henan and Zhejiang.
Harvesting is done in summer and fall when the leaves turn yellow.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
Classified as a drug that relieves the [...]

Chinese Name
Chuan lian zi
Pharmaceutical Name
Melia Fructus Toosendam
Botanical Name
Melia toosendam Sieb. et Zucc.
Cultivation
Grown in the provinces of Sichuan, Guizhou, Gansu, Hubei and Hunnan. According to Zhixian, the best province for the cultivation of this drug is Sichuan province.
Harvesting is done in autumn and winter when the fruit have matured.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
This drug is classified as a regulator [...]

Chinese Name
Fang Feng
Pharmaceutical Name
Radix Ledebouriellae Divaricatae
Botanical Name
Ledebouriella divaricata (Turqz.); Ledebouriella seseloides (Hoffm.); Saposhnikovi divaricata (Turcz.) Schischk.
Cultivation
This drug is grown in the provinces of Jilin, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Mongolia.
Harvesting is done in spring or autumn.
Classification in Chinese Medicine
This drug is classified in the category of drugs that relieve the exterior, particularly for wind-cold patterns.

On the thigh there are four points of the Bladder meridian. In this article we give attention to four acupuncture points although some are more used than others. From all acupoints, the one that it is used more, probably, will be BL40. All acupuncture points lie in the posterior thigh.
Acupuncture point BL36 is located at the midpoint of [...]