What is traditional Chinese medicine called?

Traditional Chinese medicine includes acupuncture, diet, herbal therapy, meditation, physical exercise, and massage. Also called Oriental medicine and TCM.

What does traditional Chinese medicine treat?

“Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treats a number of issues and approaches treating ailments from a holistic perspective. A variety of symptoms are treatable such as pain, IBS, colitis, infertility, neuropathy, arthritis, insomnia, stress and depression. TCM can treat chronic and/or acute problems as well.”

What are the 5 elements in traditional Chinese medicine?

According to some traditions, everything in the universe comes from the five elements: wood, fire, earth, water, and metal….The five elements play a role in:

• herbs.
• acupuncture.
• massage.
• movement therapy, like tai chi and qi gong.
• meditation.
• food and diet.
• mental and emotional health.
• organ systems.

How effective is traditional Chinese medicine?

Chinese herbal medicine treatment continued for more than 4 months led to clinical pregnancy rates of 60%, compared to 30% when using IVF for 12 months. The difference appears to tie to TCM’s use of the menstrual cycle quality as a diagnostic tool.

What organs are connected in Chinese medicine?

According to traditional Chinese medicine, emotions are narrowed down to five basic feelings that are each associated with a corresponding element and organ in the body:

• Anger with the liver.
• Fear with the kidney.
• Joy with the heart.
• Sadness and grief with the lung.
• Worry with the spleen.

What is your Qi energy?

“Qi,” or “Chi,” means life energy and it stands for the energy in all things. Your Qi provides the energy for important bodily functions like your digestion, metabolism, and overall strength. It is also represented in all other physical aspects of energy like sunlight, plants, animals, and electricity.

What are the 6 yin organs?

The yin organs include the liver, heart, spleen, lungs and kidneys. The pericardium is sometimes considered a sixth yin organ. The function of the yin organs is to produce, transform, regulate and store fundamental substances such as qi, blood, and body fluids. In general, yin organs do not have empty cavities.

How do I find my birth element?

The Element for Your Year of Birth

1. Metal: Birth years ending in 0 or 1.
2. Water: Birth years ending in 2 or 3.
3. Wood: Birth years ending in 4 or 5.
4. Fire: Birth years ending in 6 or 7.
5. Earth: Birth years ending in 8 or 9.

Does Chinese Medicine really work?

Critics argue that there is no physiological evidence that qi or meridians exist, and scant evidence that TCM works. There have been just a handful of cases in which Chinese herbal treatments have proved effective in randomized controlled clinical trials.