The hair needs moisture and oil in order to stay soft, healthy and prevent falling. Men, women and children can all benefit from smoothing a little oil through their hair occasionally or on a regular basis. Adding natural oils for the hair will bring hydration and reduce breakage and loss. It’s really wonderful for dry [...]
In Asian medicine, there are two basic types of eczema. These are ‘blood-deficient’ dry eczema and ‘damp-heat’ wet eczema. To help in the relief of this skin condition, it is helpful to avoid the following foods as they can be aggravating to the body’s systems:
Alcohol
Chocolate
Citrus
Fried Foods
Garlic
Onions
Pepper
Shellfish
Spicy Foods
Sugar
Talk with your practitioner about foods that would be [...]
The amino acid Lysine can reduce the strength of a herpes outbreak, while the amino acid Argenine can actually increase the intensity and duration of the condition. During an outbreak and to prevent one from coming on, it is helpful to increase your intake of foods that contain Lysine. Likewise, it is important to reduce [...]
If you have been instructed to use a solution to wash the eye, please see directions below.
An eye wash cup can be considered to be part of a first-aid kit. The cup helps to rinse the eye and remove dirt, loose eyelashes or other small particles from the eye. Eye wash cups dilute and flush [...]
Instructions for using ‘Nail Fungus’ herbal soak.
Use ¾ cup of water per bag of ‘nail fungus formula’ herbs.
Place the bag of herbs in the water and bring the water to a boil. Turn down and Simmer for 20 minutes.
Add ½ cup of rice vinegar and simmer for an additional 2 minutes.
Remove pan from stove and [...]
1 bag of herbs made with:
9 grams – ‘Pang Da Hai’ Semen Sterculiae scaphigeriae (Boat Seed)
5 grams – ‘Jie Geng’ Radix Platycodi grandiflori (Balloon Flower)
5 grams – ‘Gan Cao’ Radix Glycyrrhizae uralensis (licorice)
Place above herbs in large tea cup or small tea pot. Add boiling water and cover with lid for 10-15 minutes. Drink and [...]
30-60 grams dried sprouted barley (Germinatus hordei). Also called ‘Chao Mai Ya’.
2 cups cold water
Directions: Stir-fry dried barley sprouts in a dry, hot wok for 2-3 minutes, constantly moving around the sprouts with a wooden spoon so they do not burn. While this step is important, it can be done well ahead of time (days, [...]
There two basic categories of common cold:
Wind-cold
Wind-Heat
‘Wind-cold’ type common cold has more cold symptoms; some important ones are the person:
feels chilled and has aversion to drafts and to cold environments
has a throat that is not sore and painful (but may have a tickle or an itchy feeling which is more mild)
has mucus and phlegm is [...]
Function: to strengthen energy of mother, help uterus to hold the baby, reduce premature labor
1 black chicken (Wu Ji Bai Feng) or regular chicken
3 slices ginger
20-30 grams ‘Huang Qi’ Astragalus (to tonify energy and prevent sinking)
1-2 cups root vegetables (carrots, celery, potato, parsnips, etc)
Enough water to cover ingredients by 1 inch
Place all [...]
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