r/ChineseMedicine

I have been seeing an experienced Chinese medicine doctor (he obtained his qualifications from Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and worked in hospitals in China) for about 6 weeks now and he’s been giving me weekly acupuncture and weekly concoctions of herbs to treat fertility issues.

He will be away for a few weeks and gave me some extra medication for the next 2 weeks. He knows that I just ovulated and the next 2 weeks will be the luteal phase. I asked him if I could continue to take the medication if I get pregnant and he said yes.

I checked the ingredient list when I got home and saw the above 2 herbs and saw that they are not recommended for pregnancy. He did not include these herbs in last cycle’s luteal phase medication.

Can someone explain to me why he included them this time? Will they affect implantation? Or is he trying to more aggressively/less conservatively treat my underlying issues before I properly get pregnant to ensure a healthy pregnancy? (I had an ectopic pregnancy earlier this year). He is on leave now so I can’t ask him directly.

Thanks for your help. This is the full prescription (these are granules and this amount is for 2 week):

Oral: Sheng Bai Zhu 6.4g, Ji Xue Teng 4.8g, San Qi Fen 1.6g, Si Gua Luo 6.4g, Bai He 3.2g, Ju He 3.2g, Li Zhi He 3.2g, Bai Shao 6.4g, Fu Shen 6.4g, Yuan Zhi 1.6g, He Ye 1.6g

I went on Zoey Xingyi Gong’s Shanghai tour and summarized my itinerary right after.

I wanted to share the wealth of info, mainly so I could feel better about paying way too much for the tour lol and hopefully these businesses eventually become more accessible to a less local crowd.

Dm me with your email and I will send it your way!

If I get around to it, I’ll update the post with the itinerary here (but that is a big screen activity).

What are some supplements I can take for spleen dampness? Got diagnosed by tradition Chinese doctor and did a 7 day course of custom tea but I’d like to keep up with it. He didn’t speak very good English and was somewhat hard to understand. That’s ok, I’d just like to keep up. Any recommendations?

Hi everyone! I’m not sure this is even the right place to post but i figured it was worth a shot. i’m looking for some traditional chinese or herbal medicine practitioners and i was wondering if anyone knew of any in the portland area or anywhere in maine for that matter?

i recently worked with a functional gut practitioner and it changed my life and im really looking into doing more functional work via herbs and acupuncture.

thank you in advance!🤍🫶

Hi everyone, today I had my first ever Accupunture + cupping experience.

When I entered, the atmosphere was quite welcoming and she asked me why I was there and I told her why. She asked to see my tongue and feel my pulses (which with some quick research I’ve learned is quite a normal thing to ask for)

I started my cupping and she said that I have a lot of emotional energy and energy in my liver and then she started burping/bleching? It kinda freaked me out but I tried to keep calm.

She then did Accupunture and left me alone for 30 mins. I felt kinda calm and she came back to take them out.

But now that I’ve left I’m feeling quite anxious for some reason and I do not like it lol.

Any advice/reasoning is much appreciated please.

Edit: please note that I am new to the whole experience. I am respectful of all cultures and practices and didn’t mean any harm with this post, I just wanted to hear others perspectives.

Who else is ready?

Hi there!

I've been suffering from globus sensation or Mei He Qi (梅核氣) as google has told me it's translated to for about 2 years now. I've tried TCM in Ontario, Canada with no effect. Also have tried western medicines with no effect.

I was hoping to find a good English speaking TCM who can help me with this specific issue.

I'll be visiting Shanghai for 2 weeks, Shenzhen for 1 week and HK for 3 days.

Recommends in any or all of those cities would be great! Recommendations with the GTA, Ontario would be great too =)

When I massage someone I can feel their Qi, and learned quickly to feel the difference between three different states: a flat/cold feeling that feels like lack of energy, a comfortable feeling where things are ok, and a sort of itchy uncomfortable feeling that i think corresponds with stagnation. Yesterday I encountered a fourth sensation - I felt nauseous every time I touched the top of the shoulders. When I removed the hands it disappeared. Tried back and forth a couple of times with the same result. The person had worked really hard with those muscles. Has anyone else encountered that particular sensation and what does it indicate? I felt so uncomfortable touching it I left it like that (not a professional).