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The great Tang dynasty scholar physician Sun Simiao hinted 1,400 years ago that the secret of understanding the power of the acupuncture points is encoded in their ancient names. This vital piece of information has enormous clinical implications and has literally been lost in translation. This series represents the detailed delivery of goods that was announced in 2018 with the existing video lecture on symbolism of acu-points.

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Videos about a wide variety of subjects in classical Chinese medicine.

Spirit of the Points: Liver Channel

CCM2023-07-05T16:06:07-07:00Tags: acupuncture, acupuncture point names, acupuncture points, cosmology, Heiner Fruehauf, liver channel, organ networks, Spirit of the Points, Sun Simiao, symbolism|

The great Tang dynasty scholar physician Sun Simiao hinted 1,400 years ago that the secret of understanding the power of the acupuncture points is encoded in their ancient names. This vital piece of information has enormous clinical implications and has literally been lost in translation. This series represents the detailed delivery of goods that was announced in 2018 with the existing video lecture on symbolism of acu-points.

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Building the Heart Bridge: The Importance of Direct Connection in the Transmission of Traditional Knowledge (4 Parts)

CCM2023-05-19T18:24:50-07:00Tags: Daoism, Heiner Fruehauf, internal alchemy, Jinjing qigong, qigong, self-cultivation, Wang Qingyu|

HEINER FRUEHAUF
WANG QINGYU

In this presentation, respected Daoist medicine elder Wang Qingyu dialogues with his student, Heiner Fruehauf, about the importance of maintaining consistency in Qigong practice, and the vital importance of the concept of lineage in Chinese medicine and related forms of personal cultivation.

Total running time: 1 hr. 5 mins.
English and Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf

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Jinjing Qigong: Deeper Meaning of the Phase Element “Wood” and the Foundational Principles of Jinjing Qigong (3 Parts)

CCM2023-05-19T18:25:37-07:00Tags: Heiner Fruehauf, internal alchemy, Jinjing qigong, qigong, self-cultivation, Wang Qingyu|

HEINER FRUEHAUF
WANG QINGYU

In this presentation Dr. Heiner Fruehauf explores advanced layers of the Wood element in Chinese medicine by introducing the meaning of Jinjing Gong 筋經功 (Tendon and Meridian Opening Qigong), the Daoist lineage he received from nourishing life expert Wang Qingyu and later incorporated into the curriculum of the College of Classical Chinese Medicine at National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon.

Total running time: 2 hrs. 58 mins.
English and Mandarin Chinese, translated into English
by Heiner Fruehauf

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Principles of Classical Herb Prescribing and Paozhi Processing with Clinical Case Studies (3 parts)

CCM2022-10-31T18:37:57-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, Hu Changjiang, paozhi (traditional processing)|

HU CHANGJIANG
College of Pharmacology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

This collection of lectures is a continuation of our series on the forgotten science of paozhi (herbal processing). In these presentations, one of China's last remaining experts in the field of herbal alchemy expands on the previous introductory lectures to offer specific principles on how to process raw herbs with honey, vinegar, alcohol, clay and other transformative substances, and explains how these measures can affect an herb's clinical potency and direction. In this second section of the series, he presents relevant clinical case studies.

Total running time: 209 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf

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Medicine and the Dao: New Reflections on the Relationship Between Two Vital Aspects of Chinese Culture (3 Parts)

CCM2023-05-19T18:21:47-07:00Tags: Daoism, Daoist Medicine, Heiner Fruehauf, internal alchemy, self-cultivation, Wang Qingyu|

WANG QINGYU
HEINER FRUEHAUF

After a similar lecture series Daoist Medicine: the Alchemical and Shamanic Root of Chinese Medicine that we offered 10 years ago, Prof. Wang Qingyu, China's premier expert of Daoist medicine and the ancient science of nourishing life is back with us at the ripe age of 80 to give us another round of reflections on his favorite topic.

Total running time: 3 hrs. 5 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf

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Importance of Herbal Processing (paozhi) in the Clinical Science of Chinese Medicine (3 parts)

CCM2022-10-31T17:21:29-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, Hu Changjiang, paozhi (traditional processing)|

HU CHANGJIANG
College of Pharmacology, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

In this lecture series, one of China's last remaining experts in the field of herbal alchemy gives a passionate introduction to the forgotten science of paozhi. He explains how processing raw herbs with honey, vinegar, alcohol, clay and other transformative substances can affect their clinical potency and direction.

Total running time: 223 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf

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The Six Conformations (liujing): Reflections by a Shanghan Expert (2 Parts)

CCM2023-11-06T19:09:20-08:00Tags: Chinese herbs, classical texts, Huangdi Neijing, Liu Lihong, organ networks, Shanghan lun, Six Confirmations, Yin and Yang, yin/yang theory|

LIU LIHONG

The organization of the 12 organ systems into 3 yang pairs and 3 yin pairs and the associated system of six conformation diagnostics (liujing bianzheng) remains one of the less explored areas of contemporary Chinese medicine. Twenty five years ago, Dr. Liu Lihong wrote one of China's first doctoral dissertations in the field of Chinese medicine on the six conformation approach to diagnosis and therapy. Since then, he has become known for his deep and clinically relevant lectures on this classical system that was first outlined in the Neijing and Shanghan lan.

Total running time: 112 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf

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Traditional Chinese Perspectives on the Importance of Trust and Integrity in the Field of Medicine

CCM2023-05-20T12:10:35-07:00Tags: Chinese medicine profession, Liu Lihong, TCM|

LIU LIHONG

Dr. Liu Lihong, pioneer of the classical Chinese medicine movement in China, lectures on the central position of the phase element 'earth' in Chinese medicine and the associated virtue of trust and belief.

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Restoring the Vital Link Between Gut Chemistry and Brain Chemistry: Using Chinese Herbs to Treat Food Allergies, Leaky Gut Syndrome, IBS, SIBO and GAPS (2 Parts)

CCM2023-11-06T19:09:28-08:00Tags: Chinese herbs, food allergies, Heiner Fruehauf, IBS, leaky gut, SIBO|

HEINER FRUEHAUF

In this 2-part series, Heiner Fruehauf explains how to restore gut terrain with Chinese herbs and re-establish the important connection between the body's digestive system and the nervous system and brain. Particularly, he focuses on digestive impairments such as food allergies, leaky gut, irritable bowel syndrome, small intestine bacterial overgrowth, and gut and physiology syndrome.

Total running time: 96 mins.
English

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The Crisis of Modern TCM – An Analysis

CCM2023-05-20T12:11:09-07:00Tags: Chinese medicine profession, Liu Lihong, TCM|

LIU LIHONG

Part 1 of the presentation The Path of Transmission - Restoring the Art of Teaching Chinese Medicine

In this presentation, one of the primary proponents of the Classical Chinese Medicine movement in China offers one of the clearest analyses to date regarding the problems of Oriental Medicine in the modern educational environment. Furthermore, he asserts that the clinical efficacy of medicine has already declined and enumerates why this must change.

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The Path of Transmission – Restoring the Art of Teaching Chinese Medicine

CCM2023-05-20T12:12:49-07:00Tags: Chinese medicine profession, Liu Lihong, TCM|

LIU LIHONG

Part 2 - a continuation of the presentation The Crisis of Modern TCM – An Analysis

In a continuation of the previous seminar, Prof. Liu suggests specific ways of how to immerse oneself in the classics and begin one’s cultivation toward the timeless ideal of the superior physician.

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The Concept of the Upper Level Physician

CCM2023-05-20T12:11:54-07:00Tags: Liu Lihong, upper level physician|

LIU LIHONG

In another inspiring lecture presented at Baishi Dongtian Monastery, Dr. Liu Lihong transmits an important ideal within the holistic approach of Chinese medicine: the concept of the upper level physician as defined in the medical classics, and how it contrasts from the lower, more technique oriented ways of practicing the art of medicine.

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What Is a Classic: On the Importance of Transmission, Inner Cultivation and Sage Consciousness

CCM2023-02-15T14:43:39-08:00Tags: classical texts, Liu Lihong, self-cultivation, transmission|

LIU LIHONG
Institute for the Research and Preservation of Classical Chinese Medicine, Guangxi University of TCM

Total running time: 56 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English
by Heiner Fruehauf

In this lecture given on the top of Mt. Baishi, meditation site of the great 4th century alchemist Ge Hong, China’s main proponent of classical Chinese medicine gives an articulate and highly personal transmission about the reasons why a Chinese medicine practitioner should study the medical classics and use them as an important cultivational tool.

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Macrocosmic Alchemy: The Hidden Code to Deciphering the Function of the Chinese Organ Networks

CCM2023-11-13T12:56:02-08:00Tags: cosmology, Heiner Fruehauf, macrocosmic alchemy, organ networks, organ-new, symbolism|

In this introduction, Heiner Fruehauf introduces viewers to the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the Chinese organ networks.

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The Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine: Lung

CCM2023-07-05T15:56:00-07:00Tags: cosmology, Heiner Fruehauf, lung, lung channel, organ networks, symbolism|

Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the lung organ network.

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The Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine: Large Intestine

CCM2023-07-05T15:56:11-07:00Tags: cosmology, Heiner Fruehauf, large intestine, large intestine channel, organ networks, symbolism|

Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the large intestine organ network.

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The Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine: Stomach

CCM2023-07-05T15:56:31-07:00Tags: cosmology, Heiner Fruehauf, organ networks, stomach, stomach channel, symbolism|

Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the stomach organ network.

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The Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine: Spleen

CCM2023-07-05T15:56:57-07:00Tags: cosmology, Heiner Fruehauf, organ networks, spleen, spleen channel, symbolism|

Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the spleen organ network.

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The Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine: Heart

CCM2023-07-05T15:57:09-07:00Tags: cosmology, heart, heart channel, Heiner Fruehauf, organ networks, symbolism|

Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the heart organ network.

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The Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine: Small Intestine

CCM2023-07-05T15:57:23-07:00Tags: cosmology, Heiner Fruehauf, organ networks, small intestine, small intestine channel, symbolism|

Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the small intestine organ network.

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The Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine: Bladder

CCM2023-07-05T15:57:38-07:00Tags: bladder, bladder channel, cosmology, Heiner Fruehauf, organ networks, symbolism|

Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the bladder organ network.

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The Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine: Kidney

CCM2023-07-05T15:58:49-07:00Tags: cosmology, Heiner Fruehauf, kidney, kidney channel, organ networks, symbolism|

Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the kidney organ network.

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The Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine: Pericardium

CCM2023-07-05T15:58:41-07:00Tags: cosmology, Heiner Fruehauf, organ networks, pericardium, pericardium channel, symbolism|

Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the pericardium organ network.

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The Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine: Triple Warmer

CCM2023-11-13T12:40:08-08:00Tags: cosmology, Heiner Fruehauf, organ networks, symbolism, triple warmer, triple warmer channel|

Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the triple warmer organ network.

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The Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine: Gallbladder

CCM2023-11-13T12:39:49-08:00Tags: cosmology, gallbladder, gallbladder channel, Heiner Fruehauf, organ networks, symbolism|

Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the gallbladder organ network.

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The Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine: Liver

CCM2024-09-12T15:01:51-07:00Tags: cosmology, gallbladder, Heiner Fruehauf, liver, liver channel, organ networks, symbolism|

Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the liver organ network.

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The Role of Fasting in Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Bigu (2 parts)

CCM2023-05-19T18:22:28-07:00Tags: bigu, Daoist Medicine, fasting, Liu Lihong|

LIU LIHONG

The practice of fasting for cleansing and longevity purposes used to play an important role in the hygiene rituals of Daoist medicine. In this presentation, one of China's leading China's experts on the forgotten modalities of classical Chinese medicine introduces a traditional fasting system from a lineage healing with "bigu" in mainland China.

Total running time: 100 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf

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Formula Family Series: Xiexin Tang, Sini San, and Baihe Tang Formulas (3 Parts)

CCM2023-11-06T19:09:57-08:00Tags: Baihe Tang (Lily Bulb Decoction), Chinese herbs, Formula Family Series, Shanghan lun, Sini San (Frigid Extremities Powder), Xiexin Tang Formulas, Zeng Rongxiu|

ZENG RONGXIU

An 84-year old master of the Tian Heming Shanghan lineage of Sichuan herbalism shares practical case examples that illuminate important aspects of Shanghan lun formula application.

Total running time: 167 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf

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A Practical Introduction to Dr. Wu Sheng’an’s Method of Ascending/Descending Chinese Herbal Prescriptions

CCM2023-11-06T19:09:03-08:00Tags: cancer, Chinese herbs, chrono acupuncture, classical Chinese herbalism, Huang Yuanyu, Qing Dynasty, Wu Sheng'an|

WU ZHAOQING
Xi'an Master Folk Physician

WU ZHAOQING
Eldest son of Dr. Wu

Dr. Wu Sheng’an is a classically trained master physician whose practice combines many traditional skills that are virtually impossible to find in Dr. Wu Sheng'anone person in modern-day China: chrono-acupuncturist, wildcrafter and processor of medicinal plants, internal medicine expert specializing in difficult and recalcitrant diseases, Taiji master, and active proponent of Sun Simiao’s medical ethics. In a medical practice that has spanned more than 50 years, Dr. Wu has synthesized core teachings of several historically renowned lineages into one highly effective and cohesive clinical system. In video lecture, Dr. Wu’s eldest son Wu Zhaoqing provides a practical and systematic introduction to the unique herbal approach of the Wu Sheng’an lineage.

Total running time: 134 mins
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf

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A Synthesis of liujing bianzheng (Six Conformation Diagnostics) and the Practical Application of Shanghan lun Formulas (3 Parts)

CCM2023-11-06T19:08:52-08:00Tags: Chinese herbs, diagnosis, Jingue yaolüe, Shanghan lun, Zeng Rongxiu|

ZENG RONGXIU

Dr. Zeng was a veteran physician from Chengdu (Sichuan) who specialized in the treatment of difficult and recalcitrant diseases with herbal formulas from the Shanghan lan and Jingui yaolüe. The simplicity of his clinical approach, combined with the fervent belief that all disease can be healed with natural methods, transmit the core essence of the practical aspects of classical Chinese medicine. Until his passing in 2014, he was living in retirement in Los Angeles and continued to teach students at Five Branches University and the College of Classical Chinese Medicine at National University of Natural Medicine.

Total running time: 178 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf

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