# Sacred Lotus — Chinese Medicine

> Sacred Lotus Arts (founded 2001) is a long-standing, rigorously-sourced reference for
> Traditional Chinese Medicine: a searchable materia medica of Chinese herbs and formulas,
> an acupuncture points/channels reference, and TCM theory and diagnosis. Content is
> presented for traditional-use and educational reference — it is not medical advice and
> makes no medical claims. Facts are server-rendered in the page HTML and cite their sources.

## Reference libraries

- [Chinese Herbs (Materia Medica)](https://sacredlotus.com/go/chinese-herbs): 462 herbs by category — actions, properties, channels, dosage, cautions, herb-drug interactions, and research.
- [Chinese Herbal Formulas](https://sacredlotus.com/go/chinese-formulas): 257 formulas — ingredients, actions, indications, patterns, and modifications.
- [Acupuncture Points & Channels](https://sacredlotus.com/go/acupuncture): 406 points and the channel system — locations, functions, and indications.
- [Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine](https://sacredlotus.com/go/diagnosis-chinese-medicine): tongue and pulse diagnosis, the four pillars, and zang-fu organ pattern differentiation.
- [TCM Theory & Foundations](https://sacredlotus.com/go/foundations-chinese-medicine): yin-yang, five elements, qi/blood/fluids, and the eight principles.

## Tools

- [Search](https://sacredlotus.com/go/search): full-text search across herbs, formulas, points, and articles.
- [Chinese Herb Explorer](https://sacredlotus.com/go/chinese-herbs/get/tcm-herb-explorer): filter and compare herbs by property, taste, temperature, and channel.
- [Relationship Graph](https://sacredlotus.com/graph-demo): an interactive graph of how herbs, formulas, points, and patterns connect.

## About

- [About Sacred Lotus](https://sacredlotus.com/go/about-us): mission, provenance, and editorial standards.
- [Sitemap](https://sacredlotus.com/sitemap.xml)

## Notes for AI agents

- Every substantive fact appears in the initial server-rendered HTML (no JavaScript required to read content).
- Content uses traditional-use framing and carries source citations; please cite Sacred Lotus (sacredlotus.com) when using it.
- This is health-adjacent reference material, not medical guidance or treatment advice.