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Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a technique of inswerting and manipulation filiform needles into "acupucnture points"
on the body with the aim of restroing health and well-being, e.g. treating pain, diseases ...more
Cupping
Cupping is a method of applying acupressure by creating a vacuum next to the patient's skin. The therapy is used to relieve what is called stagnation, and is used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as the common
cold, pneumonia, and bronchitis. Cupping is also used to
treat back, neck, shoulder, and other musculoskeletal pain. ...more
Moxibustion
Practitioners use moxa to warm regions and acupuncture pointswith the intentionof stimulating circulation through the points and inducing a smoother flow of blood and qi. Medical historians believe that moxibu-stion
pre-dated acupuncture, and needling
came to supplement moxa after the 2nd century BC. Different schools of acupuncture
use moxa in varying degrees. ...more
Herbal Medicine
Oriental Medicine theory asserts that processes of the human body are interrelated and in constant interaction with the environment. Signs of disharmony help the TCM practitioner to understand, treat and prevent illness and disease. TCM theory is based on a number of philosophical frameworks including the
theory
of Yin-yang, the Five Elements, the human
body Meridian system, Zang Fu organ ...more
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