August 3, 2025
Located on the southern slope of the famed Zhongnan Mountain—known as the mystical “Dragon Vein of China”—Yaowang Valley sits adjacent to the Mu Wang Mountain National 4A Forest Park in Shaanxi Province. At an altitude of 1,300 meters (4,265 feet), the valley boasts a stunning forest coverage rate of 98%, with negative oxygen ion levels
August 3, 2025
Expert Endorsements “Zhongzhen Talks Bencao Gangmu” is rooted in the classic Compendium, yet expands beyond it — elegantly crafted for both scholarly appreciation and public enjoyment, richly illustrated and engaging.” — Zheng Jinsheng Chairman, National Society for the History of Pharmacy and Materia Medica Former Director, Institute of Medical History and Literature, China Academy of Chinese
August 3, 2025
Qinghua Hu Located on the bank of Yuhu in Qizhou Town, Qichun County in Hubei, the Li Shizhen Memorial Museum is set amidst a picturesque natural landscape of shimmering lakes and lush mountains, covering an area of approximately 100,000 square meters. Centered around Li Shizhen and his immortal masterpiece, Compendium of Materia Medica, the museum
August 4, 2025
Xiaoji Li, PhD 1, Prof. Youping Hu 2, and Guanhu Yang3 Abstract Background: The efficacy of Chinese herbal medicine on neurological outcomes has been extensively studied in numerous clinical trials. However, methodological heterogeneity often leads to varied and inconsistent results. In this critique, we analyze the recently published study, “Traditional Chinese Medicine FYTF-919 (Zhongfeng Xingnao Oral
August 4, 2025
Dr. Hongwei Liu Abstract: Based on 30 years of systematic research, this article builds on the foundation of leading contemporary TCM kidney disease expert Professor Shi Zhensheng’s theory of treating the kidneys, and gives full play to the diagnostic and therapeutic characteristics of TCM’s holistic concepts and evidence-based treatment to propose that the theoretical construction
August 4, 2025
Ruan Jin Zhao Abstract: Shen Xiang Wen Tong Therapy (Spirit Fragrant Warming and Opening Therapy), also known as Shen Xiang Therapy, is a combination of treatment methods for cancer patients. It involves acupuncture on specific spirit-related points, herbal medicines to open orifices and strengthen the spirit, and methods to improve the quality of the extracellular
August 4, 2025
by Yang Tianye 1, Supervisor: Wang Yin 2
August 5, 2025
HAN Yong-Gang Abstract: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) belongs to the category of primitive metaphysics, rather than the so-called “metaphysics” that emerged after the “controversy over science and metaphysics”. TCM has dual attributes of science and philosophy, with its scientific attribute being primary and its philosophical attribute secondary. The western scientific system is an empirical science
August 5, 2025
Eichas, Bing Yang Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences New England School of Acupuncture The Treatise of Cold Damage Disease, or the Shang Hun Lun, serves as the foundation of the basis of Chinese Materia Medica. Written by Zhang Zhong Jing in the Han Dynasty, herbal formulas and treatment strategies are introduced to treat
August 5, 2025
Astragalus-Huang Qi Dr. Zhongzhen Zhao, Dr. Li LIANG Keywords: Astragalus, Shennong’s Herbal Classic, Synopsis of the Golden Chamber, 52 Prescriptions for Diseases, Chrysanthemum Heart, Golden cup and silver plate， Southern Astragalus, Northern Astragalus, Red Astragalus, Dietary Therapy for All Diseases Botany of Angelica Astragalus, also known as Mongolian milkvetch, is included in the twelfth volume
