What is Traditional Chinese Medicine TCM?

 

 

 

 

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a recorded dating back over 2000 years. 

The classics of internal Medicine or (Huang Di Nei Jing) is the oldest medical book in China,  and contains the frame work upon which TCM is based. TCM has formed a unique system to diagnose and cure illness.

TCM approach is fundamentally different from that of Western Medicine.  TCM is based on a belief in Yin and Yang- defined as opposing energies, such as earth and heaven, happiness and sadness.

TuiNa

This is a Chinese medical massage applies pressure on a specific point on the body.

Cupping

This is a method of stimulating acupuncture points by applying through a metal, wood or glass jar, in which partial vacuum has been created.

Auricular Acupunture/ ear seeds

Auricular acupunture involes needles or using Ear seeds on points in the ear.

Moxibustion

Moxibustion is method whereby a certain object is burned on or above the skin at an acupuncture point.The material used is mainly " moxa-wool" In the form of a cone or stick.

Herbal Medicine

Herbal preparation have a long been used in China, and there is a evidence from as far back As 2000 B.C of Shamanic culture that usd plant, mineral, and animal substances, to activate Internal relationship that affects the balance and circulation of the Qi.

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