accupuncture, bian que, cao cao, chakras, hua tuo, internal meridians, interstitium, li shizhen, meridians, moxibustion, sun simiao, traditional chinese medicine

‘Discovery’ of an Invisible Organ called a Meridian

In 2018, American scientists published an article in the journal Scientific Reports of Nature, stating that they had uncovered an invisible organ called “interstitium,” or what Chinese medicine calls meridians. Scientists say that the latest discoveries have revealed a “highway” of fluid flow in the human body. This highway seems to be everywhere — under ...

Believe It Or Not

Female acupuncture meridians.

Medical Sage Li Shizhen

Li Shizhen was a great medical practitioner who lived during the Ming Dynasty. He is famous for the Compendium of Materia Medica, the most comprehensive volume ever written in the history of traditional Chinese medicine. He is known as the “Sage of Medicine” and became famous due to his extraordinary medical skill. There are even stories of Li ...

Max Lu

One of ancient China's most famous medicine practitioners, Li Shizhen(1518-1593, author of 'Compendium of Materia Medica.'

Li Shizhen, ‘Medical Saint’ of China (Part 2)

Li Shizhen lived during the Ming Dynasty of China in the 16th century. He was a pioneer of medicine in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties who compiled a masterpiece to set standards for the identification, quality, strength, and purity of medicinal substances, the Compendium of Materia Medica, a task that took him nearly ...

Emma Lu

A statue of Li Shizhen.

Li Shizhen, ‘Medical Saint’ of China (Part 1)

Li Shizhen lived during the Ming Dynasty of China in the 16th century. He was a pioneer of medicine in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties who compiled a masterpiece to set standards for the identification, quality, strength, and purity of medicinal substances, the Compendium of Materia Medica, a task that took him nearly ...

Kathy McWilliams

Five different plant ingredients used in Traditional Chinese Medicine sit in piles on a table.

Eight Treasures Tea: An Elixir From Ancient China

Of all the herbal tonics in China, none is as well known as the medicinal tea called the Eight Treasures Tea (Ba Bao Cha), the base of which was created during the Tang Dynasty. However, it wasn’t until Li Shizhen changed some of the ingredients and added a few more that it really became one ...

Emma Lu

Green tea leaves.