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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Bright Eyes (UB1)

• Main point for all eye disorders especially from wind (internal or external), excess, a/or heat.
• Eye pain, strain, redness, swelling, itching, twitching, blurry vision, etc.
• Myopia, color blindness, night blindness.
• Glaucoma, optic nerve atrophy, cataracts.

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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Red Peony Root (Chi Shao)

• Invigorates blood, dispels stasis (stronger than Mu Dan Pi) - dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, abdominal pain and masses, traumatic pain associated with swelling, early stages of abscesses and boils.
• Clears heat, cools the blood (especially for excess heat in the blood) - for heat entering the blood level with fever, purple tongue, skin blotches, bleeding, gyn issues.
• Clears liver fire - for red swollen, painful eyes.

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TCM Formula of the Day

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Restrain The Liver Powder (Yi Gan Wan)

• Anxiety, palpitations, easily frightened, alternating fevers/chills; heat from deficiency in the liver.
• Originally designed for Children who had issues such as anger, fright, fevers, insomnia, digestive issues, etc. from liver blood - used in modern times due to modern lifestyles.
• May show epigastric issues such as bloating, possibly with vomiting of mucus.

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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Ericadweck has schooling from Pacific College of Health and Science.

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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Five Branches University in San Jose
An associated member: "FengZhen".

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Acupuncture Organization of the Day

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Arkansas Society of Licensed Acupuncturists