by Malia Kirby Over the past few years working with Blue Poppy, I’ve been asked a number of questions.  Part of the time, I’m asked for help with diagnostics.  Other times, I’m asked about my opinion of a particular formula, book, or class.  Occasional… more »

by Bob Flaws Qi gong means to train or discipline one's qi. According to Ken Cohen, a well known qi gong teacher in the West, this term did not come into use in China until 1934.[1] However, what we today call qi gong has been practiced in China since… more »

By Eric Brand I'm en route to Hong Kong for some herbal medicine field research so I'll be posting a full blog tomorrow. Interestingly, the Hong Kong airport has a branch of Eu Yan Sang (a famous herbal medicine chain store in Hong Kong) that has a… more »

by Bob Flaws Vaginal discharge disease (dai xia bing) is one of the four basic disease categories of traditional Chinese gynecology. It refers to any condition where an erroneous vaginal discharge is the main clinical symptom. This broad category of co… more »

by Bob Flaws When the list of formulas for Blue Poppy’s and Great Nature’s Classics line were chosen, we included most of the standard formulas that all Western practitioners know and use. However, we also added a few lesser known formulas that we have… more »