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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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Pass Gate (ST22)

• Abdominal pain, bloating, gurgling in the stomach/intestines (boborygmus).
• Diarrhea, constipation, poor appetite.
• Edema.
• Useful for bedwetting with HT 7 and UB 40 or LU 1 and HT 7 (deadman text).

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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Tree Peony Root Cortex (Mu Dan Pi)

• Clears Heat (excess and deficient), Cools Blood. Nose bleed, bloody sputum or vomit, subcutaneous bleeding, frequent and profuse menses due to heat in the Blood.
• Clear Deficient Fire. Yin deficiency patterns such as steaming bone disorder after a warm-febrile disease particularly those without sweating.
• Clears Liver Blood Stasis. Amenorrhea, abdominal masses, bruises.
• Clears Rising Liver Fire. Headache, eye pain, flank pain, flushing, dysmenorrhea.
• Drains Pus, Reduces Swelling. Used topically for non-draining sores. Used internally for intestinal abscess.

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TCM Formula of the Day

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Golden Voice Pills (Xiang Yin Wan)

• Benefits the yin and qi of the lungs, clears heat and wind - acute and/or chronic throat and/or voice issues from overuse, illness, smoking, etc.  Symptoms may include difficulty speaking, hoarseness/raspy voice, sore throat. 
• This formula may be used to treat polyps/nodules of the vocal cords, laryngitis, sore throat, and other vocal problems due to overuse when the underlying patterns fit.

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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Melissa has schooling from New England School of Acupuncture at MCPHS. They are associated with Maryland Acupuncture Society.

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Acupuncture Practice of the Day

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Yin Yang House Chattanooga in Chattanooga

Yin Yang House Chattanooga LLC is an affiliated clinic of the Yin Yang House and was originally started by Chad J. Dupuis, L.Ac., now owned and operated by Abby Stewart, LMT. We offer Acupuncture with Leslie Bunn, L.Ac., Xiao Rice,...

"Leslie B" "XiaoR" practice here.

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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Kingston University in Pasadena

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Acupuncture Organization of the Day

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Acupuncture Society of New York
Some associated members: "anon91562", "anon27486", "Tracy", "mardarpa".