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TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
TCM in Chinese, is called "中医Zhongyi". However, the Chinese character “中Zhong”does not stand for China, but means neutralization - adjusting imbalanced bodily functions into a yin-yang balanced condition to eliminate disease. The seemingly odd medical treatments, such as acupuncture, Guasha treatment, feeling the pulse, mixing Chinese herbs etc., in fact, all derive from the “well-balanced body” concept.

What Is…

Traditional Chinese treatments are so far removed from Western techniques that some have a hard time believing traditional Chinese medicine to be a systematic science—that though ancient, it is nonetheless not overly mysterious or strange.

Chinese…

Traditional Chinese medicine mainly consists of herbal medicines (e.g. root, stem, leaf and fruit of various plants), animal medicines (e.g. animal organs, skin and bone) and medicines made of minerals, with herbal medicines being the core subject, outnumbering by far both of the other two branches.

Acupuncture

What is acupuncture? How does acupuncture work? Does it hurt? What kind of illnesses can be treated by acupuncture?

Tui Na…

Traditionally known in China as tui na, Chinese massage, or naprapathy, is a method of medical manipulation in which a chiropractor uses his/her hands to press or rub certain parts of a patient’s body in order to achieve therapeutic or health-care results.

Useful Information

The Use of Traditional Medicine in Chinese Daily…

When and How to Use…

Food…

Chinese Learning

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我有这些症状： Wǒ yǒu zhèxiē zhèngzhuàng. I have the following symptoms:

头晕 tóuyūn faintness

发烧 fāshāo fever

胃疼 wèiténg stomachache

拉肚子 lādùzi diarrhea

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你哪儿不舒服？ Nǐ nǎr bùshūfu? What's wrong with you?

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哪儿疼？ Nǎr téng? Where does it hurt?

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这样多久了？ Zhèyàng duōjiù le? How long have you been like this?

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以前有过这种情况吗？ Yǐqián yǒu guo zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng ma? Have you ever felt like this before?

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Eve (2008-12-14 20:41:08)
cant imagine acupuncture is not…

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Which TCM treatment have you tried or would you like to try?

Options Results

Acupuncture
		Result:9
Tui Na Massage
		Result:3
Gua Sha Treatment
		Result:0
Chinese Medicine
		Result:0
Food Therapy
		Result:11
I did not have a try, and won’t have either.
		Result:0