Archive for January, 2010

Acupoints: Liver 3 – ‘Great Rushing’

Known by acupuncturists in New York as ‘The Urban Stress Point’, this acupoint on the top of the foot is one of the most popular points for dealing with stress. In Chinese Medicine terms it helps to ‘spread the Liver Qi’ – this me...

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Book Review: The Ancient Wisdom of Chinese Tonic Herbs

‘The Ancient Wisdom of the Chinese Tonic Herbs’ by Ron Teeguarden Ron Teeguarden is an American herbalist who overcame serious ill health at an early age by using Chinese herbs, and has since specialised in the ‘tonic’ herbs, which is w...

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‘Acupuncture May Help Ease Hot Flushes’

The effect of acupuncture in easing hot flushes and night sweats associated with the menopause has already been proved, but now a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows acupuncture to be effective in the treatment of hot flushes that occur as the ...

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