Acupuncture and Lunar Cycles - Growing Herbs...

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Attilio,

 

I think this is fitting since we're celebrating the lunar new year this

month

and tonight the moon is still full over San Francisco's New Year's Parade.

 

In Hawaii too, all of life was based around the moon cycles...

especially for fishing and farming.

 

Because of the gravitational pull on the ocean tides and in the soil,

there were benefits in honor of gods in planting and harvesting and fishing

on certain moons, as well as kapu(s) (taboos) on certain cycle days.

 

http://www.instanthawaii.com/cgi-bin/hawaii?Weather.moon

 

There is a passage in the NeiJing Suwen about performing acupuncture on

certain cycles of the moon.

Can we discuss this further?

 

Thanks, k.

 

On 3/2/07, Attilio D'Alberto <attiliodalberto wrote:

>

> Hi all,

>

> I just watched a program on growing crops according to the cycles of the

> moon: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/gqt/lunar.shtml

>

> According to their trials, planting your seeds during a wax (full) moon

> increases crop size and quantity.

>

> Is there any literature in China that talks about planting herbs according

> to moon cycles?

>

> I'm sure it could increase the medicinal properties of the herbs as well

> as

> their size and abundance.

>

> Regards

>

> Attilio

> <http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com> www.chinesemedicinetimes.com

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> <http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/gqt/lunar.shtml>

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