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With regard to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), there are many possible TCM patterns that correspond to the Western diagnosis of atopic dermatitis (eczema).

By Diana Hermann, LAc With regard to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), there are many possible TCM patterns that correspond to the Western diagnosis of atopic dermatitis (eczema). tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-32398 2011-05-01T12:00:32-07:00 2011-05-01T12:00:07-07:00

As life gets more complicated and faster paced, many people can benefit from some form of stress management. Enter acupuncture and Oriental medicine.

By Martha Lucas, PhD, LAc As life gets more complicated and faster paced, many people can benefit from some form of stress management. Enter acupuncture and Oriental medicine. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-32368 2011-03-01T12:00:32-07:00 2011-03-01T12:00:07-07:00

With healthy, noninvasive cosmetic techniques on the rise, Chinese medicine has an opportunity to shine. Chinese medicine offers a variety of treatments and therapies that will not only have great cosmetic results, but will improve the general health of the patient without using needles. The caveat: use of all techniques or therapies is based on the practitioner’s skill to make a correct diagnosis and differentiation.

By Martha Lucas, PhD, LAc With healthy, noninvasive cosmetic techniques on the rise, Chinese medicine has an opportunity to shine. Chinese medicine offers a variety of treatments and therapies that will not only have great cosmetic results, but will improve the general health of the patient without using needles. The caveat: use of all techniques or therapies is based on the practitioner’s skill to make a correct diagnosis and differentiation. tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-31946 2009-05-01T12:00:32-07:00 2009-05-01T12:00:07-07:00

The pursuit of alchemy is one of the more profound legacies of the ancient world, one that encompasses several philosophical traditions spanning some four millennia and three continents. One suggested etymology of the modern English word alchemy is from the Arabic word al-kimia, derived from al-Khem. Contact between China and the Arabic world may have resulted In the transmission of alchemical writings to the East. In the early Tang Dynasty (8th century CE), the word kiem-yak describe the "golden liquor" that was the essence of immortality.

By Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, LAc, Dipl. Ac., MS, MM and MichelAngelo , MFA, CTM The pursuit of alchemy is one of the more profound legacies of the ancient world, one that encompasses several philosophical traditions spanning some four millennia and three continents. One suggested etymology of the modern English word alchemy is from the Arabic word al-kimia, derived from al-Khem. Contact between China and the Arabic world may have resulted In the transmission of alchemical writings to the East. In the early Tang Dynasty (8th century CE), the word kiem-yak describe the "golden liquor" that was the essence of immortality.