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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.


Point of the Day

Intermediary Courier (PC5)pc5
  • Phlegm issues effecting the chest, heart, lungs a/or throat.
  • Heat disorders effecting the heart, chest pain, restlessness, insomina, red tongue tip.
  • Sudden heart pain, angina.
  • Wheezing with phlegm that you can feel and hear, combine with CV 22.
  • Distal point for enlarged thyroid.

Blog Post of the Day

Acupuncture Effective For Fibromyalgia - Pain Modulators Improved For Months Following Treatments
by ChadD

Acupuncture has been shown both clinically and in plentiful research studies to be helpful for a range of pain conditions, psychological conditions as well as autoimmune conditions. Fibromyalgia is quite commonly treated and generally does quite well in large part...

Recent Forum Post

Lower Bak Pain
by D.A.

Happy new year to all. which protocol (points preferable) is more appropriate for lower back pain left side for a man who is working as a swimminf trainer so all day is stand up and in a wet place? Thank...

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.


TCM Herb of the Day

Cantharides, Mylabris (Ban Mao)
  • Attack toxins, wears away sores - used topically for sores, carbuncles, scrofula.
  • Breaks up blood stasis, disperses clumps - palpable non-moving masses.

TCM Formula of the Day

Jade Windscreen Formula (Yu Ping Feng Wan)huang qi (astragalus root)
  • 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.


Sustaining Practitioner of the Day


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.


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.


Acupuncture School of the Day


Acupuncture Organization of the Day

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