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Pig Kidney and Wood Ear Soup Ingredients 30g wood ear mushrooms 300g lean pork 10 red dates (jujubes) 2 pig kidneys 3 slices of ginger 8 bowls of water Instructions Slice the pig kidneys open and remove the white sinewy…

Braised Beef with Radish Ingredients 450g white radish (daikon) 100g beef 15g green onion (scallion) 3 slices of ginger 10g cooking wine Soy sauce (to taste) 4g salt 2g MSG (monosodium glutamate) 3g star anise 40g peanut oil Instructions Wash…

Sizzling Lotus Root Slices with Sichuan Peppercorn Oil  Ingredients 500g lotus root, sliced 10g ginger 3g salt 20g sesame oil* 10g vinegar 3g MSG (monosodium glutamate) *Note: The name of the dish implies Sichuan peppercorn oil (花椒油 - huā jiāo…

Jiexi Acupoint Location Method The Jiexi acupoint is located on the dorsum (top) of the foot, at the junction of the foot and the lower leg. It is found in the central depression of the transverse crease of the ankle,…

Regulating the Spleen and Stomach with Single Arm Lifting This exercise is the third section of the famous Qigong routine known as Ba Duan Jin (八段锦), or the Eight Pieces of Brocade. It is specifically designed to regulate the functions…

Gallbladder Fire Blazing  Gallbladder Fire Blazing refers to a syndrome in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) caused by an excess of yang energy, or "fire," in the Gallbladder meridian. Common symptoms include: Dizziness Red face Red, swollen eyes Irritability and a…

Damp-Heat Trapping the Spleen  Characteristic Manifestations A feeling of fullness and distention in the epigastrium and abdomen. Heaviness and fatigue in the limbs. Scanty and yellow urine. Loose, sticky stools with a feeling of incomplete evacuation. Poor appetite and aversion…

Shaking the Head and Wagging the Tail Method This exercise is the fifth section of the famous Qigong routine known as Ba Duan Jin (八段锦), or the Eight Pieces of Brocade. Its primary purpose, as suggested by its full name…

Place the tip of your thumb on the Zhongji (CV3) acupoint and massage it 50 times in a clockwise direction and 50 times in a counter-clockwise direction. To stimulate the Zhishi (BL52) acupoint, you can use a pressing and kneading method. Place the pad…

Using the pad of your thumb, press and move from the root of the little finger, across the small transverse crease of the palm and the Xiao Tian Xin point, stopping at the Nei Lao Gong point. Repeat this movement…