Materia Medica.
本草原始
běn cǎo
“ The practice of medicine is the application of the rules and relationships of substances that hold universal validity in nature to the treatment of disease and the promotion of health.”
excerpt from the běn cǎo yuán shǐ - Origins of the Materia Medica by Li Zhongli
Moxibustion
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艾灸
“Where needles do not work, moxibustion does.” - Ling Shu
Moxibustion is a practice that uses near-infrared (NIR) heat therapy to warm and invigorate the flow of qi in the body and dispel certain pathogenic influences. It’s a very warm, comforting practice, while being a highly potent treatment at the same time.
Dried and aged plant material called "moxa" — ài yè 艾叶, latin artemisia vulgaris (a member of the family to the common sagebrush in our native Colorado hills and also known as mugwort) — are burned over the skin on specific meridian points to enhance the flow of qi, build deficient blood, eradicate pain and promote longevity through its infrared capabilities of warming into the cellular level. Moxa’s potent medicinal properties reduce fever (antipyretic) and clear heat from the body (thermolytic). Pure and balanced fire to clear pathogenic fire. In vitality, moxa can rekindle the internal flame within. It is famously used in treatment for helping turn a baby in breech.
*** Moxa’s mechanism of action is to gently warm and tonify, there is never contact with the skin long enough to cause burning at the surface. ***
Tavataak Apothecary.
Foundation rooted in the compilations of the Shén Nóng Běn Cǎo Jīng 神农本草经 — the Divine Husbandman’s Classic of Materia Medica — accentuating that with substantial understanding of herbal medicinals grown locally here in our native Colorado lands, the apothecary at Tavataak is stocked with herbals and supplements to fight acute illness as well as to treat more chronic issues, keeping it simple with single formulas created to match your pattern, holistically.
During an herbal consultation, we can create the ideal custom formula for body-mind-spirit needs as well as discuss food-as-medicine pathways.