Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a system of clinical evidence based on a very different way of thinking the physical, mental and emotional aspects of a person all need to be balanced for optimum health and well-being. TCM is a branch of natural medicine over 3,000 years old. TCM follows the ancient principles of yin and yang, believing that people’s existence growth, behaviour and death are inseparable from nature. TCM emphasises a holistic approach that treats the whole person. Symptoms are not viewed in isolation but as a part of the whole individual. TCM evolved to develop many forms of treatment such as herbal medicine, acupuncture and moxibustion, cupping, guāshā (scraping), tuīná massage, qìgōng, meditation, and food therapy. All with the aim of bringing the body back into or maintaining good health.

Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese Herbal Medicine can assist the body to manage the root of the illness (symptom) of a variety of acute and chronic conditions, as well as for maintaining general health and well-being, and it is very common to use them together with acupuncture.

Chinese herbal medicine is very rarely given as just single herbs in high concentration. They are given in formulas, meaning that many herbs combined together in a synergistic way to treat the individual patient approach. Herbs have different natures including heat, cold, warm, neutral, sour, bitter, sweet, astringent, and salty. It is able to get to the root cause of many illnesses and restore the body’s own natural health and healing mechanisms.

Chinese Herbal Medicine comes in many forms including raw herbs which need to be boiled, or in granule, powder and pills. Traditionally, herbs are slowly cooked in ceramic pots and the resulting liquid decoction is used. Here at Oriental Acupuncture Herbal Medicine, we prescribe come from trusted manufacturers that source only high quality herbs. Herbs are dispensed as either granules or pills forms, making it more convenient and easy to take. Granule herbs are very concentrated and easily absorbed by the body. We also provide some raw herbs as well.