Using Si Ni San

Classical formulas can be used for symptoms that seem, on the surface, to be far removed from the traditional patterns. However, in some cases, the use of a formula has narrowed to the point where even symptoms mentioned in the classical literature are no longer closely associated with the pattern.

ResearchSIEAMFebruary 5, 2020Faculty, Si Ni San, classical formulas, The Lantern

Craig Mitchell on Si Ni Tang

Classical formulas can often be used effectively in ways that do not, upon initial investigation, seem linked to the original citation in the source text.

ResearchSIEAMFebruary 5, 2020Faculty, Si Ni Tang, The Lantern

Bloodletting and External Herbs for Hepatic Lesion

The subject of this case report is a 54-year-old male with right-sided rib pain of seven months duration. The patient presented with a hepatic lesion, diagnosed as either a liver cyst or hemangioma. This case employs bloodletting and external application of herbs to resolve the problem.

ResearchCraig MitchellFebruary 5, 2020Faculty, bloodletting, external herbs, hepatic lesion, rib pain, The Lantern, Kathy Taromina

A New Understanding of Enuresis and Urinary Incontinence

Enuresis is frequently encountered in children, while urinary incontinence is generally encountered in the elderly. Because the kidney controls urine and stool, and the urinary bladder governs restraint [of urine], our ancestors viewed these problems as being related to these organs. However, I have achieved satisfactory clinical results by treating enuresis and incontinence through the liver and the lungs.