The pattern of Chinese medical practice mainly includes the use of herbs, dietary therapy, massage, and acupuncture. Chinese medicine is a wide subject and is practiced throughout China and East Asia by millions of people.

Herbal medicine was famous, and Shen Nung’s herbal book, dated 2700 BC, is considered the oldest Chinese medical book and contains details on more than 300 plants. There are now over 2000 traditional Chinese herbs that are used by people for different ailments.

In Chinese medicine each organ has responsibility for maintaining specific aspects of physical and emotional health. The health of human being is the main core of energy in our body. Every organ in our body is classified and influenced by the 5 elements.

Chinese medicine is a holistic type of medicine. It treats the individual and reflects the unique experience of the disease. It also treats the vital energy and encourages the body, mind and spirit to return to a harmoniously balanced state of well being.

Acupressure was also invented by the Chinese which is the stimulation performed with fingers rather than needles. It is based on the principles of Acupuncture.

Chinese dietary therapy is based on the theory that we are what we eat. What we eat is important to our health and could cause illness.

Acupuncture. A new look at an old practice.

Acupuncture has been healing for over 5,000 years. Born in the Orient, it’s been used successfully in countries such as England, France and Germany for hundreds of years. Yet real acceptance of acupuncture in the United States only began in the early 1970’s. The National Institute of Health (NIH) stated in 1997 ” There is sufficent evidence of acupuncture’s value to expand its use into conventional medicine and encourage further studies of its physiology and clinical value”. While the FDA and NIH decisions  in 1997 and 1998 have been based on results of controlled clinical trials of acupuncture efficacy , evidence from physiological research exploring “how acupuncture works’ plays a vital supportive role in generating acceptance of acupuncture as a form of treatment. One major area in the application of advanced medical imaging to examine acupuncture related changes in the brain function. Initial studies with such techniques as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Magnetic-Encephalography (MEG) have detected effects of acupuncture on neural correlates. These discoveries are beginning to provide some clues to the mechanisms of acupuncture, such as the “Meridians” and “Qi”.
Today, tens of thousands of Americans have discovered for themselves just how well acupuncture can work, often better than Western medicine and almost always less expensive.