Videos about a wide variety of subjects in classical Chinese medicine.
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.
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.
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.
Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the lung organ network.
Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the large intestine organ network.
Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the stomach organ network.
Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the spleen organ network.
Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the heart organ network.
Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the small intestine organ network.
Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the bladder organ network.
Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the kidney organ network.
Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the pericardium organ network.
Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the triple warmer organ network.
Explore the field of ancient symbolism that illuminates the physical, emotional, and spiritual functions of the gallbladder organ network.
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
ZENG RONGXIU
Five Branches University; National University of Natural Medicine, College of Classical Chinese Medicine
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
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
ZENG RONGXIU
Five Branches University; National University of Natural Medicine, College of Classical Chinese Medicine
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
HE CHAN
This video series introduces one of the clinical gems that Heiner Fruehauf found on this year's China trip—the uniquely effective and easy-to-learn classical acupuncture system of the esteemed contemporary Chinese medicine folk physician, Dr. Wu Sheng'an. Presented by Dr. Wu's main student Dr. He Chan.
HEINER FRUEHAUF
In this passionate lecture from the recent Roots and Branches Symposium, Heiner systematically illuminates the four different layers of the heart that play such an important role in the theory and practice of Chinese medicine.
Total running time: 2hr. 23 mins.
English
HEINER FRUEHAUF
National University of Natural Medicine,
College of Classical Chinese Medicine
Heiner Fruehauf found his way to the profession of classical Chinese medicine more than two decades ago while healing from cancer. Since then, he has explored many alternative cancer treatments and accumulated a host of information on how to accompany conventional treatments of cancer with Chinese herbs, Qigong, emotional therapy, and other modalities. In this multi-part lecture at his home in the Sandy River Gorge in Oregon, Heiner systematically shares his clinical approach to this difficult disorder.
Total running time: 148 mins.
English
WANG HUADE (revered Daoist musician)
One of the last recorded presentations by the late Daoist musician Wang Huade, legend of Sichuan folk music, accompanied by well-known Guangxi musician Wan Lanzhen.
LU CHONGHAN
Associate Professor, Chengdu University of TCM
In this passionate video lecture, the main successor of the Sichuan “Fire Spirit” school of aconite, ginger, and cinnamon usage reveals the clinical secrets of his herbal lineage. In an unveiled challenge to the textbook parameters of TCM, Dr. Lu contents that support of yang-qi must override most superficial symptoms of heat and yin deficiency.
Total running time: 120 mins.
Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles
HEINER FRUEHAUF
In this richly illustrated lecture, Prof. Fruehauf explores the time-honored concept of longevity from a Chinese medicine perspective, drawing from classical texts, ancient symbolism, and parallel developments in modern research.
Total running time: 118 mins.
English
WAN LANZHEN
Well-known Guangxi musician Wan Lanzhen plays the erhu, or two-stringed "Chinese violin", displaying its versatility as an instrument commonly used in a variety of modern and classical Chinese music.
ZHANG ZHIWEN
In the first of a 2-part interview, China’s most distinguished Fever School expert comments on the unique challenges and opportunities that Chinese medicine faces in the 21st century.
DENG TIETAO
Honored in China as one of the “four elders of Chinese Medicine,” Prof. Deng discusses the power of the classical approach to Chinese Medicine. In this presentation, he shares valuable philosophical insights into this system’s emphasis on function, over structure, and discusses specific relevant clinical examples from his many years as a practitioner and teacher of this medicine.
DENG ZHONGJA
In this video conversation, one of China’s most outspoken experts on the philosophy of teaching Chinese medicine issues a comprehensive analysis of the state of modern TCM. As a scholar and former university administrator, he pinpoints the problems of the present PRC model of TCM education. Furthermore, he gives us his own suggestions on how to productively face the challenge of learning, teaching, and practicing an ancient medicine in a modern world.
LIU LIHONG
Institute for the Research and Preservation of Classical Chinese Medicine, Guangxi University of TCM
Total running time: 92 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf
In this two-part video lecture, one of China’s premier experts on the Shanghan lun shares his unique insights into the nature of Zhang Zhongjing’s work and the clinical relevance of the six conformation approach in diagnosis and treatment.
LU CHONGHAN
Professor, Chengdu University of TCM
Total running time: 85 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf
In this presentation, the main successor of the Sichuan “fire spirit” school of aconite, ginger, and cinnamon usage tells the highly personal story of one of Southwest China’s great Shanghan lineages.