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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.


Point of the Day

Second Space (LI2)li2
  • Shown to increase saliva production and to effect the areas of the brain involved in saliva production. Useful for dry mouth (xerostomia).
  • LI 2 & LI 3 are not used often clinically as LI 4 & LI 11 have broader applications.
  • Sedation Point and Ying Spring Point, treats excess and clears heat from opposite end of the channel, for toothache, eye redness and pain, gum inflammation, sore throat.  

Blog Post of the Day

Superficial Japanese Style Needling Compared With Tcm Style Electro Acupuncture
by ChadD

Many patients are trying acupuncture for the very first time and are generally unaware of the vast differences in needling styles between various forms of acupuncture (Japanese, Korean, TCM, Five Element, etc.) and from practitioner to practitioner within each style....

Recent Forum Post

Lung Puncture Fear
by Jenchance44

I went for an acupuncture treatment yesterday and the acupuncturist forgot to take out a needle in my neck (I believe CV22). Since I felt something in my neck still, I instinctively reached up and touched it, possibly moving it/hitting...

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.


TCM Herb of the Day

Asparagus Tuber (Tian Men Dong)
  • Nourish kidney yin, clear lung heat - yin deficiency with heat signs in the upper warmer, dryness of mouth, thick or blood-streaked sputum that is difficult to expectorate.
  • Moisten the lungs, nourish kidneys, generate fluids - lung and kidney yin deficiency, especially xiao ke, low grade afternoon fever, constipation.

TCM Formula of the Day

Replenish Pulse Pills (Sheng Mai Yin Wan)dan shen (salvia root)
  • Dry mouth, dry skin, dark or scanty urine from yin and fluid deficiency.
  • Fatigue, shortness of breath, and spontaneous sweating.

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.


Sustaining Practitioner of the Day


Acupuncture Practice of the Day

Statera


Statera is my small acupuncture clinic in Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands. Here I treat full time. In addition to being a trained TCM acupuncturist, I am also a nurse and I use my nursing skills a lot in my clinic....


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.


Acupuncture School of the Day


Acupuncture Organization of the Day

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