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- The Wonders of a Good Patch
- Update on Chinese Herbs in Europe
- Carrying a Cat by the Tail: Case Studies from Real Life
- An Interview with Whitfield Reaves, Author of The Acupuncture Handbook of Sports Injuries & Pain
- Great Research Article Comparing Huang Qi (Astragalus) and Hong Qi (Hedysarum)
- TCM Properties of Siberian Ginseng (Ci Wu Jia)
- Growing Chinese Herbs Outside of China
- Glorious Nonsense
- Authentic Production Regions for Medicinals
- Does Terminology Matter?
- The Legal Status of Placenta
- Some Interesting Articles
- Notes on Yu Ping Feng San (Jade Windcreen)
- Guest Blog: You Would Have to Be Crazy to Use the Term ‘Shen Disturbed’
- Wild Bai Zhu?
- Modern Methods of Assessing Traditional Herbal Knowledge
- Under-appreciated Effective Formulas: Dāng Guī Liù Huáng Tāng (Chinese Angelica Six Yellows Decoction)
- Classical Formulas
- The Secret to Pho
- Do we put too much emphasis on tests?
- Last Blog from Bob
- The Effect of Pao Zhi Methods on Man Jing Zi (Vitex)
- Say it ain't so, Joe
- Lu Rong (Velvet Antler)
- Interesting Historical Perspectives: He Huan Hua
- Awesome New Research Resources at Blue Poppy
- Upcoming Classes on Granules
- My Favorite Herb Shops
- A Great Way to Use Ginseng Tails
- CITES-Listed Herbs in Chinese Medicine
- Effective Use of Classic Formulas: Xiang Sha Yang Wei Wan
- An Acutomic Needle
- What is "Frosting"?
- Some Interesting Stats on Herb Production
- AIMC has an awesome class on pharmacognosy!
- Supplementing Yang: When to use You Gui Wan vs. Shen Qi Wan or You Gui Yin
- Upcoming WFAS Conference
- Bai Zhi
- Granule Tips from a Little Gem of a Book
- How to Buy Acupuncture Needles
- Addicted to Yin Care Mouthwash
- Awesome Links for Research
- Congratulations to NESA for their U.S. Defense Department Grant!
- Eric's Granule Book is Here (well, almost!)
- Crane Herb: A Model of a cGMP-Compliant Chinese Herb Dispensary
- Really Great Website for Herb Identification
- Some Irreverent Musings on “Placebo Effect”
- Sichuan's Local Huang Qi
- TCM Properties of Chocolate and Coffee
- Congratulations to Five Branches University for the Chinese DAOM!
- On Formula Modification: The Heart of Chinese Medicine
- Major Correction on Ma Huang Legality
- Expiration Dates vs. Manufacturing Dates
- Acupuncture Ambassadors: The Past, Present and Beyond
- Wu Ling San & the Two Lings
- Gu Jing Wan & The Three Causes of Gynecological Bleeding
- Aging boomers on Facebook could pay your mortgage (or student loans) for years to come
- Huang Qi Jian Zhong Tang
- Wan Dai Tang
- Sweet Dew Beverage
- On Treating Your Own Kids
- Naming Your Clinic For Success
- Skyrocketing Herb Prices in China
- Organic Herbs in China
- Nice Dang Gui Specimen
- California Acupuncture Board Updates Book List
- Blue Poppy's Success at the 2010 BolderBOULDER 10K!
- On Breast Milk Toxins in Chinese Medical Pediatrics
- Chai Hu Shu Gan San vs. Shu Gan Tang
- Just for Fun
- With just a few well-placed letters, you can become a media expert on acupuncture
- On Judging the Quality of Mugwort Floss
- A Brief Granule FAQ
- Dosing Strategies with Granules: Basing Dosage on a Total Daily Target Dose
- The Original "Needle"
- Acupuncture: Painful or Not?
- Guide Tubes or Free-Hand?
- Feathers Ruffled by Yesterday's Blog
- Acupuncture & The 800-pound Gorilla
- Nourishing the Spirit
- Ayang Rinpoche on the Role of Compassion in Medicine
- Treating Based on Pattern Plus Disease
- On Treating Vegetarians with Chinese Medicinal Dietary Therapy
- “Patent Medicines” in China
- Clarifying the Meaning of Sha (as in Gua Sha)
- Favorable Article on Acupuncture in the NY Times
- What is Huang Lian Su?
- The Reluctant Cook
- Writing Articles for Patients and Profit
- Making Mugwort Floss
- Mindful Medicine Worldwide
- Chengdu's Herbal Market
- Team Blue Poppy's Participation a Success at the 2010 Furry Scurry
- Herbs of Guangxi Province
- The Myth of the Website Imperative
- True Wu Jia Pi
- Fu Zi
- Chinese Medicine & Treating the Whole Person
- Alcohol, Allergic Rhinitis & Chinese Medicine
- Toxins in Chinese Medicine
- Insider Tips on TCM Books in Beijing
- Picking Mugwort
- The New Generation
- Missing Links in Education: History and Pharmacy
- Mastery
- Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) vs. Good Compounding and Dispensing Practices (GCDP)
- Notes on Chinese Medicine and HSV
- MRSA, Pertussis, and Plague, Oh My! (Or, Infection Control: What it is and Why You Need It)
- On Teaching Chinese within a CM Curriculum
- “Tonifying the Pathogen”- A Myth?
- So, You Think You're Present part Three: In the Treatment Room
- Thanks for the 6 cents, Obama
- Oolong Tea
- Springtime Medicinals: Huang Peep and Chi Peep
- Acupuncture: Outcomes & Side Effects Correlate to The Strength of Patients’ Qi
- Webinar on Herbal Quality Discernment and Authentication
- Recall of the Popular Hong Kong Remedy “Po Chai”
- Some Interesting Stats on Acupuncture
- Weekend Special on Blood Stasis Formulas!
- Will Chinese Herbal Medicine Survive in Europe?
- The Cult of Tea (Part 1)
- Acupuncture in the Wall Street Journal
- Good Investments in Herbs
- Compounding Granules and cGMP Law
- Blue Poppy Canine Division to Participate in the 2010 Furry Scurry
- Interesting Article on the Mineral and Heavy Metal Content in Wu Wei Zi Samples
- On the Importance of Follow-up
- Great Webinar with Honora Tomorrow
- Blue Poppy Website Voted #1 for TCM Research
- Chi Shao vs. Bai Shao
- Stupid is as Stupid Does - Daylight Savings Time and Your Health
- Perimenopausal Depression & Modified Xiao Yao San
- The Great Nature Tablets Are Here!
- Bing Lang Culture
- Link to an Article on AA in Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang
- Common Sense Questioning
- What Are Marker Compounds?
- Full-spectrum Extracts vs. Standardized Extracts
- So, You Think You're Present: A Brief Intermission
- Materia Medica Gems from the Qing Dynasty
- Some Interesting Historical Changes in Pathomechanisms
- Nice Links to Articles by Prof. Zhao Zhongzhen
- Basics in Quality Differentiation of Red Ginseng
- Labeling Herbal Products in Canada
- So, You Think You're Present, Part Two: Exercises for Patients (And Practitioners)
- Whole San Qi
- What is the difference between Ren Shen and Dang Shen?
- Reflections on Purity and Pollution
- Finding the Gems in the Blue Poppy Website
- Meet the Modern Masters: Prof. Chang Hsien-Cheh (張賢哲)
- So, You Think You're Present, Part One
- Congratulations to Marnae and Kevin Ergil on the PROSE Award!
- BBC Article on AA and Herbal Safety- This is exactly what we are talking about!
- Quackery & Chinese Medicine
- Wild Huang Qi (astragalus)
- Ten Tips for Weathering the Financial Storm Like a Tiger
- Wild Dang Shen (codonopsis)
- On Blue Poppy’s Donations to the Profession and the Planet
- TCM Terminology by Committee: The Challenges of Standardizing Terminology at the WHO and WFCMS
- Ginseng Collage
- How to Assess the Quality of Shi Hu (Dendrobii Herba)
- Natural Forces Within Us…
- What is Long Gu?
- Zhi Ke or Zhi Qiao?
- Eclipses & the Kaliyuga
- Mirror of Beryl: A Historical Introduction to Tibetan Medicine
- Solving Marketing Problems for New Practitioners: Part five
- The Importance of Accuracy in Study Guides (Part Two)
- Authentic Dong Yang Shen
- Authentic Dong Yang Shen Packaging
- Authentic Dong Yang Shen
- On Ling Zhi (Ganoderma, Reishi Mushroom)
- Thoughts on the Classics
- Marketing in the "Third World"
- Different Grades of Chuan Bei Mu
- Differentiating Chuan Bei Mu from Ping Bei Mu
- How to Roll Your Own – Moxa Rolls that is!
- By the Numbers: A Brief History of Chinese Medical Formulas
- Not new in practice, but still looking for Marketing Solutions? (Part #4)
- Are You Using the Correct Fang Ji?
- Cultivated Cordyceps
- Xi Xin Roots
- Xi Xin (Whole Herb)
- Real Cordyceps
- A Closeup of the Fake Cordyceps
- An Example of Fake Cordyceps
- Study Guides and Pocket Handbooks
- Good Times Ahead in 2010
- A Favorite Winter Beverage
- So Long For Now
- Sometimes It’s Good To Be Bad, or How To Cure GERD With A Mocha Latte
- New in Practice (or not)? Marketing Solutions A-to-Z (Part #3)
- Chinese Herbs in Canada
- Journey to the East, Chapter 14
- The Importance of Bedside Manner
- Making Relationships with Chinese Contacts
- Journey to the East, Chapter 13
- Xue Jie and Endometriosis
- Journey to the East, Chapter 12
- Making Specifications for the Granule Line
- Journey to the East, Chapter 11
- Chinese Medicine and Dairy
- Journey to the East, Chapter 10
- Journey to the East, Chapter 9
- Exemplary School Pharmacies
- Journey to the East, Chapter 8
- Journey to the East, Chapter 7
- Journey to the East, Chapter 6
- Blue Poppy’s New Granules Are Amazing
- Journey to the East, Chapter 5
- Journey to the East, Chapter 4
- Journey to the East, Chapter 3
- Journey to the East, Chapter 2
- The Education of Bob Flaws: Memoirs of a 40 Year Journey to the East, 1969-
- A great treatment for calming the mind, clearing heat, and reversing counterflow!
- Are Board Exam Book Lists Limiting the Field?
- Background Beverages (As Opposed to Polypharmacy Decoctions)
- On Blessing Medicines
- Aqua Vitae, the “Water of Life” – Practical Herbal Alchemy Part 2
- Back from Nanjing
- Now Selling Organic Tibetan Teas
- Welcome Malia Kirby
- The Tale of Gluten Boy
- Modular Approaches to Formula Combining: Gui Zhi Tang
- Schools Clinics Mostly Poor Models of Real-life Practice
- On the Widening Difference Between Chinese Medicine in the U.S. & China
- Modular Approaches to Formula Combining: Er Chen Tang
- What Makes a Great Acupuncture-Clinic-Website?
- Modular Approaches to Formula Combining: Si Ni San
- Karmic Disease
- Creating Consistency with Concentration Ratios
- Blue Poppy's Solution
- The Influence of Excipients on Concentration Ratios
- The Medicine Buddha
- Understanding Concentration Ratios, Part 1 of 2: Background
- Vajra Armor
- New In Practice? Marketing Solutions Part 2
- Sulfur, Mercury and Salt
- TCM Actions of Tea
- Problem-solving Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Berkeley Botanical Gardens
- Some Thoughts on Qigong
- Tai Chi Chai Tea
- Thoughts on First Professional Doctorate Degree
- How to Buy Authentic Korean and Japanese Ginseng
- The Most Important Class
- Authenticity & Chinese Medicine
- GMC Trucks and the Unknown Potter
- The Tensions Between Conservatives & Progressives Within a Profession
- There is No Secret Ingredient
- On SIOM's Proposed Acupuncture Program
- Thoughts on the Swine Flu (H1N1), Vaccinations, and Conspiracy Theories
- Soteriology & Chinese Medicine
- Shy people and Introverts
- What Do Chinese Herb Company's Owe Practitioners? Transparency
- The "All Disease is Due to..." Fallacy
- Why do most Americans go to the doctor's office?
- Death Begins in the Colon and other Urban Legends
- Choosing the Right Theory
- PCOS and Treatments Based on the Menstrual Cycle
- Tibetan Elements Versus Chinese Phases
- Vomiting in Pregnancy
- Thoughts from a Cold Mountain
- H1N1 & Vacuity
- The Two Forms of Huang Qin
- Honora Filming Tuina Video Today
- I’m not God, Santa Claus or Yo Mama – Dealing with Patient Expectations
- Dining with the Movers and Shakers in Washington
- Shi Xue-Min on Needle Rotation
- Dr. Shi Xue-Min on Acupuncture Research and Treatment Frequency
- Hats Off to Philippe Sionneau!
- Bob Flaws on Facebook
- Sometimes Simple is Good
- How to Needle Like a Mosquito… Without Sucking
- Blue Poppy’s Herbal Manufacturing Process at Hunan Nature
- One Interesting Idea for Building Your Practice
- Introduction to Blue Poppy’s Herbal Manufacturing Process
- An Example of Our Raw Materials: Shan Yao
- A Brief Interlude on the Original Bronze Acupuncture Statue
- Visit to Hunan Nature, Part Two: Sourcing the Raw Materials
- Visit to Hunan Nature, Part One: Introduction
- New in practice? Marketing solutions to the main problems you'll face, part one
- How Julia Child Fortified the Spleen and Supplemented the Qi
- On Chuan Niu Xi
- Integrated Chinese-Western Medicine
- A Teacher's True Profession
- Herbal Authentication
- On Wu Wei Zi
- How to Look Like a Medical Genius in 30 Seconds or Less!
- Doesn't Rain But It Pours: More Piracy
- Digital Piracy of Blue Poppy Titles
- What is the difference between fortifying the spleen and supplementing the spleen?
- The Prac is Back!
- Water, the unsung hero in herbal extracts
- The Virtues of Digital Patient Records
- Is Your Astragalus Really Astragalus?
- More on Wang Bu Liu Xing Substitutes
- Medicinals that lack consensus in terms of categorization
- Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao San- For Cold or Heat?
- Library Resources at Blue Poppy
- Moving Day
- Want More Patients? Hone Your Communication Skills!
- An Example of Standard Chinese Doses
- True Wild Ginseng (Ye Shan Shen)
- Very Well-Done Counterfeit Wild Ginseng (Gong Yi Shen)
- Amazing Stats on Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
- Using Email blasts to keep in touch with patients
- Wen Jing Tang & Endometriosis
- Cantonese Fu Ping (Da Fu Ping)
- True Fu Ping
- Data on Taiwanese Prescription Trends
- Fake Mountain Ginseng (Gong Yi Shen)
- Chang Bai Shan Mountain-Grown Ginseng (Yi Shan Shen)
- Age Spots, Fibrocystic Breasts, Estrogen/Progesterone Imbalance & Liver Depression
- Translation Styles in Chinese Medicine
- Western Megacorporations and Chinese Medicine
- Authenticity in Chinese Medicine 101: Correcting Errors in Basic Textbooks
- Saying Doesn't Make It So
- Cantonese Wang Bu Liu Xing
- True Wang Bu Liu Xing.jpg
- Great Recipe for Blood-Nourishing Herbal Liquor
- Photos of Commonly Confused Medicinals
- Cantonese Sheng Ma.jpg
- True Da Xue Teng.jpg
- True Ji Xue Teng.jpg
- True Sheng Ma.jpg
- Li Shi-Zhen and the Ben Cao Gang Mu
- Dosage in Granule Prescriptions
- On the Concise Chinese Materia Medica
- Chinese Medicine and Male Pattern Baldness
- California Acupuncture Licensing Exam Reduces Herbal Portion
- Ice and Menstruation
- The Virtues of Transparency
- Fighting the Hackers
- Passing the Torch
- OTC Herbal Products in Thailand
- Understanding Pinyin
- Chinese Medicine and Thai Massage
- On Being a Part of Blue Poppy
- Roy Upton and the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia
- Great TCM Websites
- On the Nature of Tropical Fruits in TCM
- Working with Patients on Anti-Epileptic Drugs
- Seven Steps to Avoid Drug-Herb Interactions in Your Clinic
- Here's a subject I bet no one ever talks about...
- Advice on Learning Chinese
- Rising Stars in Chinese Medicine
- One Medicinal Wine Recipe to Stop Enduring Pain Due to Longstanding Blood Stasis
- New Free Articles Posted at the Blue Poppy Website
- The Passing of One of the Greats
- Why You Should Consider Hiring a New Young Practitioner in Your Office
- Where's the Beef?
- A Short Thesaurus of Great Words for your Website, Brochures, and Articles
- Medicinal Moxa Cakes for Endometriosis
- Blue Poppy Moving
- 3 Tips for Getting Your Business Kickstarted
- EBM and TCM: Research on Tongue Diagnosis
- Clinical Implications of Accurate Translation: Will (Zhi) and the Kidney, Sinews and the Liver
- Were men historically thought to be more susceptible to sexual taxation?
- A Brief History of Major Developments in TCM Gynecology
- Ginseng, Coffee, Herb-Drug Interactions, and Evidence-Based Medicine
- Excellent Article on Windows of the Sky
- Uterine Fibroids and TCM
- Uterine Myomas, EBM & Chinese Medicine
- Getting the Most (or Best) from Asian Teachers
- Clinical Tips from Taiwan on Pulse Diagnosis and Acupuncture Technique
- On the Concept of Shen (Spirit) in Chinese Medicine
- On Nigel Wiseman and Practical Dictionary Terminology
- An Example of Reading a Formula
- Reading a Formula
- Staying Within Our Expertise
- Problems Making CM Work in the West
- Body, Mind, Spirit -- Also Not
- Peeling the Layers of the Onion -- Not!
- Common Counterfeits in Chinese Herbal Medicine
- New Acupuncture Techniques in China
- Blue Poppy Burn Ointment for Radiation Burns
- List Your Practice Free on Google Maps
- Malpractice Insurance or Not?
- Summertime Ginseng Chicken Soup
- Interesting Data on Aristolochic Acid and Medicinal Use in Taiwan
- Commonly Confused Medicinals
- More Advice on Dealing with Patients with H1N1 Flu
- Yin Vacuity & Damp Heat
- Blood Vacuity, Liver Depression & Psychoemotional Depression
- The Art of Formula Combining
- The Interesting Situation with San Qi
- The Perfect Storm: Everyone Out of the Office at the Same Time
- Swine Flu: Concern Yes, Panic No
- Planning, planning, planning your start-up…part 2 (or is this part 3?)
- Explaining Chinese Medicine to Laypeople
- Dextrin vs Starch in Granules
- Chinese Medicinal Adverse Reactions & Rational Use
- Rhodiola
- Valerian and the Globalization of Chinese Medicine
- Li Dong-Yuan’s Strategy to Resolve Hangovers
- Taming the Money Dragon
- My Top Practice Development Tip for Today
- Guang An Men Hospital
- Meet the Modern Masters, Part Two: Shi Xue-Min
- San Qi, Platelet Aggregation, Stroke Prevention & A-fib
- Gua Sha for Fibromyalgia
- Sophora & Cervical Cancer
- Blue Poppy's Environmental Activism
- Zhou Xin-you’s Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)
- Fear & Loathing of Public Speaking: How to Get Over It and Grow Your Practice with Speaking Engagements
- Ginseng: Cultivated vs Wild, A General Discussion
- Using Classic Formulas as Modules
- Blue Poppy Herbs Not only GMP But Also GAP
- GMPs and Herbal Dispensing Methods in Hong Kong
- Why Blue Poppy Herbs Uses Capsules Instead of Tablets
- Social Network Spidery Mazology, part 2
- Keeping Up with Evolving Standards
- History Tidbits
- Blue Poppy Herbs’ Manufacturing Facility in China Certified by Independent Auditor as FDA GMP Compliant
- AIDS & Hidden Pestilential Evils
- Guangzhou's Herbal Market (Part Two)
- Chinese Medicine: Big or Little Dao?
- Guangzhou’s Markets (Part One)
- The Molecular Basis for Cold-intolerant Yang Vacuity
- ADR Reporting Trends
- The Dynamic Evolution of Pulse Diagnosis
- The Constant Morph of Cyberspace
- The Nei Jing on Overeating & Obesity
- New Uses of Xiao Yao San & Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
- A Relationship Has Recently Been Shown Between the Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Breast Cancer & Chinese Medical Patterns
- Comments on the Community Acupuncture Clinic Model
- The Influence of Herbal Medicine on the Food of Hong Kong
- Why Community-based Acupuncture is the Model for Success (Even Survival) in the Future
- Recessionary Road
- Comments on the new Concise Chinese Materia Medica
- Acupuncture Marketing in The Universe of Social Networks, Part #1
- Xi Xin and Aristolochic Acid
- Chinese Medicine in the Taiwanese Healthcare System
- The Influence of Chinese Medicine on Taiwanese Food
- Chinese Medical Devices in Taiwan
- A Couple of Corrections re Granule Extracts
- Meet the Modern Masters, Part One: Dr. Zhao Zhong-zhen
- Cancer & Acupuncturists
- Ah, Politics
- Props to NYCC!
- Need a Notary Public?
- How much is in a qian?
- When Did Chinese Medicine Discover Sexual Transmission as a Vector of Disease?
- Part Three: Trends in the Americas
- Part Two: Korean Extraction Trends
- Global Trends in Concentrated Extracts
- Moxa Books
- Chinese medicine prevents nocosomial fungal infections
- The Importance of U.S. Testing
- "Tonic" Herbs & Formulas
- Happy Chinese New Year
- Blue Poppy Volunteerism
- Back to the Future: TCM as part of an emerging global medicine
- Prof. Luo Song-ping's Good Advice
- Re: Formula Doesn't Work Anymore
- Herb Extract Concentration
- The Classics: What People Say & What They Do (Plus a P.S. on Copyright)
- Re Latin medicinal identifications
- Luo Bu Ma (Herba Apocyni Veneti)
- Chen Nian-zu (a.k.a. Chen Xiu-yuan)
- In Praise of A Practical Dictionary of Chinese Medicine
- Customer Service
- The Team At Blue Poppy
- EBM & TCM
- Starting Off the New Year
- Evidence-based Medicine (EBM) & Chinese medicine
- Fillers and Allergens
- Cytokines, Allergic Rhinitis & Chinese Herbal Medicine
- Si Jun Zi Tang, Sex Hormones & Cyclic Nucleotides
- Chinese Culture Extends Far Beyond the Cultural Revolution
- Tibetan Buddhist Chinese medical practitioners
- More Thoughts on Chinese Medicinals & Food Allergy Warnings
- Soy Allergy & He Shou Wu?
- The Cultural Revolution
- Li Hong-fang & The First Generation of TCM Teachers in China
- Blue Poppy (Meconopsis Betanicifolia)
- Chronic Hives & Shen Que (CV 8)
- Dang Gui & Estrogen-dependent Breast Cancer
- Pressure Cookers in Chinese Medicine: Home Extractors and Commercial Approaches
- Thanksgiving Ruminations
- The Higher Potency of Commercially Pressure-cooked as Opposed to Home Stove-top Decocted Medicinals
- Minor Bupleurum Decoction – Not Just for a Shao Yang Aspect Condition
- Pattern discrimination of hair loss
- Contemporary Chinese medical treatment of diabetes mellitus
- Bob & Honora’s Excellent Trip to Bhutan
- Bob Flaws Retires from Teaching
- DEEP SOURCE NASAL CONGESTION (BI YUAN)
- Three Tips for Getting More Appointments
- PADAM & Chinese medicine
- “Shorts” from the Recent Chinese Journal Literature (part 2)
- “Shorts” from the Recent Chinese Journal Literature
- Habituation & the Administration of Medicinals (Including Herbs !)
