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12/18/2025

Black Sesame is sweet in flavor and neutral in thermal property, Black Sesame Seed, or Hai Zi Ma, has an affinity for the Liver, Spleen, and Kidney. It tonifies blood and moistens the 5 Zàng organs [and thus, cautioned in significant Spleen weakness]. Blood deficiency, which can also give rise to internal wind, leading to arthritis that wanders from place-to-place, certain manifestations of paralysis, the graying and dryness of hair, dullness of skin, dryness of stool, can be treated by consuming this raw food daily. Sesame also contains vitamin E.

Brought to China in 119 B.C. from a Western borderland, Hai Zi Ma is also referred to as "Barbarian's H**p" [as all foreign people were considered barbarian by the civilized Chinese]. Consumed over a life-time, sesame increases depth of strength, and increases longevity. Legend states that at 90, an old woman could still walk 300 miles a day and run as fast as a deer because she has eaten sesame for much of her lifetime.

This 3D photo shows gomasio condement that I made by oven-toasting the combination of black sesame seeds and coarse sea salt, then grinding into a powder.

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11/13/2025

Jeffrey Yuen on Bridging Essential Oils with Oriental Medicine: As an essential oil is, in essence, the jing of the plant, essential oils resonate with the jing-essence of whomever they are being offered to treat.

Treatments with Essential Oils, San Francisco, January, 1995.https://acupuncturemedical.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Jeffrey-Essential-Oils-Jan-1996.pdf Well-Wishes, All 🤍

11/03/2025

MEDICINAL FOODS & RECIPES
Alchemical Elixirs, Medicinal substances, Longevity and the relationship of food as chief culprits of health concerns.

10/12/2025

Mental & Emotional Disorders
In present times, people can be inspired and heartened that there is a wealth of time-tested wisdom and practical care offered in Chinese medicine to treat mental health.

According to the Inner Canon, foundational text of Traditional Chinese Medicine that provides the theoretical basis for the disciplines of Chinese medicine, the energetic network that is referred to as the Heart, is the Sovereign ruler of all of the organs. Under the auspices of the sovereign, the content of the conscious mind arises due to perceptions and lingering impressions as imputed by and reflected in, the individual’s Heart Spirit [Shen].

If the ruler is bright, there will be peace. If the ruler is dim [obstructed or veiled], however, the twelve organs and their creations will enter variable states of disarray and crisis.

Heiner Fruehauf shares a very informative, rich tapestry of Chinese medical thought on depression and mood / mental disorders, and a comprehensive collection of most suitable, ancient Chinese herbal formulas.
•http://www.sinimed.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/treatment-of-mental-disease-by-heiner-fruehauf-JCM.pdf
A more recent iteration on the subject from Heiner:
• https://classicalchinesemedicine.org/chinese-herb-formulas-treatment-mental-disorders/

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10/01/2025

‘We brush away the comets and rise to heaven.' Oracle bone, jiǎgǔ 甲骨, are pieces of ox scapula or turtle plastron which were used for divination in ancient China, mainly during the late Shang dynasty. Queries were carved onto the bone or shell in oracle bone script using a sharp tool.

Here, imagery of Wu. The Chinese character depicting the ‘Wu’ is of female shamans that dance to make rain. As mystics, healers, and travelers to the netherworld, Wu are divine messengers who act as mediums for local spirits, cure diseases through prayer, and travel to the realm of the deceased. They are sometimes referred to as ‘sky-goers’, ‘reincarnates’, or ‘ones who return from the beyond’. Magic, spirituality, animism, superstition, and medicine all sprang together from the primordial.

In the time that medicine developed from these ancient ‘Wu’, it is said that, ‘the ancients could be sung back to health, while moderns drink powerful herbs and have acupuncture, and are still hard to get better.’

09/29/2025

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09/27/2025

The new form - second routine:1. Yu bei shi 2. Jin gang dao zhui 3. Lan za yi 4. Liu feng si bi 5. Dan bian 6. Ban lan zhou 7. Hu xin chui 8. ...

09/23/2025

Qiufen 秋分 Autumn Equinox Qi Node September 22 - October 8

If we are ready, good fortune will fill our lives. The Qi of autumn is in full swing. Rich harvests are joyously available. Generosity and gratitude are the best way to cope with abundance.

09/21/2025

Welcome Qi Node Qiufen 秋分 Autumn Equinox

With the arrival of this, the Qi node of the midpoint of autumn in the Chinese calendar, Yin Qi is now established. The autumnal equinox is one of the four transitions that rectifies ithe course of the annual cycling of Qi. Yin and Yang are now equal, day and night are equal, and Yin is about to take charge. Storehouses are filling up and the work of harvest is nearly complete. Hibernating insects reinforce their shelters. The atmosphere rings with a pleasant stillness. During this node, Qi is best at 6:00pm. Practice Qigong indoors morning and evening in short sessions. Eat foods of Jing-Qi concentration; breakfast should be hearty and can be eaten a little later than in spring and summer seasons. It is beneficial to finish evening meals before 7:00pm and enjoy them in a quiet and undistracted setting, without being social or mentally engaged at every meal.

During this period the environment grows ever-more Yin, characterized by a coolness, dry air and wind. This is the phase of the metal element in cosmology at large, and with relevance to Chinese medicine, the Lung and Large Intestine are the Yin-Yang paired organ systems that are most sensitive to seasonal excesses of dryness and the contractile tendencies of fall. Maintaining suppleness with acupuncture and Chinese medicine is recommended.

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09/14/2025

We are in an infinite sea of connection. This is intriguing to consider since it is unmentioned in modern teachings, per se. www.ElementalChanges.com

☯ THE HEART & ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE SENSE ORGANS

According to the SU WEN 素問 --the first text known to address basic questions, theoretical foundations and diagnostic methods in traditional oriental medicine-- The five sense organs, referring to the eyes, ears, nose, mouth and tongue, are each paired with specific visceral organs. In particular The HEART, known as 'the emperor', gives residence to SHEN - a level of 'spirit' which activates all mental activities, as well as perceiving the emotional stimulai of all of the organs, and has relationships with the other orifices beyond its own link with the tip of the tongue. The heart is the only organ with the insight to do that.

Eyes and sight are related to liver, but also related to heart. The heart supplies blood & blood vessels supply the eyes. According to the Su Wen, excessive use of the eyes injures the heart. Eyes, in diagnosis, are the most important window of SHEN [spirit that is stored inherently in the heart], and although the eyes are particularly the orfice of the liver, sight is a manifestation of the function of heart.

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