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TCM / Acupuncture
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an independent medical concept that was developed in China over a period of 3000 years. It comprehends five subdisciplines which are connected to each other through a natural philosophy. |
1. Chinese Herbal Medicine
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Herbal therapy is the therapeutic method of TCM most used in Asia. Mainly plant, but occasionally also animal or mineral medicines are used to correct health problems after a careful TCM diagnosis. The therapy is suitable for acute as well as chronic problems, and can be ideally combined with acupuncture.
Acupuncture (body, ear, and skull acupuncture) has established itself in the west as the most-used TCM method, and consists of influencing bodily functions through specific points on the surface of the body. Ear acupuncture, according to Paul Nogier, has attained a special importance in Europe: An independent, modern acupuncture therapy, auriculo-medicine, has been developed.
The nutrition therapy of TCM is a science based on the theory of herbal therapy, which examines the function of food in its relationship to health. It uses particular foods to maintain health and treat diseases.