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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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Sun and Moon (GB24)

• LV & GB issues, especially involving heat and stagnation - gallstones, hepatitis, jaundice.
• LV/GB attacking the SP - nausea, vomiting, sour belching, bitter taste, acid reflux.
• GB related emotional imbalances - fearfullness, shyness, indecisiveness, timidity, sighing.
• The Ling Shu indicates GB 24 (GB Front Mu) & UB 19 (GB Back Shu) for frequent indecisiveness.  

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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Glehnia Root (Sha Shen)

• Moistens the lungs, stops cough - dry, non-productive cough due to lung yin deficiency.
• Nourish the stomach, generate fluids, clear heat (after febrile disease or yin deficiency) - dry mouth or throat.
• Moisten the exterior - dry itchy skin aggravated by cold and dry weather.

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TCM Formula of the Day

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Jade Windscreen Formula (Yu Ping Feng Wan)

• Frequent colds, flus, chronic bronchitis - general low immunity to common infections.
• Spontaneous sweating, aversion to wind and/or cold.
• With appropriate diagnosis may be used to treat acute facial paralysis/Bell's Palsy.
• Particularly useful for children who always get sick often and tend towards the worst versions of whatever pathogen is going around (i.e. illnesses that quickly travel deeply - common cold to bronchitis, etc.) - often needs to be taken for many months, ideally during a period when they are not sick.

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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Leslie B has schooling from Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine .

"Leslie B" practices in Chattanooga at Yin Yang House Chattanooga.

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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Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture in Phoenix
Some associated members: "anon76272", "drjacquie", "TerryA", "bex".

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Acupuncture Organization of the Day

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Idaho Acupuncture Association