Journal Santé
Présentation des systèmes de médecine traditionnelle orientale (MTC, coréenne, japonaise, vietnamienne), de leur théorie et de leur histoire.
Explore Kampo — Japan's 1,500-year-old herbal wellness tradition, its core principles (ki/ketsu/sui), key herbs used in daily life, yakuzen food therapy, and how Kampo has shaped Japanese wellness culture.
A pillar guide to traditional Asian food therapy — the yao shi tong yuan idea that food is medicine across China, Vietnam, Japan, and Korea, with soups, seasonal eating, and tonic foods.
A country-by-country map of Asia's herbal tea traditions, from Chinese cooling liangcha and Korean barley tea to Vietnamese voi and Japanese mugicha.
Learn qigong basics: what qigong (气功) is, its history, the three components — posture, breath, intention — how it differs from tai chi, and beginner forms like Ba Duan Jin.
A traditional guide to cooling herbal teas — chrysanthemum, butterfly pea, lotus leaf, hibiscus, barley and more — and the cooling-versus-warming framework behind them.
How herbal tea culture shapes hospitality, family, and daily life across China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam — the meaning behind the cup.
Educational guide to gotu kola (Centella asiatica / rau má) — Vietnamese traditional medicine context, four key triterpenoid saponins (asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid), wound-healing research (supported), 2017 SR+MA cognitive finding (null), modest mood benefit, traditional Vietnamese preparations, and important hepatotoxicity safety considerations (NIH LiverTox Likelihood Score C).
Educational guide to licorice root (Glycyrrhiza uralensis, 甘草 Gan Cao) — the 'State Elder' of Chinese herbal medicine. Classical TCM context, the five traditional functions, modern peer-reviewed research, and the critical safety topic of glycyrrhizin-induced pseudoaldosteronism.
Educational guide to astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus, 黄芪 Huang Qi) — classical TCM context from the Shennong Bencao Jing, the Yu Ping Feng San formula, modern peer-reviewed research (HFrEF, cancer-fatigue, LiverTox safety), and traditional preparations.
