Brief History and Culture of Tobacco
Michael Tierra L.Ac, O.M.D., A.H.G., June 2007 Nicotiana Rustica Nicotiana Tobacum Nicotiana rustica is the species of tobacco that is native to North America, unlike the larger leaved, h …
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Yorubic Medicine: The Art of divine Herbology
Tariq Sawandi Yorubic medicine is indigenous to and widely practiced on the African continent. Yorubic medicine has its roots in the Ifa Corpus, a religious text revealed by the mystic prophet, Orunm …
DetailsUpper Respiratory System
Michael Tierra L.Ac., O.M.D. LUNGS The Lungs rule Qi, have a dispersing and descending function and are directly connected to the exterior environment. This makes them vulnerable to external invasion …
DetailsHerb-Drug Contraindications
Verdict: DON’T TAKE DRUGS WITH HERBS! An Herbalist’s Perspective… …
DetailsWood: the Liver and Gall Bladder
The Su Wen, in chapter 8, states: The Liver holds the office of General of the armed forces. Assessment of circumstances and conception of plans springs from it. The General is for the defence of lif …
DetailsThe Five Stagnations
The Mother of all Diseases … Dr. Michael Tierra O.M.D., L.A.C…. and Lesley Tierra L.A.C. The Five Stagnations are Qi, Blood, Fluid, Cold and Food. These are determined according to their l …
DetailsThe Chinese Five Elements
Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. WOOD FIRE EARTH METAL WATER PLANET Jupiter Mars Saturn Venus Mercury DIRECTION East South Center West North SEASON Spring Summer Indian Summer Autumn …
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Psychospiritual aspects of Herbal Medicine
Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. A disease is of greater complexity according to the depth of neurological and emotional involvement. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the relationship of diseas …
DetailsPhytoestrogens
Sharol Tilgner N.D. The term phytoestrogen is used loosely in the herbal community. There is no current agreed upon definition for this term. Basically the term is used for any plant that has one or m …
DetailsNotes on Herb-Drug and Herb-Herb Contraindications
Andrew Bentley, Herbalist Following are some very insightful comments on herb-to-herb and herb drug contraindications submitted to the forum by herbalist, Andrew Bentley. I consider them to be very in …
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Integrating the Traditional Chinese Theory and Treatment of the Lungs with that of Western Physiology
Michael Tierra L.Ac., O.M.D. LUNGS The Lungs rule Qi, have a dispersing and descending function and are directly connected to the exterior environment. This makes them vulnerable to external invasion …
DetailsIntegrating the Traditional Chinese Understanding of the Kidneys into Western Herbalism
Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. Introduction That Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a complete system of primary health care is obvious to those who have devoted years in its study. However, fo …
DetailsDivergent Meridian Points
The purpose is to balance Zang-FU. Usually one Yang divergence on one side and one Yin divergence on the other side is used with GST. Do not cross-connect divergences. The traditional connectsion are …
DetailsComparing the Liver According to Traditional Chinese and Western Scientifc Physiology
Dr. Michael Tierra L.Ac.,O.M.D. Perhaps in no organ system is the similarity and difference between Western physiological and Traditional Chinese physiology more evident than in the TCM description o …
DetailsChinese Herbalism in America
Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Traditional Chinese Medicine was being overshadowed by Western scientific medicine. Many were turning to this because they a …
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Ayurveda: The Mother of Natural Healing
Dr. Michael Tierra, L.ac., O.M.D., Herbalist, AHG The culture and philosophy of India has had a profound impact on the West over the last several decades. Almost weekly we read reports in popular mag …
DetailsA Comparison of the Spleen Between Chinese and Western Medicines
Lesley Tierra L.Ac Western medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have long been viewed as two distinct and divergent medicines. Their approaches to physiology and healing appear quite diffe …
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