In Chinese medicine, we don’t treat diseases by name—we treat patterns. This post explores the meaning of bìng jīng 病經 (the channel of disease) and bìng yīn 病因 (its root cause), offering insight into how practitioners understand illness as a dynamic process, not a fixed label.

Digital ads and social media may be loud, but they rarely bring people through the door. For small clinics like ours, word of mouth is everything. When you share your experience, you help us survive—and you help others find care that really makes a difference.

When Karen T. began losing feeling in her feet, no one could explain why. At Root and Branch, we started by mapping what she could feel—and building it back with herbs, acupuncture, and attention. This is the story of how sensation returned, one visit and one footstep at a time.

After years of unpredictable digestion and no real answers, Josh L. came to Root and Branch looking for something different. What changed everything? A custom herbal formula tailored to his body—and a treatment plan that listened. This is the story of how his gut finally started to settle.

In a palace shaped by seasons, Yang rises from a spark to a blazing emperor before fading into shadow. Yin, steady and wise, expands through stillness and reflection. This tale of cosmic succession weaves through joy, unraveling, and return—an eternal dance of power, presence, and the rhythm of time.