Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), as its name implies, originates from
ancient China, and has a history of 5000 years. It is an ancient medical system
which applies the laws and patterns of nature into human body.
TCM is a complete medical system which emphasizes every aspect of personal
body, mind, spirit and emotions from a holistic approach. That is to say, the
way of TCM treating disease is not just focus on symptoms, but also the root of
illness should be treated.
The Main Modalities of TCM Treatment
You may have some knowledge of acupuncture, but it is just one of the
treatment modalities of this comprehensive medical system. Besides acupuncture,
Herbal Therapy, Qigong, Acupressure, Foods for Healing and Chinese Psychology
are also very popular.
Herbal Therapy: this therapy contains hundreds of medical substances which
are mainly from natural plants, and some of them are from minerals and animal
products. The natural plants can be leaves, roots, stems, flowers, and seeds.
The number of the ingredients and the kinds of the ingredients are very
important when choosing a prescription for a specific case. At present,
statistics show it is very effective in the treatment of Kidney Disease, Cancer,
Heart Disease, Diabetes and HIV/AIDS.
Acupuncture Various metal needles are needed to insert into the skin to
remove blockages in the flow of qi. It can effectively treat back pain,
chemotherapy-induced nausea, osteoarthritis, and depression.
Qigong: this is an energy practice by doing movements and postures.
Chinese Psychology: the understanding of emotions and their relationship to
the internal organ systems and their influence on health.
Other TCM therapies include: Chinese massage, tai chi, dietary therapy,
cupping, moxibustion and so on.
At present, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is more and more popular all
over the world because of its effectiveness.
