Acupuncture in Arcadia, CA
RUYI Acupuncture Integrative Medicine Clinic

Alongside acupuncture, Chinese medicine has used complex herbal formulas for thousands of years. A formula is not a fixed prescription: it is adjusted to the pattern each patient presents, and our dispensary carries roughly 150 herbs for that purpose. We prepare our formulas as granules and powders, which dissolve in warm water and are simple to take at home.

Chinese herbal formulas

Balance Method

Put Your Mind at Ease

The Balance Method, developed by Dr. Richard Teh-Fu Tan, is a system of acupuncture built on balancing the channels rather than needling the site of pain. It draws on classical meridian theory and on the I Ching and Ba Gua, which let the relationships between channels be worked out systematically. Points are often chosen far from the complaint, and change is usually felt during the treatment.

Balance Method acupuncture

Men's Health

Acupuncture supports men's health on several fronts. It is used for sexual health concerns such as erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation, where circulation and hormonal balance play a part, and for prostate complaints including BPH and chronic prostatitis. It is also applied to help regulate hormone levels — affecting mood, energy and reproductive function — and to support sperm quality and motility.

Men's health acupuncture

Infertility Acupuncture

Infertility is generally defined as not conceiving after a year of trying. Roughly 8 to 12 percent of couples worldwide are affected, and in about 20 percent of cases both partners contribute. Acupuncture is used alongside conventional fertility care to support circulation to the reproductive organs, regulate cycles and hormone levels, and ease the stress that often comes with treatment.

Fertility acupuncture

Cupping is practiced in traditional medicine across many parts of the world, including China and the Middle East. Suction is created inside a glass, ceramic, bamboo or plastic cup — either by briefly applying a flame to remove oxygen before placing it on the skin, or with a suction device afterwards. It is commonly used for muscular tension and early respiratory complaints.

Fire cupping therapy

Gua sha, sometimes translated as "scraping", is used to move blood stagnation, which traditional East Asian medicine considers pathogenic. Research suggests the transient marks it produces are associated with an anti-inflammatory and immune-protective effect lasting several days, which may account for the relief patients report from pain, stiffness, chills, cough and nausea.

Ear Seeds
(Auricular Therapy)

The outer ear carries a map of the whole body, and stimulating points on it can influence areas well beyond the ear itself. Ear seeds are small seeds or beads held in place with adhesive tape, so the point keeps being stimulated between visits — the patient presses them gently through the day. They are painless and easy to wear under normal daily activity.

Ear seeds (auricular therapy)

Moxibustion

Moxibustion is the warming of acupuncture points with mugwort, or Artemisia. The herb is burned near the skin or on the handle of a needle, so the heat penetrates the point rather than just the surface. In traditional practice it is used where cold or deficiency is part of the picture, and it is often paired with acupuncture.