Newsletter

Every letter from Dr. Lan, Your Herbal Pharmacist, as it was sent to our practitioners. Each opens in a new window.

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October 2026

October 5, 2026On the depression that has softened but not liftedThe molecule in Xiao Yao San that breaks the loop.
October 1, 2026On blood stasis and Ao Yi PatchSP6 and CV4 — the two points to know.

September 28, 2026On Yin Chen Hao and the difference between shoots and stemsFluffy 绒 vs stem filler — what the market slides past.
September 23, 2026A note for the Autumn Equinox秋分 — day and night now stand in even balance.
September 21, 2026On Peak Tea and the gut lining that answers to butyrateSan Ren Tang with Yin Chen Hao and Chai Hu added — ten herbs.
September 17, 2026On chronic lower-back pain and Ao Yi PatchBL23 and BL40 — local plus distal on the same channel.
September 14, 2026On Ban Xia and the plant that isn'tThe counterfeit that fills nine markets out of ten.
September 10, 2026On recurring UTIs and AquadaA licensed acupuncturist on what damp-heat felt like when it moved.
September 7, 2026A note for White Dew白露 — the dew lies white on the grass at first light.
September 4, 2026On post-surgical pain and Ao Yi PatchK1 as a distal point for pain the opioid barely reaches.
September 1, 2026On Dang Gui and the smell across the roomThe oil that survives in a three-year Min County root.

August 25, 2026On breath that will not settle, and Sol TeaLing Gui Zhu Gan Tang and the fluid-obstructed breath pattern.
August 23, 2026A note for the End of Heat处暑 — hawks beginning the autumn hunt, and the heat receding
August 18, 2026On post-stroke depression and Purple StarXiao Yao San and the patient who came back changed.
August 14, 2026On Hong Jing Tian and the salidroside that only altitude makesFirst in the series — the herb from the plateau our team is on.
August 11, 2026A note from 5,100 metersOur research team is on the mountain as you read this.
August 7, 2026A note for the Beginning of Autumn立秋 — the day the body senses the turn
August 4, 2026On the formula for the patient three months after strokeThe Wang Qing-Ren prescription, now with the 2025 molecular map.

July 31, 2026On the patient the heat wave overwhelmedWhat the 2025 research now shows about a nine-hundred-year-old formula for summer damp-heat.
July 28, 2026On breath, sleep, and CopeiaThe pattern I see in practitioners more often than we admit.
July 23, 2026A note for the Great Heat大暑 — the peak, and what holds the body through it
July 20, 2026On the gut-brain axis and what the formulas already knewPattern-based medicine, in advance of its name.
July 17, 2026On Liver qi and the patient who carries too muchThe pattern that hides behind ten other complaints.
July 14, 2026On the herbs that wake the mindShi Chang Pu, acetylcholine, and the cognitive-clouding pattern.
July 10, 2026On dampness, lipids, and Warm HearthEr Chen Tang and the metabolic-damp pattern.
July 7, 2026A note for the Slight Heat小暑 — when warm wind arrives following its old habit.
July 3, 2026On ceramides and the herbs that clear themA short note on the metabolic-damp layer.

June 30, 2026On the qi that holds organs in placeThe Spleen-Kidney sinking pattern and Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang
June 26, 2026On the breath that quiets painFour minutes of cyclic sighing in the X-ray waiting room.
June 23, 2026On the breath that lifts the moodFive minutes a day, 28 days — what the Stanford trial found.
June 21, 2026A note for the Summer Solstice夏至 — and the small wisdom of pausing at the peak
June 19, 2026On Xiao Yao San and the body's repair signalThrough the gut, the stress axis, and the architecture stress wore down.
June 16, 2026The Red Root of ResilienceRhodiola, and what the Tibetans gather at the end of summer.
June 12, 2026On herbs and gene expressionWhat the lab is finding underneath the old work
June 9, 2026On herbs harvested in the same yearDu Yi Wei, and the difference a year makes
June 5, 2026A note for Grain in Ear芒种 — the wheat ready, the rice ready, and the body holding both
June 4, 2026Tibetan Foot Soaks as humidity risesTwenty minutes is the working window
June 2, 2026On contaminant testing in our lineUncover hidden risks and the latest insights on herbal contaminant safety

May 29, 2026The Ao Yi patch in summer practiceBetween-visit care for patients who finally got outside
May 26, 2026Glow Tea, a practical noteOn the patient who recognizes herself, and the bulk tier