Image by ExplorerBob via Pixabay Sore throats are painful, especially when you first wake up in the morning. If you have any telltale signs of a sore throat, learn how to relieve sore throat at home before it gets any worse with these natural remedies! Viral infection in the throat usually goes away by itself […]
Features Sore throat is an inflammation of the throat. In TCM, sore throat is considered to be a result of pathogenic heat. There are numerous cooling herbs that are effective against sore throat. Herba Rabdosiae Rucescentis (Dong Ling Cao) is one of the most notable herbs for relieving sore throat. It is highly prized for […]
Via Uranassbandit [CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)] RED YEAST RICE: CAN IT REALLY LOWER BLOOD CHOLESTEROL? Red yeast rice has been used by the Chinese since many centuries ago as a food preservative, food colouring, spice and for medicinal purposes. It is only in recent years red yeast rice has regained its popularity due to a discovery by […]
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM INFLUENZA WITH TCM Understanding Influenza Viruses Influenza, more commonly known as flu, is a contagious viral infection caused by a group of influenza viruses. Though the manifested symptoms may seem mild, statistics from the World Health Organisation (WHO) show up to 650,000 people die of respiratory diseases related to seasonal flu each […]
Image by @joshcala via Unsplash Can Acupuncture And Traditional Chinese Medicine Really Help Our Eyes? Bothered by eye problems? Today, we face a series of common eye-related conditions like cataract, age-related macular degeneration, floaters, dry eye syndrome etc. In this modern world where the use of technology has become common, the average screen time of […]
Image by Pexels via Pixabay Is My Child Too Young For TCM? Considering to get your child treated using the Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM) approach? TCM uses mainly herbs for its treatment, together along with other techniques such as tuina massages and acupuncture. You can turn to local TCM stores in Singapore for treatment regarding common […]
Cough is the body’s natural way of trying to clear any infections and foreign particles from the body. Do you find your cough persisting over a few weeks? Here are 6 natural cough remedies you can try at home to see if it can chase your cough away before giving your doctor a visit. However, […]
Image by gate74 via Pixabay With Singapore’s hot and humid weather all year round, it’s easy to get heaty. Other than environmental factors, heatiness in the body can also result from the amount of ‘heaty’ food you consume. Some common heaty foods are durian, chocolate, spicy food and more. When your body is heaty, it […]
IMPROVE YOUR LUNG HEALTH TO LOWER RISK OF COVID-19 Understanding the Role of Lung from the TCM viewpoint The lung is one of the organs in Traditional Chinese Medicine’s (TCM) Five Organs (Zang Fu) theory. It is functionally defined and does not refer to the anatomical structure in modern medicine. Situated at the uppermost position […]
Image by @macauphotoagency via Unsplash 3 Foods To Strengthen Your Body To Avoid Risk Of COVID-19 About COVID-19 and its Transmission Following the Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003, who would have expected Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to emerge from Wuhan city in China and impact the world in unprecedented ways. Countries such […]
