Welcome!

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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Lower Great Hollow (ST39)

• Disorders of the Small Intestine organ - abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentary.
• SI channel problems - breast issues, mastitis, pain/swelling/numbness along channel.
• Local point for lower leg issues - pain, numbness, motor control, atrophy.

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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Elk/Deer Horn, Velvet (Lu Rong)

• Tonify kidneys, strengthen yang - fatigue, impotence, cold limbs, lightheadedness, lower back and knee pain, tinnitus, frequent and clear urine.
• Tonify the governing vessel, augments essence and blood, strengthens sinews and bones - children with mental/physical developmental issues.
• Regulates the conception vessel, chong mai, and stabilizies the dai mai - cold deficient leukorrhea or uterine bleeding, infertility with a cold womb.
• Tonifies and nourishes qi and blood - chronic ulcerations/yin-type boils (concave, clear fluid oozing, unhealing).

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TCM Formula of the Day

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Miraculous Cold Pills (Gan Mao Ling)

• Common cold and flu patterns, particularly at the early stages.
• Can be used in lieu of actual bacterial or viral infection as long as flu or cold like symptoms are manifest.

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.

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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Academy for Five Element Acupuncture in Gainesville
Some associated members: "chuck", "anon177933", "Marciayadav", "Jassim1983".

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Acupuncture Organization of the Day

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Association for Professional Acupuncture in Pennsylvania
An associated member: "ASchreiber".