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What Is The Yin Yang House?

At our core we are a Chinese Medicine informational website. We are also working towards building and supporting the larger Chinese Medicine community. In addition to freely sharing a broad array of foundational and modern Chinese Medicine theories, research and applications, we aim to connect Chinese Medicine practitioners with each other along with their respective schools and state associations.

What Can I Do Here?

Use our main menu or search tool and follow the links to explore Chinese Medicine from whatever angle you are coming from (generally interested, a student, or a practitioner). Much of the content is categorized by issues/symptoms or by Chinese Medicine diagnostic patterns.

Most Read Sections

The most read sections are our blog, public forum, and our theory sections, particularly the acupuncture points section.

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Point of the Day

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Great Shuttle (UB11)

• Wind disorders.
• Hui-meeting point of the bones, useful with any bone or problem such as osteoporosis, arthritis, inflammation, sensation of heat in the bones, etc.
• Useful adjunctive point to effect the lungs in cases of infections, colds a/or flus or asthma related conditions.
• Sea of Blood Point with ST 37 & ST 39. According to the Ling Shu Treatise on the Seas, "when the Sea of blood is full, the patient has the sensation that his body is bigger than it is. One feels uneasy, and does not know the disease; when the Sea of blood is insufficient, one often feels the body is small, one feels uneasy and does not know the disease." May be useful for leukemia, anemia, said to tonify the bone marrow.

Popular Theory Sections

Our comprehensive Chinese Medicine theory sections contain what is generally covered in the base training for many acupuncturists and herbalists. You will find information on points, formulas, treatment protocols, and more.

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TCM Herb of the Day

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Senega Root (Yuan Zhi)

• Calms the spirit, quiets the heart - insomnia, palpitations, anxiety, restlessness.
• Expels phlegm from the lungs, clears the heart orifices - copious sputum, mental confusion, seizures.
• Reduces abscesses, dissipate swellings - boils, sores, painful breasts.

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TCM Formula of the Day

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Margarite Acne Pills (Fu Fang Zhen Zhu An Chuang Wan)

• Cystic acne, pimples.
• Skin irritation due to damp heat - eczema, boils, carbuncles, etc.
• With appropriate diagnosis can be used for acute dermatitis, poison ivy/oak.

Exclusive For Practitioners

Sustaining Memberships help us to continue to offer and develop this service. A site by acupuncturists for acupuncturists with strong data privacy protections and functions that our community needs. We offer the ability to list your practice in our directory, share upcoming events, fully private forums (and our public ones) and the ability to share your knowledge via our blog with our global readership.

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Sustaining Practitioner of the Day

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Dr.NubbyDAOM has schooling from American College of TCM.

Acupuncture School / Association Administrators (US/Canada)

If you are an administrator/member of an acupuncture school or acupuncture association, please contact us to have your account added to the administration group for your associated organization (a free service). As an administrator you can keep your organizations listing up to date and post upcoming events - among other features.

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Acupuncture School of the Day

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American Institute of Alternative Medicine in Columbus
Some associated members: "KFUMIA", "jampacked", "anon93045".

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Acupuncture Organization of the Day

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American Association of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
Some associated members: "XiaoR", "anon179578", "Edward", "Doc".