Category Archives: Articles By Eric Brand

The scale of medicinal herb cultivation in China

Modifying Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Understanding Zuo Jin Wan

Understanding the herbal combinations in Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan

E Jiao and Egg Yolk

Understanding formulas that course the liver qi

Using Gui Zhi Tang in Clinic

Understanding Gu Jing Wan (Menses-Securing Pill)

Pathomechanisms of the Blood in TCM Gynecology

UTERINE FIBROIDS:PATHOMECHANISMS, PATTERNS,AND TREATMENT

Transform Your Waiting Room into a Selling Space

Eric on Astragalus

Tian Ma

Herbs for Hot Pot

Sang Ju Yin (Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum Beverage)

When to Harvest Chinese Herbs

Understanding Basics of Dosage

Which form of Dang Gui should we use?

Standards in Chinese Medicine: ICTM and ICD-11 Codes

20 In Person Promotions on a Shoestring

When to Harvest Chinese Herbs

Should herbs be prescription only?

When to use honey-processed Huang Qi?

Bai Zhu’s Pao Zhi Choices

Does Chinese medicine have the idea of “local medicines for local diseases?”

On Ling Zhi (Ganoderma, Reishi Mushroom)

Chinese Medicine and Dairy

Creating Consistency with Concentration Ratios

The Influence of Excipients on Concentration Ratios

Understanding Concentration Ratios

Vomiting in pregnancy

A Brief Interlude on the Original Bronze Acupuncture Statue

On Chuan Niu Xi

Xue Jie and Endometriosis

A Favorite Winter Beverage

By the Numbers: A Brief History of Chinese Medical Formulas

Are You Using the Correct Fang Ji?

Xi Xin Roots

An Example of Fake Cordyceps

Real Cordyceps

Cultivated Cordyceps

Differentiating Chuan Bei Mu from Ping Bei Mu

Thoughts on the Classics

Oolong Tea

The Interesting Situation with San Qi

The Art of Formula Combining

Commonly Confused Medicinals

Fillers and Allergens

How much is in a qian?

Xi Xin and Aristolochic Acid

Chinese Medicine in the Taiwanese Healthcare System

Great Recipe for Blood-Nourishing Herbal Liquor

On the Nature of Tropical Fruits in TCM

On the Nature of Tropical Fruits in TCM

Dosage in Granule Prescriptions

Were men historically thought to be more susceptible to sexual taxation?

Ginseng, Coffee, Herb-Drug Interactions, and Evidence-Based Medicine

Common Counterfeits in Chinese Herbal Medicine

Interesting Data on Aristolochic Acid and Medicinal Use in Taiwan

Valerian and the Globalization of Chinese Medicine

Rhodiola (hong jing tian)

Li Dong-Yuan’s Strategy to Resolve Hangovers

Ginseng: Cultivated vs Wild, A General Discussion

Global Trends in Concentrated Extracts

Camellia sinensis – TCM Actions of Tea

Dextrin vs Starch in Granules

The Influence of Chinese Medicine on Taiwanese Food

On the Concept of Shen (Spirit) in Chinese Medicine