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A Description of the Therapeutic Uses of Aconite by the Ming Dynasty Scholar-Physician Zhang Jingyue (1583-1640)

CCM2022-09-07T11:25:45-07:00Tags: Aconite Papers, Chinese herbs, Classical Pearls Herbal Formulas, classical texts, fuzi (aconite), German, Heiner Fruehauf, translations, Zhang Jingyue|

BY ZHANG JINGYUE (1583-1640)
TRANSLATED BY HEINER FRUEHAUF
GERMAN TRANSLATION BY MARKUS GOEKE

The flavor of Fuzi is pungent and sweet, and becomes extremely salty if immersed in brine. Its qi is very hot. This herb, therefore, carries within the energy of yang within yang. It is described as toxic. Its (toxic) effect is controlled by Renshen (ginseng), Huangqi (astragalus), Gancao (licorice), Heidou (black beans), Lüxijiao (green rhinozerus horn), Tongbian (human urine), Wujiu (Herba Stenolomae), and Fangfeng (siler).

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Zhang Zhicong (fl. 1619-1674): On Fuzi

CCM2022-09-07T12:04:34-07:00Tags: Aconite Papers, Chinese herbs, Classical Pearls Herbal Formulas, classical texts, fuzi (aconite), German, Heiner Fruehauf, translations, Zhang Zhicong|

BY ZHANG ZHICONG (1610-1674)
TRANSLATED BY HEINER FRUEHAUF
GERMAN TRANSLATION BY MARKUS GOEKE

The flavor of Fuzi is pungent, its qi is warm, and it is extremely toxic. It treats wind cold pathogens that induce coughing and other counterflow issues, wind damp arthritis causing wandering pain and constriction, and knee pain with inability to walk. It breaks up tumors and masses, and heals blood accumulations as well as wounds caused by metal objects. The best Fuzi is produced in Mianzhou in the region of Shu.

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Yang Tianhui: Notes from My Visit to the Fuzi Growing Area of Zhangming County

CCM2022-09-07T12:13:03-07:00Tags: Aconite Papers, aconite toxicity, Chinese herbs, Classical Pearls Herbal Formulas, classical texts, fuzi (aconite), German, Heiner Fruehauf, Sichuan Fire Spirit School, translations|

BY YANG TIANHUI (Song Dynasty, 1039 CE)
TRANSLATED BY HEINER FRUEHAUF

The following text represents the most detailed pre-modern description of the traditional cultivation of medicinal aconite in China. It was written more than 900 years ago by a Sichuanese official in charge of Zhangming County. Zhangming is situated in the location of today’s Jiangyou County, epicenter of the recent Sichuan earthquake, which has been identified by all ancient materia medica experts as the only place where genuine Chinese aconite should be sourced from.

GERMAN TRANSLATION BY MARKUS GOEKE

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The Importance of Aconite (fuzi) and Teachings From the Sichuan Fire Spirit School (an Interview with Heiner Fruehauf)

CCM2022-09-19T20:42:52-07:00Tags: Aconite Papers, aconite toxicity, Chinese herbs, Classical Pearls Herbal Formulas, fuzi (aconite), German, Heiner Fruehauf, Sichuan Fire Spirit School|

WITH HEINER FRUEHAUF
INTERVIEW BY BOB QUINN
GERMAN TRANSLATION BY MARKUS GOEKE

On February 19, 2009 Heiner Fruehauf, PhD, LAc, sat down with his colleague Bob Quinn, DAOM, LAc, to discuss the importance of aconite (fuzi) in classical Chinese medicine. The discussion also covers aspects of the fuzi story not covered elsewhere in the west, namely its proper processing. Heiner also touches on some of the “nuts and bolts” of the Sichuan Fire Spirit School of herbal prescribing. As Heiner explains, fuzi used to be referred to as the “King of the 100 Herbs.” This information is crucial to understanding the scholarship and clinical power behind formulas that contain aconite.

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The Essence of Chinese Medicine

CCM2023-02-15T17:12:27-08:00Tags: acupuncture, Chinese herbs, chrono acupuncture, Classical Chinese Medicine, self-cultivation, Sun Simiao, Wu Sheng'an|

WU SHENG'AN

ClassicalChineseMedicine.org is proud to announce that one of Northern China’s most pre-eminent folk physicians has become a permanent advisor to our online family. Dr. Wu Sheng’an is a classically trained master physician who still combines many traditional skills that are virtually impossible to find in one 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.

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On the Concept of “Fang” (Formula Science): The Design and Clinical Power of Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Decoction), Part I

CCM2023-02-15T17:14:44-08:00Tags: Chinese herbs, guizhi, Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Twig Decoction), Liu Lihong|

LIU LIHONG

In this educational presentation filled with important practical clinical information, Prof. Liu Lihong offers insight into “fang”, or formula science. He utilizes guizhi tang (cinnamon decoction), one of the premier and most important formulas in Chinese herbalism, as the example to illuminate his lesson.

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Gems from a Classical Chinese Medicine Pulse Master – Dr. Zeng Rongxiu (1927-2012)

CCM2023-02-15T17:15:36-08:00Tags: Chinese herbs, Classical Chinese Medicine, pulses, Zeng Rongxiu|

ZENG RONGXIU

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Zeng Rongxiu. Dr. Zeng was the last living disciple of the great Shanghan pulse master Dr. Tian Heming. During his long career as an internal medicine doctor in Chengdu, he synthesized a highly effective system of constitutional approaches to chronic illness. To celebrate Dr. Zeng’s life and legacy with you, ClassicalChineseMedicine.org is making available one of Dr. Zeng’s last public teaching sessions, in which he synthesizes his life-long insights on pulse diagnosis.

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The Importance of Classical Chinese Medicine in Modern Times

CCM2023-02-15T17:24:30-08:00Tags: Chinese herbs, Classical Chinese Medicine, pulses, Zeng Rongxiu|

HEINER FRUEHAUF

In this keynote speech at a recent Chinese medicine conference in Poland, Heiner Fruehauf spoke about the ancient core concepts of this dynamic medicine, and how utilizing the medicine in its intended classical forms (as a fully realized, potent system of medicine) is of great importance at a time when Western medicine and modern TCM are encountering limitations in treating the complex diseases of our time.

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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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Fuxing Jue and Tangye Jing Translation Project: Preface

CCM2022-09-07T12:11:13-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, classical texts, Fuxing Jue, Fuxing Jue and Tangye Jing Translation Project, translations|

TRANSLATED BY MICHAEL DELL'ORFANO
EDITED AND CRITICALLY ANNOTATED
BY HEINER FRUEHAUF

The Hermit says: Every student of the Dao and all seekers of longevity must first learn how to expel disease. Practitioners often suffer from chronic health problems or acute manifestations of seasonal illnesses. In this case, one needs to first employ the systematic methods of tonifying or reducing the five zang organs by imbibing several doses of herbal medicine.

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Introducing the Fuxing jue (Extraneous Secrets) and Tangye jing (Decoction Classic) Translation Project

CCM2022-09-07T12:39:42-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, classical texts, Fuxing Jue, Fuxing Jue and Tangye Jing Translation Project, translations|

BY HEINER FRUEHAUF

Chinese herbal formulas are typically distinguished as jingfang (classical remedies) or shifang (contemporary remedies). During the last millennium, the origin of all classical formulas has generally been attributed to the Shanghan zabing lan (Treatise on Cold Damage Disorders and Miscellaneous Diseases), Chinese medicine’s seminal work on the systematic categorization of disease patterns and corresponding formulas by the Han dynasty scholar-physician Zhang Zhongjing (150-219 ACE). Historical sources reveal, however, that at least eleven classical herb primers (jingfang) existed before Zhang’s birth.

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Glossary – A Chronological List of the Most Relevant Extant Transcriptions of the Original Text

CCM2020-01-04T15:01:18-08:00Tags: Chinese herbs, Fuxing Jue, Fuxing Jue and Tangye Jing Translation Project, Tangye Jing|

BY HEINER FRUEHAUF
National University of Natural Medicine,
College of Classical Chinese Medicine

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“On Differentiating Lung Organ Disease Patterns and Corresponding Formulas”, followed by Commentary

CCM2017-04-01T19:04:58-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, classical texts, Fuxing Jue, lung, Tangye Jing|

輔行訣臟腑用藥法要梁華陽隱居陶弘景撰 EXTRANEOUS SECRETS: The Essential Method of Using Medicinal Substances for Differential Treatment of the Organ Networks Attributed to the Hermit of Huayang, Tao Hongjing (456-536), As Recorded and Transmitted by Zhang Dachang (1926-1995) and his Disciples 辨肺臟病證文併方 On [...]

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“On Differentiating Heart Organ Disease Patterns and Corresponding Formulas”, followed by Commentary

CCM2017-04-01T19:05:11-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, classical texts, Fuxing Jue, heart, Tangye Jing|

輔行訣臟腑用藥法要梁華陽隱居陶弘景撰 EXTRANEOUS SECRETS: The Essential Method of Using Medicinal Substances for Differential Treatment of the Organ Networks Attributed to the Hermit of Huayang, Tao Hongjing (456-536), As Recorded and Transmitted by Zhang Dachang (1926-1995) and his Disciples 辨心臟病證文并方 On [...]

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“On Differentiating Spleen Organ Disease Patterns and Corresponding Formulas”, followed by Commentary

CCM2017-04-01T19:05:35-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, classical texts, Fuxing Jue, spleen, Tangye Jing|

輔行訣臟腑用藥法要梁華陽隱居陶弘景撰 EXTRANEOUS SECRETS: The Essential Method of Using Medicinal Substances for Differential Treatment of the Organ Networks Attributed to the Hermit of Huayang, Tao Hongjing (456-536), As Recorded and Transmitted by Zhang Dachang (1926-1995) and his Disciples 辨脾臟病證文併方 On [...]

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“On Differentiating Kidney Organ Disease Patterns and Corresponding Formulas”, followed by Commentary

CCM2017-04-01T19:05:50-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, classical texts, Fuxing Jue, kidney, Tangye Jing|

輔行訣臟腑用藥法要梁華陽隱居陶弘景撰 EXTRANEOUS SECRETS: The Essential Method of Using Medicinal Substances for Differential Treatment of the Organ Networks Attributed to the Hermit of Huayang, Tao Hongjing (456-536), As Recorded and Transmitted by Zhang Dachang (1926-1995) and his Disciples 辨腎臟病證文并方 On [...]

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“On Differentiating Liver Organ Disease Patterns and Corresponding Formulas”, followed by Commentary

CCM2017-04-01T19:06:04-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, classical texts, Fuxing Jue, liver, Tangye Jing|

輔行訣臟腑用藥法要梁華陽隱居陶弘景撰 EXTRANEOUS SECRETS: The Essential Method of Using Medicinal Substances for Differential Treatment of the Organ Networks Attributed to the Hermit of Huayang, Tao Hongjing (456-536), As Recorded and Transmitted by Zhang Dachang (1926-1995) and his Disciples 辨肝臟病證文并方 On [...]

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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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Single Herbs: Sanqi (Panax notoginseng)

CCM2021-03-19T19:21:43-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, Classical Pearls Herbal Formulas, didao yocai (terroir), paozhi (traditional processing), sanqi, Single Herb Series|

By Heiner Fruehauf Heiner Fruehauf's prolific research trip to China and Vietnam in the summer of 2014 to source high quality, potent, directly-traded Chinese herbs from small family farms provided a significant amount of material and information about didao yocai and paozhi - terroir [...]

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Single Herbs: Baishao (Paeonia lactiflora)

CCM2021-03-22T13:29:36-07:00Tags: baishao (white peony), Chinese herbs, Classical Pearls Herbal Formulas, didao yocai (terroir), paozhi (traditional processing), Single Herb Series|

By Heiner Fruehauf Heiner Fruehauf's prolific research trip to China and Vietnam in the summer of 2014 to source high quality, potent, directly-traded Chinese herbs from small family farms provided a significant amount of material and information about didao yocai and paozhi - terroir [...]

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Single Herbs: Shanyao (Dioscorea opposita)

CCM2021-03-22T13:30:02-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, Classical Pearls Herbal Formulas, didao yocai (terroir), paozhi (traditional processing), shanyao (dioscorea), Single Herb Series|

By Heiner Fruehauf Heiner Fruehauf's prolific research trip to China and Vietnam in the summer of 2014 to source high quality, potent, directly-traded Chinese herbs from small family farms provided a significant amount of material and information about didao yocai and paozhi - terroir [...]

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Guizhi (Cinnamon) – From Bencao qiuzhen (Exploring the True Meaning of the Materia Medica, 1769)

CCM2022-09-07T12:23:20-07:00Tags: Bencao qiuzhen, Chinese herbs, classical texts, guizhi (cinnamon), Heiner Fruehauf, translations|

BY HUANG GONGXIU (18th Century)
TRANSLATED BY HEINER FRUEHAUF

Cinnamon twig primarily enters the muscle layer at the surface of the body. At the same time, it enters the heart and liver channels. It is the branch of the cassia tree which also yields cinnamon bark. Cinnamon twig is light, its nourishing essence is pungent, and its color is red (therefore its affinity to the heart). The action of cinnamon twig is rising without descending.

FROM BENCAO QIUZHEN (EXPLORING THE TRUE MEANING OF THE MATERIA MEDICA, 1769)

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Single Herbs: Shichangpu (Acorus gramineus)

CCM2021-03-22T13:30:59-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, Classical Pearls Herbal Formulas, didao yocai (terroir), paozhi (traditional processing), shichangpu (acorus), Single Herb Series|

By Heiner Fruehauf Heiner Fruehauf's prolific research trip to China and Vietnam in the summer of 2014 to source high quality, potent, directly-traded Chinese herbs from small family farms provided a significant amount of material and information about didao yocai and paozhi - terroir [...]

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Single Herbs: Banxia (Pinellia ternata)

CCM2021-03-22T13:32:00-07:00Tags: banxia (pinellia), Chinese herbs, Classical Pearls Herbal Formulas, didao yocai (terroir), paozhi (traditional processing), Single Herb Series|

By Heiner Fruehauf Heiner Fruehauf's prolific research trip to China and Vietnam in the summer of 2014 to source high quality, potent, directly-traded Chinese herbs from small family farms provided a significant amount of material and information about didao yocai and paozhi - terroir [...]

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Wuzhuyu – Evodia (Translation)

CCM2022-09-07T12:21:38-07:00Tags: Bencao qiuzhen, Chinese herbs, classical texts, translations, whuzhuyu (evodia)|

BY HUANG GONGXIU (18th Century)
TRANSLATED BY HEINER FRUEHAUF

Wuzhuyu (Evodia ruticarpa) eliminates counterflow of cold liver qi. Its flavor is bitter, and its quality is hot and dry. It is slightly toxic. It has a primary affinity to the qi layer of the jueyin networks. It counteracts bloating. Li Dongyuan once said: “For a situation where turbid yin toxins do not descend and cause severe counterflow symptoms above, in severe cases accompanied by bloating and swelling, Wuzhuyu is the only substance that can effectively treat this condition.” Overuse of this herb, however, will cause harm to a person’s source qi.

FROM BENCAO QIUZHEN (EXPLORING THE TRUE MEANING OF THE MATERIA MEDICA, 1769)

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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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Guizhi – Cinnamon Twig (Translations)

CCM2022-09-07T12:40:09-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, classical texts, guizhi (cinnamon), Single Herb Series, translations|

BY HUANG GONGXIU, ZHANG XICHUN
(18th and 19th Centuries)
TRANSLATED BY HEINER FRUEHAUF

Cinnamon twig primarily enters the muscle layer at the surface of the body. At the same time, it enters the heart and liver channels. It is the branch of the cassia tree which also yields cinnamon bark. Cinnamon twig is light, its nourishing essence is pungent, and its color is red (therefore its affinity to the heart). The action of cinnamon twig is rising without descending. Therefore, it can also enter the lung and facilitate uninhibited movement of qi, and enter the bladder channel and stimulate water metabolism.

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Fuzi – Aconite (Translations)

CCM2022-09-07T12:39:58-07:00Tags: Chinese herbs, classical texts, fuzi (aconite), translations, Zhang Xichun|

BY HUANG GONGXIU, ZHANG XICHUN
(18th and 19th Centuries)
TRANSLATED BY HEINER FRUEHAUF

Aconite primarily enters the vital gate of life (mingmen). Its nutritive essence is pungent and extremely hot. Aconite is purely yang in nature and thus toxic. Its function is to move being confined to one place, so it is known to move through all twelve channels, and there is no place in the body it can not reach.

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Excerpts from Zhang Xichun’s Materia Medica, in Chinese at Heart But Western Where Appropriate: Essays Investigating an Integrated Form of Medicine (Yixue Zhong Zhong Can Xi Lu, 1933)

CCM2021-03-26T12:24:02-07:00Tags: baizhu (atractylodes), banxia (pinellia), chaihu (bupleurum), Chinese herbs, classical texts, dahuang (rhubarb), danggui (angelica), dihuang (rehmannia), fuling/fushen (poria), fuzi (aconite), gancao (licorice), guizhi (cinnamon), huanglian (coptis), mahuang (ephedra), shaoyao (peony), Zhang Xichun|

BY ZHANG XICHUN
(1960-1933)

INTRODUCED AND TRANSLATED
BY HEINER FRUEHAUF

This original translation explores the clinical efficacy of twelve important Chinese herbs, and gives an example of the highly personal and narrative way in which scholar clinicians used to relate to medicinal plants in the past. Selected from the herbal compendium of one of the last master physicians of the classical era of Chinese medicine.

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