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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.

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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
Eight Winds (X-BAFENG)
  • Foot issues - pain, swelling, numbness.
  • Mentioned in the Ling Shu for malaria
Blog Post of the Day
Qigong Found Effective For Tinnitus
by ChadD

Researchers from Germany recently conducted a study looking at the effects of qigong for the treatment of tinnitus. While there are a number of causes of tinnitus from a Chinese Medicine perspective a common cause of acute tinnitus is something...
Recent Forum Post
Jaw Pain After First Acupuncture Session
by Jleigh812

I went for my first acupuncture treatment two weeks ago for ear issues/tinnitus. I received electro acupuncture which was painful for me. The acupuncture points used were in/below my ears. Since the session, my ear issues have improved significantly, however...
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.

Acupuncture Points TCM Theory Herb Database Herbal Formulas Patterns Conditions
TCM Herb of the Day
Stellaria Root (Yin Chai Hu)
  • Clears Deficient Heat. Steaming bone disorder, deficient yin fever.
  • Clears Heat. Fever, thirst, irritability, childhood nutritional impairment due to heat accumulation.
  • Cools Blood, Stops Bleeding. Coughing up blood, nosebleed, xue lin, uterine bleeding.
TCM Formula of the Day
Ophiopogon and Trichosanthes Combination (Mai Men Dong Yin Zi Wan)gan cao (licorice root)
  • Lung and stomach yin deficiency - this is a modified version of Mai Men Dong Tang - fei wei (lung atrophy) syndrome in Chinese Medicine - dry cough from yin fluid damage, generally arises from deficiency fire rising from the stomach yin deficiency.  
  • A range of digestive issues - nausea, vomiting, counterflow qi, gastritis, peptic ulcer disease.
  • Acute or chronic lung issues - bronchitis, dry cough - particularly with other yin deficiency signs (malar flush, heat in the five palms, etc.)
  • Sjogren's syndrome - when other underlying diagnostic factors are a good 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.

Sustaining Practitioner of the Day

"XiaoR" practices in Chattanooga at Yin Yang House Chattanooga.
Acupuncture Practice of the Day
Yin Yang House Chattanoogapractice logo 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.

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