In my clinic, when clients come to see me for a check-up we usually ask about their condition of their bowel movements. This is a very important question to ask for Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnosis. Chinese medicine considers that stool is an excretion which can help ascertain the body’s health. Through this we can gain [...]
Traditional Chinese Medicine can help you recover from illness and improve your health naturally. It is the second most practiced medical system in the world, using Acupuncture, Chinese Herbs, Massage, Diet Therapy and Tai Chi exercise to prevent and cure a wide range of diseases.
The taste of food is an important aspect of eating. The Chinese categorise the taste of food into five flavours: sweet, bitter, sour, spicy and salty. Chinese medicine regards that eating certain flavours can help the function of the five organs to balance your health, as well as treat disease and recover from illness.
Chinese medicine considers that the body is connected to each other, externally and internally. This theory is a very important principle used in TCM, based on 5 elements and channel theory. Each single sense which displays a problem will indicate certain internal organ imbalance. TCM uses this principle along with other methods to diagnose and [...]
The story of Thomas Chong offers a valuable insight into the early history of Chinese medicine practice in Victoria from 1850 to 1950. We have reproduced the following excerpts to help you gain a deeper understanding of the history and development of Chinese medicine in Australia.
The theory of yin and yang is an ancient philosophical concept used in traditional Chinese medicine. Through living, practice and observation of every kind of natural phenomenon, people came to realise that two opposites exist in all things, and furthermore, that their interaction promotes the occurrence, development and transformation of things. Yin and yang always [...]
Channel scrubbing (or gua sha in Chinese), which will be explained in detail, very effectively clears stagnant Qi (energy), blood and toxins in the meridians and muscles. In Chinese medicine the stagnation of Qi (energy), blood and toxins are often the cause of stiffness, sharp or dull pain and lack of movement in the shoulders, [...]
Cupping is a very traditional method of treatment used in Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years. It is also practiced in Eastern Europe and involves glass cups being applied to various parts of the body for therapeutic purposes.
Pulse diagnosis is an extremely effective method of helping a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to provide an accurate diagnosis. The pulse is very important for two main reasons. The main reason is that it provides extremely detailed information of the condition of the internal organs. It does this because it reflects the state of Qi [...]
The Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) form the basis of traditional Chinese medicine theory. The theory of the Five Elements has many different facets. It represents the different qualities and functions of the body as well as natural phenomena, such as climate, season, taste and emotions. Each element has a corresponding Yin and [...]
