03 Feb

Symptom: Ear hot and feet cold and Raynaud’s disease

Here is a case about dis-coordination of Heart fire and Kidney water. Ears feel hot and feet feel cold at night; cannot feel asleep. One approach is to clear heart fire and tonify kindney Qi.  SHEN QI WAN + TIAN WANG BU XING WAN Another is to cool down Upper Fire Mai Wei Di Huang and heat […]

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29 Jan

Skin Disorders: Treated with Chinese Herbs

Group 1:  Skin diseases of biological origin (生物源性皮肤病) Wart/verruca 疣 Herpes zoster 带状疱疹 Impetigo 脓疱疮 ringworm tine amanus and pedis 手足癣 Gonorrhea 淋病 Condyloma 尖锐湿疣 Syphilis 梅毒 Genital herpes 生殖器疱疹 Scabies 疥疮 Insect bite dermatitis 虫咬皮炎 Group2:Allergic skin diseases  变态反应性皮肤病 Eczema 湿疹 InfantileEczema 婴儿湿疹 Urticaria 荨麻疹 Papular urticaria 丘疹性荨麻疹 Contact dermatitis 接触性皮炎 Drug-induced dermatitis 药物性皮炎 Erythema multiforme […]

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28 Jan

Skin Disorder like eczema treated with Corticosteroids or Steroid

According to most of my patients with skin disorder, they have tried steroid and did not find cure. Corticosteroids are quite effective in controlling or suppressing symptoms in most cases. For mild-moderate disorder a weak steroid may be used (e.g. hydrocortisone), while in more severe cases a higher-potency steroid (e.g. clobetasol propionate) may be used. […]

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28 Jan

Skin Disorder: Viewed in Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture and Chinese herbs have been used in treating skin conditions for more than three thousand years. Most of concurrent skin diseases have already been found and treated by Chinese Medicine inside many ancient medical documents. Traditional Chinese Medicine can provide quick relief for acute symptoms and can provide significant and lasting relief from recurrent or […]

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23 Jan

Skin disease: Common questions

Common questions on treating skin disease. Dear Dr. Fan: My son is 19 and has nodular or cystic acne on his face. Currently, he is taking antibiotics for acne, which worked initially. We are exploring the possibility of treating him with traditional Chinese medicine. Before proceeding with this option, I was wondering if you can […]

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22 Jan

Neurological disorder: Treating Parkinson’s Disease by Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine

Introduction Parkinson’s disease is condition of the nervous system that affects movement and gets worse over time. Its symptoms — tremors (often starting in one hand), slowed movement, rigidity — are caused when nerve cells in the brain that make a chemical called dopamine start to break down and die. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, or […]

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08 Dec

Acupuncture Needle

In China, there is an old saying “No pain, no gain”. What is the definition of pain? There are many way people can fell pain. The pain here is the sensation of getting Qi inside body. This pain includes sensation of “Soreness or dull pain, Numbness or electric shock, Swelling and bulging”. The needle does not effect on the patient […]

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06 Dec

Chemotherapy: Induced pain and Acupuncture

Acupuncture may help relieving severe nerve pain experienced by the patients undergoing cancer treatment, a new study has suggested.  Cancer patients treated with taxanes, vinca alkaloids, or platinum compounds can develop a condition known as chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy, or CIPN for short, as a by-product of their treatment.  These powerful drugs can damage peripheral nerves, particularly in the calves […]

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06 Dec

Chinese Medicine: view of body mind and spirit

Following is on courtesy of Suzane LAc Chinese Medicine: Rooted in Spirit In Taoist Chinese medicine, heart (shen or spirit), soul (mind/emotions) and the physical body are entwined as one. Ancient tradition teaches us and modern research now shows that as our hearts become clear, filling with gratitude and loving-kindness, this engages the higher cognitive functioning of […]

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01 Dec

Can Acupuncture work for you?

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