04.29.09
Posted in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Herbal Recipes, Infectious Diseases, Influenza & Cold, Skin Disorders at 9:39 pm by Dr. Pharm Tao
Classical Chinese Herbal Recipes for Healing Flu, Common Cold, and Infectious Diseases
(Journal of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture, Volume 2, Number 3, 2009)
ISSN: 1946-1909
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Herbal recipes in Chinese medicine that can be used for healing influenza, common cold, and other infectious diseases are collected here. These recipes have been used for hundreds of years, proved by billions of people, and confirmed by scientific studies. These natural herbal recipes can relieve stuffy noses, reduce fever, stop coughing, relieve headaches and body pain, calm the mind, and improve digestion. Scientific studies have found that they have antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects.
Ingredients of the recipes are explained with Chinese medicine theories. Modifications for personalized treatment and preparation methods are described. Many of the recipes are useful for healing infections of the upper respiratory tract, asthma, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pneumonia, mumps, encephalitis, meningitis, parotitis, scarlet fever, and measles. Some are effective for the treatment of stomach flu, acute gastroenteritis, rheumatoid arthritis, pancreatitis, lower back pain, conjunctivitis, neuralgia, and muscle pain. Many of the recipes are also helpful for relieving skin diseases including hives, itching, and eczema.
These recipes are selected from classical Chinese medicine books including Treatise on Febrile Diseases written by the “Saint of Medicine†Zhongjing Zhang in the 2nd century, and Difficult Medical Problems written by a famous physician Yuansu Zhang in the 12th century. According to Chinese medicine theories, these recipes can relieve the exterior syndromes, and help remove exogenous pathogenic factors including wind, cold, or heat.
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04.12.09
Posted in Beauty and Cosmetics, Headaches & Migraines, Herbal Recipes at 6:30 pm by Dr. Pharm Tao
Emperor Guangxu’s Herbal Shampoo Recipe for Hair Loss
This recipe was designed for healing hair loss problems. It can clean and nourish the hair and scalp to make the hair texture smoother and softer. It can also help brighten the eyes. This herbal recipe was used by Emperor Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty.
Before using this recipe, the emperor was suffering from headache, dizziness, and severe hair loss. The imperial physicians prescribed this recipe for him. After using this recipe to wash hair frequently for some time, the emperor’s headache and dizziness were considerably reduced, and he no longer lost hair.
Explanations in traditional Chinese medicine and scientific studies of the herbs are also included. The recipe is available here.
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02.17.09
Posted in Chinese Herbal Medicine, Herbal Recipes, Infectious Diseases, Influenza & Cold at 6:56 pm by Dr. Pharm Tao
Classical Herbal Recipe for Healing Cold and Flu in Summer (Chinese Medicine Herbal Recipe Series)
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Description:
This recipe is very useful for healing common cold, flu (influenza), stomach flu, and acute gastroenteritis in summer. In the summer season, over-intake of cold foods and drinks and prolonged exposure to cold may cause these diseases.
These diseases may show symptoms such as chilliness, fever, no sweating, headaches, stifling sensation in the chest, poor appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, a heavy sensation in the head, lassitude and fatigue, white and greasy tongue coating, and superficial pulse.
This recipe can remove summer-heat, eliminate the exterior pathogenic factors of wind, cold, and dampness, and improve functions of the spleen and stomach.
Modifications of the recipe are described, including for severe heat, headache, diarrhea, and runny nose. Explanations in Chinese medicine theories are included. This classical recipe was recorded in the Chinese medicine classical book Prescriptions of People’s Welfare Pharmacy (He Ji Ju Fang, published in the year of 1107).
The recipe is available here.
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