Articles


Below is a list of all of my articles on the website, listed in alphabetical order. To view articles by category, choose from the menu at the top left of this page.

Alternative Medicine for Children

Broadening Strategies in the Treatment of Insomnia

Chinese Medicine in the Treatment and Prevention of H1N1 Swine Flu

Excess versus Deficiency: Treating Complex Multi-Layered Cases – Part 1: Pulse Diagnosis

Excess versus Deficiency: Treating Complex Multi-Layered Cases – Part 2: Treatment

For the Record: The Facts Concerning Toxic Contamination of Chinese Patent Medicines

Future of Energetic Medicine

Getting off the Antibiotic Merry-Go-Round

Golden Flower’s New Line of Pediatric Medicinal Syrups: Clear and Release, Lung Clear, Jade Defense and Children’s Ear Formulas

“Healing In The Fire Of Moxa” – Acupuncture For Spiritual Purification: An Interview with Shinto Priest Hideo Izumoto

Improved Outcomes When Combining TCM with Western Interventions for Cancer

In Praise of the Lowly Clinician

Koei Kuwahara’s Workshop on Pediatric Shoneishin

Leaky Gut Syndrome: A Modern Epidemic

Making Chinese Herbal Formulas Into Alcohol Extracts

Managing a Patient with Multiple Complaints

Meridian Symptomology According to Fukushima Kodo and Shudo Denmai

Modern Applications for Anti-Viral Therapy

My Apprenticeship with Dr. Moon

New Chinese Herbal Formulas for Treating Depression

Pediatric Ear Infections and Chinese Medicine

Plotting Acute Cough

Pioneers And Leaders of TCM

The Potential Avian Flu Epidemic

Root And Branch: Clinical Applications of Japanese Meridian Therapy

Root Deficiencies of Spleen Versus Kidney: Recent Experiences with Muscle Testing

Scientific Criticism of Traditional Oriental Medicine: Reflections Following Conversations with My Twin Brother

Shudo Denmai’s Workshop at the Pacific Symposium

A Stunning Herbal Formula Wins Recognition in the Western Medical Community

Sushi Versus Stir-Fry: My Move from TCM Acupuncture to Japanese Acupuncture

Symptomatic Uses of the Points in Japanese Acupuncture

Tai Lahans’ New Book on Integrated Cancer Therapy

Treating Metabolic Syndrome (Type II Diabetes)

Treating Infants and Small Children with Chinese Herbal Medicine

Hepatitis C: Differentiation and Treatment According to Wu Boping

Treating Acute Kidney Stone Attack

Treating Acute Common Cold

Treating Viral Infections with Chinese Herbal Products

The Treatment of Pertussis (Whooping Cough) with Chinese Herbal Medicine

Treating Acute and Chronic Viral Infections with Chinese Herbal Products

Two Cases of Hyperthyroidism

Two Versions of Gan Mao Ling

Yin-Care: An Extraordinary Chinese Herbal Product Finds Its Way to North America

Unique Point Applications in Japanese Acupuncture

Using Muscle Testing in Meridian Therapy

Jake Paul Fratkin, OMD, L.Ac. | Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine | Boulder, CO | 7764 Jade Court #B, Boulder, CO 80303 | Phone: (303) 554-0722 ‎