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Site and Content Updates
| 2nd Edition Changes |
Sun. Mar 07, 2010 |
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| Since the first edition of the book, there have been a handful of pinyin and Chinese character updates/changes along the way. Now, there are over 30 updated photos. They either correct misidentified/adulterated herbs, or they are a better representation than existing photos. The new books also have sharper photos, and the color is more accurate than the 1st edition. Check the VMMCH-Rev2-Changes PDF for major changes. |
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| Visual Materia Medica 2nd Edition |
Fri. Mar 05, 2010 |
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| The Visual Materia Medica of Chinese Herbs has been updated to the 2nd edition. I'll be posting a list of changes from the first edition to the second edition. The color and clarity of the photos is also better on the new prints. [ Order Here ] |
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| Misidentified Herb Updates... |
Thu. Feb 25, 2010 |
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| Articles... |
Thu. Nov 12, 2009 |
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| It looks like the "Submit an Article" feature has been broken for a long long time. On top of that, the email address for article submissions did not exist. It has finally been fixed! I humbly request you submit any TCM related articles you've written, published or not. Also, if you have any feedback, please use the 'Quick Feedback' at the bottom of the page, or use the Contact Us page. |
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Area: General Updates |
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| Americans spend $34 billion on CAM a year |
Tue. Aug 11, 2009 |
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| Americans spent just under $34 billion on CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) in 2007. That's more than one third of adults spending over 11% of their health care money on alternative medicine. About 44% of spending was on suppliments, while 35% was spent on approximately 300 million acupuncture, chiropractic, massage, and other CAM visits. That's almost $12 billion dollars a year, and about a quarter of what they are speding on western medicine. |
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| Hosting for the site... |
Wed. Jun 17, 2009 |
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| We've moved the site again, and it should be faster and more responsive. Any feedback is appreciated. |
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| Visual Materia Medica of Chinese Herbs |
Thu. Apr 09, 2009 |
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 | Visual Materia Medica of Chinese Herbs
A full color photo guide to over 350 common Chinese herbs, organized by herb category. The book is 112 pages with a table of contents, 32 sections, and a set of pinyin, common, and latin indices. |
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| Survey is Closed... |
Thu. Apr 09, 2009 |
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| Thanks to all who paricipated. We had an amazing turnout. 6 winners will be notified by next Wednesday the 15th of April. |
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Area: General Updates |
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| Pericardium |
Wed. Mar 11, 2009 |
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| The paging problem with the Pericardium channel and the Spleen channel in the Acupuncture Area have been fixed. Thanks to everyone that eported this issue. |
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| Chinese Medicine Websites |
Mon. Mar 02, 2009 |
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| There are some great Chinese Medicine sites, and the new links area on the Resources page is the best of what's out there! Links are broken down into 8 sections, and listed top to bottom, based on popularity, within each section. The higher a site is in a section, the more popular it is on the web. The site popularity data is daily updated Google Page Rank and Alexa Rank numbers, with the Google Page Rank being more heavily weighted. If you have a site to add, feel free to submit it via email or quick feedback. |
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| I can't respond... |
Sun. Feb 08, 2009 |
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| Just a reminder to include your email address when you're leaving feedback. There's a lot of questions coming in through quick feedback, but people seem to think we know who they are without leaving any contact info. So, if you expect or want a response, please leave your email. |
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| Herb Identification Books Are Here! |
Tue. Jan 27, 2009 |
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| The Visual Materia Medica of Chinese Herbs books are here, and they are beautiful. This is truly a valuable resource if you're studying Chinese herbs, or you just want to brush up on your pronounciation, Latin, or Chinese characters. I have taken some pictures of the actual book, which I will put up in a few days. This is also the first product in our online store and will help us pay for expanding the content on sacredlotus.com. Please help this site and support Chinese Medicine... buy a book or make a donation. |
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| Site Stability and Uptime... |
Mon. Jan 26, 2009 |
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| We've moved the site to another hosting company. This should make the site handle more consistently as well as alleviate the timeouts (pages not loading) that some of you have experienced. If you notice anything different with the way the site responds, We'd love to hear about it. Use Quick Feedback or the email form to contact us. |
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| Expanded Chinese Characters for Chinese Herbs |
Tue. Jan 06, 2009 |
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I've added Chinese characters to approximately 50 more Chinese herbs on the site. There are now over 410 Chinese herbs with characters (ideograms), and almost 450 Chinese herbs with pinyin tone marks.
As I was working on this, I discovered Primezero's Chinese English Online dictionary. You can enter Chinese characters, English words, phrases, even pinyin with tone marks. It has many of the Chinese Herbs as well. A great site, and it looks mobile ready. |
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| Errors Submitted via "Quick Feedback" Fixed |
Wed. Dec 10, 2008 |
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| Fixed a few dozen errors going through the quick feedback in the last couple of days. There's still a few pages to go. Thanks again to all who contribute, it is truly appreciated! |
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| Added Tone Marks for Chinese Herbs |
Tue. Dec 09, 2008 |
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| Added the pinyin tone marks to most of the Chinese herbs. I generated these from the Chinese characters to double check the characters and tone marks are correct. Please notify me of any errors you find. Thanks! |
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Area: Herb Updates |
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| Characters for Chinese Herbs |
Mon. Dec 08, 2008 |
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| Chinese characters have been added for the most of the herb names. If you read Chinese, please help proof the new information. |
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| 5 Star Ratings for Chinese Herbs, Formulas, and Acupuncture Points |
Mon. Dec 08, 2008 |
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A 5 star rating and comment system has been created for all the herbs, formulas, and points on the web site.
For Acupuncture points, you can rate the difficulty/ease of locating/needling a point. For Chinese herbs and formulas, you can rate how well tolerated the substance is and how easy the substance is to find. You can also rate the effectiveness and popularity of all points, herbs, and formulas. Rate just one, or rate them all.
If you are a student or practitioner, please get involved and start rating and commenting. Or, use Quick Feedback at the bottom of the page to let us know how we can improve the rating system.
For now, all ratings are subject to approval, but in time you'll be able to register for a free account to make rating easier. |
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| Chinese Herb and Chinese Formula Tag Clouds |
Mon. Dec 01, 2008 |
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| The most common Chinese herbs and formula searches now appear in the upper right corner of the Chinese Herb page and the Chinese Formula home pages. The links are sorted by number of searches and displayed in various sizes. |
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| Search Engine Update |
Tue. Nov 25, 2008 |
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All the links to acupuncture points, Chinese herbs, and Chinese formulas have been changed for search engine optimization. Both the URL's and the page titles reflect the name of the point, herb, or formula.
The site automatically redirects from the old link to the new link, so all the old links should still work. |
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| Chinese Herb Photos Now "ON" By Default |
Sun. Nov 23, 2008 |
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| The Chinese Herb photos are no longer hidden to search engines, and are turned on by default. You can still turn herb photos "OFF" by selecting the appropriate radio button in the left hand menu of the Chinese herbs area. |
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| TCM Formula Archetypes |
Fri. Nov 21, 2008 |
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Each TCM formula now has a "Formula Archetypes" button. When you click this button, the system looks through all the formulas in the database looking for formulas with as many of the same herbs as possible. It then returns a list of formulas, sorted by category and number of matching Chinese herbs.
The "Formula Archetypes" page can also be used on it's own to find Traditional Chinese Medicine formulas that contain the Chinese herbs you specify. Check it out here: [ Chinese Formula Archetypes ] |
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