The Metaphysics of Qi: Understanding Fragrance in Chinese Philosophy In the Western scientific framework, fragrance is a chemical phenomenon: volatile molecules from a burning material travel through the air, enter… Read more »
Incense for the Four Seasons: A TCM Guide to Seasonal Burning In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the body is not separate from the environment. The qi of the body responds to… Read more »
Eleuthero (Ci Wu Jia): Siberian Ginseng — The Adaptogen in Chinese Incense In the mountain forests of northeastern China, Siberia, and Korea grows a plant that has fascinated herbalists and… Read more »
Chuan Xiong (川芎): The King of Blood-Moving Herbs in Chinese Incense In the Chinese pharmacopoeia, there is a hierarchy of aromatic materials, and Chuan Xiong (川芎, Ligusticum chuanxiong) sits at… Read more »
Autumn arrives, and something shifts. The lung meridian, which the ancient texts associate with this season, begins to call for attention. The dryness in the air, the crispness of the… Read more »
Traditional Chinese Medicine has never separated aromatic therapy from acupuncture. The classical texts describe moxibustion — burning mugwort near acupuncture points — as inseparable from needle therapy. Incense is simply… Read more »