Tonic herbs refer to a very special category in TCM herbology that purposefully forms the backbone of our offerings at Root + Bones, but there’s a lot more to discover in this tradition of medicine....

TCM conceptualizes the transition from spring to summer as a significant shift in the balance of Qi (life force energy) and the body’s relationship to our external environment. As we continue to experience building Yang...

TCM systematically traces various patterns of disharmony, which come together to form a comprehensive map of the body’s energetics. This framework supports root cause healing, accounts for a holistic view of our interdependent bodily functions,...

In the holistic framework of TCM, the nervous system encompasses a variety of coordinated organ systems, tissues, metabolic functions, and energetics. As such, its regulation is an excellent reflection of comprehensive harmony—not just on the...

As a comprehensive system of integrative medicine, TCM aims to cultivate healing through wholeness—whether by harmonizing polar forces like Yin and Yang or by helping the body align with its environment. As such, it contains...

San Jiao or “Triple Burner” is a Yang organ that’s exclusive to TCM; with no Western counterpart, it is quite elusive to popular understanding. Considered an extraordinary organ—a category characterized by more abstract function and...

From the perspective of TCM, a woman’s transition out of her childbearing years is celebrated as the beginning of a very special era. As the term “Second Spring” suggests, menopause is akin to a renaissance,...

The Spring season marks the transition from the Yin to the Yang phases of the year, as the focus shifts from substance to energy. It is an important time to release the accumulations of Winter...

As a truly holistic approach to healing, TCM constantly holds up a mirror to the interconnections between the state of our bodies and the conditions of our environment. Wind could be understood as the epitome...