Rapha Acupuncture and Herbs

Rapha Acupuncture and Herbs We work with you to achieve your optimal health through the most safe, effective and natural way. We work to target the root of the problem, not the branch.

In Rapha Acupuncture and Herbs, our mission is to restore, improve and maintain the health of our patients through Chinese Medicine with compassion and individual customized patient care. By finding out the root problem and eliminate the factor that’s causing all the symptoms, we activate your bodies to heal naturally. (Without serious side effects, harmful procedures or lifelong dependency)


If

you have more than one issue; for example, headache, stomach ache and stress, we can target all of them at the same time if it’s from the same root. Each patient will be prescribed a customized acupuncture and/or herbal prescription that specifically meet the needs of the individual. In California, acupuncturists are considered primary health care physicians.

04/26/2026

Did you know THIS is what you need to to AVOID?

04/26/2026

By now you know not all fruits & veggies are created equal… but HOW UNEQUAL are they for Eczema skin?

Comment FOOD and I’ll send over the full list of foods to eat and avoid👇🏼

❤️

04/24/2026

Is your eczema a Damp-Heat pattern? 🥵
Most eczema patients get the same treatment.
But not all eczema is the same.

If your eczema is red, weeping, and worse in summer —
that’s Damp Heat.

A specific internal pattern. A specific root. A specific treatment.

Here’s what I tell Damp Heat patients:

1. Eat mung beans and watermelon — they clear Heat and drain Dampness from the inside.

2. Remove spicy food, alcohol, fried food, and seed oils — they generate internal Heat and worsen the pattern.

3. Sleep before 11pm — Heat rises at night and erupts through the skin when your system can’t contain it.
This isn’t generic advice.

This is pattern-matched medicine.

The same protocol that helps a Damp Heat patient can make a Blood Deficiency patient worse.

This is why I don’t do one-size-fits-all.
This is why pattern differentiation changes everything.
👉 learn more- link in bio.

04/24/2026

Tell me I’m not alone in this journey mamas… 🙏🏼♥️ Justttt got to 30 week mark & still got 6 weeks of packed schedule at the clinic! SO thankful - yet the pressure is certainly rising! Wish I’m the one on the treatment table sometimes… 😆 Help me God 🙏🏼

04/23/2026

Not by suppressing the itch. Not by masking the redness. But by identifying the internal pattern driving your skin — and treating that.

One person’s eczema is driven by damp heat. Another’s by blood deficiency. Another’s by nervous system dysregulation erupting through the skin.

Same diagnosis. Completely different roots.

That’s why one herb formula works miraculously for one person — and does nothing for another. The herb isn’t wrong. The pattern just wasn’t matched.

When the right formula meets the right pattern — the skin responds. Not because we forced it. Because the body finally has what it needs to restore itself.

This is what I’ve watched happen in 1,000+ cases over 15 years.

TCM herbs aren’t a trend. They’re a clinical system built to go where topical creams and elimination diets can’t reach — the root.

You deserve medicine that goes that deep. 🌿
→ Curious what your pattern might be? See link in bio.

Steroids didn’t fail you.They were never designed to do what you needed them to do.After 15 years and 1,000+ eczema case...
04/21/2026

Steroids didn’t fail you.

They were never designed to do what you needed them to do.

After 15 years and 1,000+ eczema cases, I say this with zero judgment — because I used them too. I was prescribed them. I applied them. I felt the temporary relief. And I watched them stop working.

Here’s the honest truth:

Steroids are anti-inflammatory tools. They reduce the fire at the surface. But they do nothing about WHY the fire started.

So the fire comes back. Often stronger. Sometimes in new places. The dose goes up. Then a biologic. The cycle continues.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, we’ve had language for what lives beneath the inflammation for thousands of years — damp-heat, blood deficiency, toxin accumulation, wind-heat, blood stagnation. Each one needs a completely different approach.

You haven’t failed. You’ve been given tools that were never designed for your specific pattern.

The patients I watch get their lives back aren’t the ones who found a better suppression tool. They’re the ones who finally found out WHY their body was inflaming in the first place.

That’s the work. And your body is wired to respond — when you stop silencing the messenger and start listening to the message.

Your skin isn’t broken. You are not broken. You are being spoken to.

Comment SKIN and I’ll send over my simple Eczema Care Guide — a starting point built on the same principles I use with every patient. 🌿

04/21/2026

Not all eczema itch is the same.
And knowing the difference changes everything.
There are two types of itch I look for in my patients.

The first is a healing itch.
This is your skin regenerating — growing new layers from the inside out. It’s less intense. More surface level. It comes as things are actually improving. This itch is good news.

The second is a toxic itch.
This one is intense. Relentless. The kind that wakes you up at 3am and makes you want to crawl out of your skin. In TCM, this is your body screaming — damp heat or heat toxins pushing outward through the skin. This itch means the fire is still burning inside.

Most people don’t know the difference.
They treat both the same way.
They shouldn’t.

If you’ve been living with that second kind of itch — the deep, burning, intense kind — that’s not just sensitive skin. That’s your body showing you exactly where the root is.
And that root has a name. And a treatment.

Link in bio to learn more

04/20/2026

You can’t treat every eczema the same! ‼️🚫

After 15 years and 1,000+ cases, I can say this with certainty:

Same cream, same supplement, same protocol for every eczema- this is WHY the treatment failed!

You need to identify the exact internal pattern driving your eczema first.

Two people can have identical skin — weeping, itchy, inflamed — and need completely opposite treatment. One has excess damp-heat. One has blood deficiency. Treat them the same and one improves, one gets worse.

This is why things “work for others but not you.” You weren’t given the wrong effort. You were given the wrong map.

When the pattern is right, the body knows what to do.

Share this with someone you know who has tried everything and nothing has lasted.

Link in bio to learn more about how I approach root-cause eczema care.

04/16/2026

Share it with someone who has sensitive skin - or go buy them some Blueberries 🫐 & Watermelon 🍉 - give them ONLY the RIND and tell them you’re a True Friend 😆

04/15/2026

My eczema was on my face. My eyelids. Right under my right eye — the first thing people notice when they look at you.

I remember standing in front of the mirror before patient clinic hours in at TCM school — red, raw, swollen skin — thinking: “How am I supposed to walk in there and take care of patients when I can’t even take care of myself?”

The shame was quieter than the itch.

But it lasted longer.

I stopped making eye contact.

I said “I’m fine” when I wasn’t.

I’d walk into a room already feeling the discomfort, already bracing.

What I know now, 15 years later: The emotional weight of eczema is as real as the physical. The way it makes you hide. The way it makes you feel like your body is betraying you in public.

You are not your skin. And the skin you’re in right now is not the skin you’re meant to live in forever.

I healed. Not because I was lucky. Because I finally found someone who looked at the root — not just the surface. I was frustrated, but I was patient enough to see it through. That’s the only kind of medicine I know how to practice.

With you in this,
Dr. Zeruyah

💪 Comment SKIN if you want to begin your journey to wholeness.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, we understand that eczema manifests differently in each person based on their unique in...
04/10/2026

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, we understand that eczema manifests differently in each person based on their unique internal patterns 🌿 Some experience red, itchy rashes from internal heat, while others deal with weeping lesions from dampness accumulation. Others may show dry, scaly patches from blood deficiency. Understanding your specific pattern is crucial for effective treatment 🔍 Rather than just applying topical steroids, TCM addresses these underlying imbalances using precise herbal formulations. By clearing heat, draining dampness, or nourishing blood based on your pattern, we can guide your body toward lasting healing ✨ This pattern-based approach explains why the same cream might work for one person but aggravate another's symptoms.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, eczema patterns are complex and unique to each person 🌿 When heat toxicity is present, ...
04/10/2026

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, eczema patterns are complex and unique to each person 🌿 When heat toxicity is present, the skin becomes red, inflamed, and intensely itchy - especially at night. While Western medicine focuses on suppressing these symptoms, TCM looks deeper to clear the underlying heat and restore balance. Beyond topical treatments, internal herbs help eliminate toxins, reduce inflammation, and nourish the blood. This comprehensive approach not only provides relief but prevents future flares by addressing the root cause. Understanding your specific pattern is key to finding lasting healing. 🔬 Want to discover your unique eczema pattern and natural treatment approach?

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