The Supernormal Abilities of an Ancient Chinese Physician

In China, the term “medical Tao” was first seen in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine. The focus of medical Tao is cultivation. After cultivation, supernormal abilities can be obtained to prolong life. Therefore, physicians who adhered to the medical profession in ancient times paid great attention to their own cultivation and many had supernormal ...

Nspirement Staff

Bian Que.

6 Key Tips for Autumn Health from Traditional Chinese Medicine

As autumn sets in, the weather becomes progressively cold and dry. Many people start to experience symptoms like coughing, phlegm, eczema flare-ups, or nasal allergies. How can we utilize the traditional Chinese knowledge of seasonal rhythms for better health during this time? Guo Dawei, the director of Fu Yuan Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Taiwan, ...

Max Lu

A couple standing on a wooden walkway overlooking a lake surrounded by trees with colorful leaves in autumn with mountains in the background.

The Power of Emotional Healing in Traditional Chinese Medicine

“The heart’s ailment requires the heart’s remedy,” remarked Zhang Jingyue, a renowned physician from the Ming Dynasty. He believed that diseases resulting from unresolved thoughts can only be cured when emotional desires are met and satisfied. Traditional Chinese medicine and emotional healing There are various psychological therapies in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Most of them ...

Emma Lu

Double rainbow over a field of yellow flowers with a tree in the background.

Stories of Ancient Healing Wisdom: Fighting Epidemics With Traditional Chinese Medicine

The world has been stricken with an epidemic so mysterious that even after three years of research using precise instruments, Western medicine has not fully understood its toxicity, nor has it developed the most accurate vaccine or prescription. Modern Chinese medicine, too, has failed to genuinely inherit the essence and intricacies contained in ancient traditional ...

Mikel Davis

Traditional Chinese herbal medicines.

Chinese Folklore: Li Chushi’s Divination

According to Tang Que Shi, during the reign of Emperor De Zong of the Tang Dynasty, there was an official named Li Ao whose radical and straightforward character led to his offending Prime Minister Li Fengji. Consequently, Li Ao was demoted from the central Department of State Affairs and sent to a remote region, Luzhou, ...

Mikel Davis

3D rendering of the Yin-Yang symbol contained within a glass sphere.

Well-Known Physicians of Ancient China (Part 3)

During the time of the Ming Dynasty, there lived many well-known physicians who had exceptional medical abilities. In fact, some were even considered to possess supernormal skills.  In the third article of our series, let’s continue exploring some of the famous physicians of ancient China.  Liu Bangyong: The predictor of lifespans Liu Bangyong was born ...

Tatiana Denning

All kinds of traditional Chinese medicines.

Well-Known Physician of Ancient China: Wang Sizhong (Part 2)

This is a three-part series; please go here for Part 1 In part one of this three-part series on Ming dynasty physicians, we discussed Imperial doctor Ge Lin. In Part 2, we’ll look at a well-known physician who could cure and diagnose diseases that other doctors could not — physician Wang Sizhong.  Born with an ...

Tatiana Denning

Chinese herbs, a pot, a mortar and pestle, and paper packets tied with string sit on a wooden surface.

Well-Known Physician of Ancient China: Ge Lin (Part 1)

This is a three-part series; please go here for part 2 In ancient China, there were physicians with amazing medical skills and abilities. Despite not having modern equipment, they could diagnose, treat, and predict the course of a patient’s life and health, and they were able to do things beyond what even today’s modern medicine ...

Tatiana Denning

Imperial physician Ge Lin.

Miraculous Efficacy of Ancient Chinese Medicine

Chinese culture has endured for the past 5,000 years and traditional Chinese medicine has always been an inseparable part of it. Modern-day people, especially the younger generation, often perceive this ancient Chinese medicine to be somewhat unsophisticated and less advanced than present-day pharmaceutical medicinal practices. Ancient practitioners of Chinese medicine often left detailed records of ...

Emma Lu

An illustration of ancient Chinese doctor, Li Shizhen.