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The Herbalist THE HERBALIST is a new concept on Traditional Chinese Medicine which follows traditional values and uses time tested techniques in a contemporary setting.

THE HERBALIST is a Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic which provides a wide range of professional services including Acupuncture, Cupping, Acupressure, Massage, Reflexology, Herbal Medicine, Allergy Testing, Dietary Advice and more... THE HERBALIST provides a wide range of professional services which are individually tailored to all of our guests. Our knowledgeable welcoming consultants are on hand to educate, inform and provide treatments for an array of ailments. We believe that everyone deserves to look and feel their best and it is our mission to help you achieve it. Please feel free to ask, explore and experience all that THE HERBALIST has to offer and see how we can help you today.

大雪Da Xue - Major Snow07th December - 21st DecemberDa Xue is the 21st of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese calendar. The ...
09/12/2025

大雪
Da Xue - Major Snow

07th December - 21st December

Da Xue is the 21st of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese calendar.

The snow falls on a larger scale and covers a wider range during this term, compared with that in Minor
Snow.

There will be a significant temperature drop and like Xiaoxue, Yushui & Guyu, it also directly
indicates rainfall.

To Eat:
Radish, lamb, black beans, lotus roots, water chestnuts, yam, courgette, oats, asparagus, dumplings.

To Do: Consume a balanced & nutritious diet, mind your step, moisturise your skin, and hot foot
baths before bed.

Customer reviews are always welcome at The Herbalist.We would love to hear what you have to say:If you have any question...
09/12/2025

Customer reviews are always welcome at The Herbalist.

We would love to hear what you have to say:

If you have any questions please drop us a message and we will endeavour to answer you as soon as possible.

07984 659196
info@herbalisthealth.co.uk

www.herbalisthealth.co.uk


How can we help?Acupuncture - points such as: feng chi, feng fu, shu fu, ying xiang, ju liao, xue wei & da zhu.Cupping -...
03/12/2025

How can we help?

Acupuncture - points such as: feng chi, feng fu, shu fu, ying xiang, ju liao, xue wei & da zhu.

Cupping - removes congestion and stimulates the flow of qi and blood to promote wellness and detoxification.

Herbal medicine - Herbs such as:

金银花   - Jin Yin Hua - Honeysuckle

Jin Yin Hua is associated with the Large Intestines, Lungs, and Stomach Meridians. 

This herb has a slightly sweet flavour profile and it is cold in nature.

It is often used for:

* Clearing Heat and Reducing Toxins - Helps with fever and any type of hot boils, sores, or swellings, especially in the breast, eyes, and throat
* Expelling Pathogenic Wind-Heat - Aids recovery of a common cold with fever, sore throat and headache, also used in treating summer heat.
* Expelling Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao -Relief and recovery of diarrhoea, dysentery, intestinal abscesses, and painful urination.

连翘  - Lian Qiao / Forsythia Fruit

Lian Qiao is associated with the Heart, Lung, Gallblader/Liver meridians. This herb enters through the San Jiao Meridians which consist of the Upper Jiao, Middle Jiao, and Lower Jiao.

This herb is astringent, it has a bitter and slightly acrid flavour profile and is slightly cool in nature.

Lian Qiao is often used for:

* Clearing wind-heat and reducing toxicity particularly in the upper jiao - for wind-heat, common cold and flu, with high fever, chills & sore throat.
* Reducing lumps, nodules and abscesses - targeting toxic heat sores,  swelling, pustules beneath the skin, carbuncles, scrofula and lung abscesses.
* Dispersing blood heat and promoting urination - for dysuria, hematuria & acute nephritis.

Lesser Metal少商 Shao Shang - LU.11This point is located on the radial side of the thumb, at the corner of the nail. It li...
03/12/2025

Lesser Metal

少商 Shao Shang - LU.11

This point is located on the radial side of the thumb, at the corner of the nail. It lies at the junction of the lines formed by the radial border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the nail’s corner.

Dispelling invasions of wind-heat benefitting the throat for acute sore throat and cough, and helping to relieve pain and swelling.
Supporting the immune system to regulate and improve immune function and clear lung congestion.
Clearing excess heat and reducing fever which can help with symptoms like headaches, fever, and skin irritation.
Balancing the large intestines and regulating qi to stabilise digestive issues such as constipation, gas and bloating.



Great Hammer
大椎 Da Zhui - DU.14

This point is located on the midline of the spine at the base of the neck, in the depression below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra & the first thoracic vertebra level to the shoulders.

Da Zhui is the meeting point of all yang meridians - it can help with:

Expelling pathogens, improving yang, clearing heat, reducing fever & tonifying yang
Acupuncture & Cupping is used on this point to dispel acute wind-cold or wind-heat, colds and flu, especially with fever/chills as it opens the pores to promote sweating.
Aversion to cold, redness, swelling and pain of the eyes, pain and rigidity in the neck, cough & epilepsy.
Releasing the exterior, regulating wei and ying qi & treating malaria.

党参  - Dang Shen / Codonopsis PilosulaIn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dang Shen is associated with the Lungs and Spleen ...
03/11/2025

党参  - Dang Shen / Codonopsis Pilosula

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dang Shen is associated with the Lungs and Spleen Meridians. 

This herb has a sweet flavour profile and is neutral in nature.

Dang Shen is often used for:

* Tonnifying qi and the middle jiao - for chronic illness due to spleen qi deficiency with fatigue, tired limbs, digestive issues & vomiting.

* Nourishing blood and promoting the production of body fluids - for deficiency of qi, blood and body fluids particularly due to chronic illness.

* Expelling pathogenic influences - for boosting the immune system, beat cold & flu and improve vitality.

* Tonnifying and improving lung function - for chronic cough, and shortness of breath due to spleen qi deficiency.

Dang Shen is frequently paired with Fu Ling, Huang Qi, Qian Hu and Zhi Ban Xia.


黄芪 - Huang Qi / Radix Astragali

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huang Qi is associated with the Lungs and Spleen Meridians.

This herb has a sweet flavour profile and is slightly warm in nature.

Huang Qi is often used for:

* Tonifing qi and blood - postpartum fever due to qi and blood deficiency & recovery from severe blood loss, including blood clots and stroke. 

* Tonifing wei qi, stabilising the exterior and aiding the circulation of moisture downward from the head - dampness in the head and qi, yang & yin deficiencies including dizziness, sallow or pale face, vertigo & inability to speak. 

* Strengthening the spleen & raising yang qi - lung and spleen qi deficiency, qi failing to contain blood, cough, people that easily bruise or bleed, severe blood loss, hematemesis, hematochezia & uterine bleeding.

* Generating blood and bodily fluids and expelling pus and regenerates tissues - aiding with numbness of the limbs, paralysis and pain due to deficiency of qi and blood.

Huang Qi is frequently partnered with herbs such as Sheng Ma, Chai Hu and Fang Feng.

 

Sea of Blood血海 Xue Hai - SP.10This point is located on the inner thigh, 2 cun proximal to the superior border of the pat...
02/10/2025

Sea of Blood
血海 Xue Hai - SP.10

This point is located on the inner thigh, 2 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella in a tender depression on the bulge of the vastus medialis muscle. It is often used for skin problems such as eczema, and also gynecological conditions like irregular periods, PMS and painful me**es.

This point can help with:

Benefits the skin and relieves itching, for dermatological conditions including urticaria, ezcema, rosacea and hormonal skin conditions.
Invigorating the blood and dispelling stasis.
Regulating blood circulation and cooling the blood.
Dispels wind and cools internal heat.
Tonifies the blood and harmonizes menstruation

Joining the Valley
合谷 He Gu - Ll4

This point is found on the back of your hand between the base of your thumb and index finger. This point is used to cool the blood and clear heat from the body.

This point can help with:

Releasing the exterior to clear wind-heat, reduce eczema, achne, hives & allergies etc.
Improving the flow of qi & blood to nourish skin & clear stagnation.
Regulating wei qi, body temperature & reduce sweating.
Conditions specifically involving “Blood Heat,” which manifest as skin disorders & gynecological issues.

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Lumbar Yang Gate腰阳关 Yao Yang Guan - D U . 3This point is located on the lower back midline, in the depression below the...
02/09/2025

Lumbar Yang Gate
腰阳关 Yao Yang Guan - D U . 3

This point is located on the lower back midline, in the depression below the spinous process of the 4th lumber vertebra.

This point can help with:

Tonnifying kidney yang.
Strengthens the lower back and legs.
Dispelling wind-damp.
Regulates the lower jiao.
Reduces pain in the lumbosacral region.
Addresses numbness and pain of the lower extremities.

Middle of the Crook
委中 Wei Zhong - BL.40

This point can help with:

Alleviating lower back pain and motor imparement of the hip joint.
Activating the channel and reduces pain.
Cools the blood and reduces summer heat.
Benefits the lumbar region and the knees.
Helps stop vomiting and diarrhoea.

Customer reviews are always welcome at The Herbalist.This is what our clients have to say...The space created as well as...
04/08/2025

Customer reviews are always welcome at The Herbalist.

This is what our clients have to say...

The space created as well as the treatments, knowledge and experience is just amazing. The Herbalist prescribed a herbal liquid to help with my stomach problems and it really helped to reduce my discomfort. I am looking forward to coming again.

S. Miah

Edison is extremely welcoming and professional. I have been treated using massage, acupuncture and cupping and started to feel the benefits immediately. I also drink a fabulous mixture of herbs, specifically blended to help with my skin, digestion and stress. Edison and his team can help with any ailment and you leave feeling relaxed and revived, using natural and traditional Chinese medicine and treatments.

R. Marsala

茯苓 - Fu Ling - PoriaIn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Ling is associated with the Heart, Spleen, Lung and Kidney merid...
02/08/2025

茯苓 - Fu Ling - Poria

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Ling is associated with the Heart, Spleen, Lung and Kidney meridians.

It expels dampness, invigorates the spleen, relaxes the mind and replenishes the middle jiao. It has a bland slightly sweet flavour profile and is neutral in nature.

It is often used for:

Draining Dampness and Reducing Swelling - oedema of any aetiology.

Promoting Urination -difficult urination and scanty urination due to Damp-Heat.

Tonifying Spleen Qi - loose stool, lethargy, and low appetite.

Transforming Phlegm - Spleen deficiency when congested fluids move upward, with symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, and a thick and greasy tongue coat.
山藥 - Shan Yao - Wild Chinese Yam

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Yam is associated with the Spleen, Lung and Kidney meridians.

This herb has a sweet flavour profile and is neutral in nature.

Shan Yao is often used for:

Tonnifying the Spleen to nourish Stomach Yin - promoting digestive health, reduces gastrointestinal inflammation, improving appetite, alleviating diarrhoea, fatigue, and spontaneous sweating.

Tonnifying Lung Qi and nourishing Lung Yin - can address lung conditions such as chronc cough and asthma.

Tonnifying Kidney Yin and astringes Jing - strengthening kidney essence and helps with Kidney Qi deficiency to normalise urinary system, reduce vaginal discharge and support blood health by strengthening the body’s foundational system.

茯苓 - Fu Ling - PoriaIn Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Ling is associated with the Heart, Spleen, Lung and Kidney merid...
01/08/2025

茯苓 - Fu Ling - Poria

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fu Ling is associated with the Heart, Spleen, Lung and Kidney meridians.

It expels dampness, invigorates the spleen, relaxes the mind and replenishes the middle jiao. It has a bland slightly sweet flavour profile and is neutral in nature.

It is often used for:

Draining Dampness and Reducing Swelling - oedema of any aetiology.
Promoting Urination -difficult urination and scanty urination due to Damp-Heat.
Tonifying Spleen Qi - loose stool, lethargy, and low appetite.
Transforming Phlegm - Spleen deficiency when congested fluids move upward, with symptoms such as dizziness, palpitations, and a thick and greasy tongue coat.
山藥 - Shan Yao - Wild Chinese Yam

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Yam is associated with the Spleen, Lung and Kidney meridians.

This herb has a sweet flavour profile and is neutral in nature.

Shan Yao is often used for:

Tonnifying the Spleen to nourish Stomach Yin - promoting digestive health, reduces gastrointestinal inflammation, improving appetite, alleviating diarrhoea, fatigue, and spontaneous sweating.
Tonnifying Lung Qi and nourishing Lung Yin - can address lung conditions such as chronc cough and asthma.
Tonnifying Kidney Yin and astringes Jing - strengthening kidney essence and helps with Kidney Qi deficiency to normalise urinary system, reduce vaginal discharge and support blood health by strengthening the body's foundational system.

The Benefits:Regulates the nervous system for stress reduction.Stimulates endorphin release, the body’s natural mood boo...
25/06/2025

The Benefits:

Regulates the nervous system for stress reduction.
Stimulates endorphin release, the body’s natural mood boosters and pain relievers.
Restores the balance and smooth flow of Qi, to alleviate symptoms of emotional and mental disharmony.
Addresses physical symptoms such as digestive issues or sleep problems, linked to emotional imbalances.
Holistic approach which recognises that emotional and mental health is influenced by lifestyle, diet, and environment.

Acupuncture points that are used for this condition includes:

Spirit Gate
神門 Shen Men - HT7

This point is found at the wrist crease, on the radial side of the flexor carpi ulnaris tendon, between the ulna and the pisiform bones.
This point can help with:

Tonify Heart Qi, Blood, Yin & Yang.
Emotional issues, insomnia, cloudy thinking.
Heart & Phlegm fire to reduce anxiety.
Heart palpitations, angina, nausea & fear.
Regulates sweating problems either too much or too little.

Supreme Rushing
太沖 - Tai Chong - LV3

This point is found on the top of the foot, in the hollow distal to the junction of the first and second metatarsal bones.

This point can help with:

Eases anger, resentment, frustration & depression.
Resolves heat, irregular menstruation, pain & stagnation in the chest and stomach.
Aids sleep & relieves insomnia.
Moves stagnant qi, dispels feelings of anger & resentment.
To find out more about how we can help with stress and mental wellbeing, please contact us:

01908 231316 / 07984 659196
info@herbalisthealth.co.uk

Cooling FoodsCooling foods nourishes and helps to raise the yin, cooling the body’s constitution, to reduce or remove ex...
18/06/2025

Cooling Foods

Cooling foods nourishes and helps to raise the yin, cooling the body’s constitution, to reduce or remove excessive heat and toxins.

People with excessive heat usually suffer from dry skin, acne, eczema, psoriasis, hot flashes, night sweats, constipation, irritability, and palpitations. They tend to have a rapid pulse, red tongue, excessive thirst, dry mouth and throat.

People with excessive heat may benefit by eating more foods with cooling properties. People with a cool constitution or yin deficiency should reduce or avoid eating cooling foods.

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THE HERBALIST at Dermaspa Milton Keynes provides a wide range of professional services including Acupuncture, Cupping, Acupressure, Massage, Reflexology, Ear Candling, Allergy Testing and Traditional Chinese Medicine which are individually tailored to all of our guests.

Our knowledgeable and welcoming consultants are on hand to educate, inform, and provide a bespoke treatment plan for an array of ailments and wellbeing.

Please feel free to ask, explore, and experience all that THE HERBALIST has to offer and see how we can help you today.